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17 Cards in this Set
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cuticle
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waxy protective covering on plant surfaces that prevents water loss
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spore
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haploid reproductive cell surrounded by a hard outer wall that allow the widespread dispersal of plant species
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seed
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an embryo surrounded by a protective coat
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endosperm
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a tissue that provides nourishment for a developing plant
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vascular tissue
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tissue that transports water and dissolved substances from one part of the plant to another
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xylem
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type of vascular tissue that carries absorbed water and inorganic nutrients up to the stems and leaves
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phloem
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type of vascular tissue that carries organic compounds and some inorganic nutrients in any direction
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nonvascular plants
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plants that have neither true vascular tissue nor true roots stems or leaves
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vascular plants
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plnats that have true roots, leaves, and stems as well as vascular tissue
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seed plants
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plants that produce seeds for reproduction
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gymnosperms
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woody vascular seed plant whose seeds are not enclosed by an ovary or fruit
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angiosperms
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flowering plant that produces seeds within a fruit
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ovary
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female part of the flower that encloses the eggs
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cotyledons
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seed leaves
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dicots
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have two cotyledons in a plant embryo
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monocots
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only have on cotyledon in a plant embryo
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veins
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bundles of vascular tissue
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