Chapter 6 - Bju Science 6

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What are plants that have tubelike structures that transport water from the roots to the stems and leaves?

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vascular plants

Front 2

What are plants that do not have tubelike structures to transport water?

Back 2

nonvascular plants

Front 3

What are thin, rootlike structures?

Back 3

rhizoids

Front 4

What are underground stems called?1

Back 4

rhizomes

Front 5

What is a coiled - up frond?

Back 5

fiddlehead

Front 6

Club mosses

Back 6

small, evergreen like trees
vascular plant

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ferns

Back 7

fronds
rhizomes
some edible fiddleheads
vascular plant

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horsetails

Back 8

mostly tall, hollow, jointed stems
rhizomes
vascular plant

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liverworts

Back 9

flat, plate like leaves
liver shaped leaves
nonvascular plant

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mosses

Back 10

nonvascular plant
rhizoids

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Difference between a moss and a fern

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a moss is a nonvascular plant and a fern is a vascular plant

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Vascular plants that do not have flowers

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gymnosperms

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a product made from pine trees

Back 13

paper

Front 14

a term that means a tree does not lose its leaves

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evergreen

Front 15

a part of a conifer; used to make adhesives

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resin

Front 16

how are pine needles grouped

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bundles

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a gymnosperm found in deserts

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gnetophyte

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a gymnosperm that is mistaken as a palm tree

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cycad

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a gymnosperm with fan shaped leaves

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ginkgo

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the largest group of gymnosperms

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conifers

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what is a quick way to identify conifers: by looking at this part

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the leaves

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xylem

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tubes that carry water and minerals from the roots to the top of the plant

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cambium

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a layer of cells between the xylem and phloem that divide and reproduce to make more xylem and phloem

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phloem

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tubes that carry sugars and food throughout the plant

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tuber

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food storage stem of the plant

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taproot

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a root that continues to grow straight down in to the soil

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fibrous roots

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many thin roots that spread out in all directions; usually found near the top of the soil

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biennial

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lives 2 growing seasons

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annual

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lives 1 growing season

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perennial

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lives 3 or more years