Plant Diversity

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gamete producing plant

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gametophyte

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spore producing plant

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sporophyte

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nonvascular plant

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bryophyte

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long thin cells that anchor plants in the ground and absorb water and minerals from surrounding soil

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rhizoid

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small multicellular spheres that contain many haploid cells

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gemmae

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tangled green filaments

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protonema

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sperm whip-like tails are produced here

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antheridia

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egg cells are produced here

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archegonia

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a type of tissue that is specialized to conduct water and nutrients through the body of the plant

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vascular tissue

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hollow plant cell in xylem tissue with thick cell walls that resist pressure

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tracheid

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a form of vascular tissue that carries water upward from the roots to every part of that plant

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xylem

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transports solutions of nutrients and carbohydrates produced from photosynthesis

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phloem

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underground organs that absorb water and minerals

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roots

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photosynthetic organs that contain one or more bundles of vascular tissue

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leaves

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vascular tissue gathered made of xylem and phloem

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veins

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supporting structures that connect roots and leaves, carry water and nutrients between them

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stems

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creeping underground stems

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rhizomes

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large leaves on ferns

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fronds

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tiny containers

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sporangia

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sporangia are grouped in clusters

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sori

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bear their seeds directly on surface of cones

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gymnosperms

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bear their seeds within a layer of tissue that protects the seed

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angiosperms

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seed bearing structures of gymnosperms

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cone

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seed bearing structures of angiosperms

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flowers

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entire male gametophyte is contained in tiny structure

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pollen grain

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embryo of a plant that is encased in a protective covering and surrounded by a food supply

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seed

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early developmental stage of the sporophyte plant

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embryo

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surrounds and protects embryo and keeps the contents of the seed from drying out

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seed coat

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thick wall of tissue surrounding seed

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fruit

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one seed leaf

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monocot

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two seed leaf

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dicot

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cotyledon

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seed leaves

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life cycle with one growing season

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annual

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complete life cycle in two years

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biennial

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plants that live for more than two years

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perennial