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Plants lacking lignin hardened vascular tissue
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byrophytes (moss)
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Vascular plants that have leaves (fonds), roots and sometimes stems
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pteriophytes (ferns)
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Also known as bryophytes 0 are small single plants without a vascular system
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nonvascular (liverworts)
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Plant that bears seeds that are not enclosed in an ovary
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gymnosperms (coast redwood)
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A cone-bearing seed plant
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conifer (pine tree)
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Flowering plant
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angiosperm (lettuce)
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Flowering plants whose seeds typically contain only one embryonic leaf, or cotyledon
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monocot (corn)
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The typical characteristics of a group that the seed has 2 embryonic leaves or cotyledon
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dicot (beans)
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System of tube shaped cells that branch through the plant and transport water, minerals, nutrients and original molecules
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vascular tissue
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Vascular tissue transporting water and dissolved minerals from the roots of a plant to the shoot
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xylem
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Vascular tissue that transports food from a plant’s leaves to its roots and other parts
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phloem
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Part of a plant that is normally underground
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roots (anchors plant and absorbs water and minerals)
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Structure of plant that supports leaves and flowers
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stem (transport substances between root and leaves)
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A usually green flat structure attached to a stem and functioning as an organism for photosynthesis and transpiration
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leaf (photosynthesis)
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Pigment that gives a chloroplast its green color
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chlorophyll (uses light to split water molecule during photosynthesis)
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Vessel that transports water and nutrients
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vein
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Pores in the epidermis of leaf or stem
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stoma (allows movement of gases in and out)
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Cells that open and close the stoma of the plant
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guard cells (allows gas exchange with surrounding air)
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Evaporation of water from a plant’s leaves
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transpiration (helps draw water and minerals in)
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Seed bearing part of the plant
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flower (holds reproductive organs like stamen and carpers)
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A fine powdered substance
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pollen (fertilizes the female ovule)
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The process by which a plant grows from seed
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germination (part of the plant’s life cycle)
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