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plant
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a multicellular autotroph in which the embryo develops within the female parent
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vascular tissue
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a system of tube shaped cells that branches throughout the plant
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lignin
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a chemical that hardents the plants' cell walls
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cuticle
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coats the leaves and the other above ground parts of most plants, helping the plant body to retain water
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stomata
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microscopic pores in the leaf's surfice
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ovaries
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the protectice organ inside a flower that bears seeds
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gametophyte
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the haploid generation of a plant that produces gametes
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sporophyte
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the diploid generation of a plant that produces spores
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alternation of generations
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the alternation between the haploid and diploid forms
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byrophytes
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plants, such as moss, lacking lignin-hardened vascular tissue
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pteridophytes
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member of a group of seedless vascular plants with lignin-hardened support tissues that includes ferns
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gymnosperm
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plants that bear seeds that are "naked," or not closed in an ovary
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pollen
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the much-reduced male gametophytes that contain cells that develop into sperm
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seed
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a plant embryo packaged along with a food supply within a protective coat
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ovule
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structure in seed plants in which the female gametophyte develops
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angiosperm
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flowering plants
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flower
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a specialized type of plant shoot that functions in reproduction and is unique to angiosperms
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stamen
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the male reproductive organs of a flower
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carpel
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the female reproductive organs of a flower
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endosperm
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nutrient-strong tissue that nourishes the developing embryo of a plant
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fruit
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the ripened ovary of a flower
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