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31 Cards in this Set
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tubes that move food from where it is made to other parts of the plant |
phloem
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plants without vascular tissues
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nonvascular plants
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plants with tissues that carry water and nutrients
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vascular plants
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vascular plants that produce seeds on the surface of female reproductive structures, such as cones
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gymnosperms
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vessels that carry water and dissolved substances from roots to other parts of the plant |
xylem
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vascular plants that flower and have fruits that contain seeds
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angiosperms
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organisms that are the first to grow in new or disturbed areas
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pioneer species
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plants with one cotyledon inside their seeds
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monocots
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plants with two cotyledon inside their seeds
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dicots
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openings that open and close to allow carbon dioxide, water, and oxygen to enter and exit a leaf
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stomata
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threadlike structures that anchor nonvascular plants in place
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rhizoids
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waxy, protective layer on a plant's surface that slows the loss of water
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cuticle
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hornwort, liverwort, moss |
seedless non vascular plants |
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ferns, horsetails, club moss |
seedless vascular plants |
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tulip |
angiosperm |
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pine trees |
gymnosperm |
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characteristics of seed plants |
roots, stems, leaves, vascular tissue |
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waxy protective layer on outside of plants |
cuticle |
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why is a cuticle good for? |
plants don't need as much water |
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why are dandelions so hard to get rid of? |
they have deep roots that may break off and the plant may grow back |
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what can form when decayed plants are put under tremendous pressure |
coal |
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cells that allow the stomata to open and close |
guard cells |
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part of plant that takes in sunlight for photosynthesis, have chloroplasts |
leaves |
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part of plant that holds up the leaves and transport food and water |
stem |
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part of plant that anchors the plant in the soil and absorbs water and nutrients |
root |
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characteristics of ALL plants |
cell wall, chlorophyll, eukaryotic, stem |
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produces new xylem and phloem cells |
cambium |
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cell walls are made of this substance |
cellulose |
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angiosperm that's life cycle is completed in one year |
annual |
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angiosperm that's life cycle is completed in two years |
biennial |
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angiosperm that takes more than two years to reach maturity, comes back year after year |
perennial |
