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seed plants |
have vascular tissue, use seeds to reproduce, can live in dry environments |
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embryo |
the young plant that develops from a fertilized egg |
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photosynthesis |
main function in leaves that carries out the food-making process |
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phloem |
the vascular tissue through which food moves in a plant |
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seed dispersal |
wind, water, exploding, animals |
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Both seed plants and seedless plants have... |
complex life cycles. |
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germination |
begins when a seed absorbs water |
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parts of a seed |
the embryo, the cotyledon (stored food) |
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stomata |
openings underneath the leaves that allow gases to enter and leave the plant |
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functions of leaf's veins |
to bring water to the leaf's cells to connect the leaf with the rest of the plant to transport food to the rest of the plant |
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cambium |
part of woody stem that produces new vascular tissue |
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xylem |
the vascular tissue through which water and nutrients enter a plant's roots and travel through the stems toward the leaves; forms rings that indicate the tree's age |
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functions in plant's roots |
to absorb water to store food to anchor plants |
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root hairs |
help a plant absorb water and nutrients |
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cotyledons |
seed leaves that stores the food |
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wind |
a form of seed dispersal specifically for lightweight seeds |
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transpiration |
process by which water evaporates from a plant's leaves |
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vein |
where water and food travel through the vascular tissue |
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cuticle |
waxy waterproof layer that reduces water loss from the leaf |
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chloroplast |
where photosynthesis occurs |
