Chapter 22-24 Flashcards
Two types of complex vascular plants
Gymnosperms and angiosperms
What do complex vascular plants produce?
Seed
Nonflowering plant, may produce cones
Gymnosperms
Flowering plant
Angiosperms
Long slender leaves, veins run parallel
Monocot (type of angiosperm)
Broad leaves, veins branch out
Dicot (type of angiosperm)
Have tubes that transport food and water
Vascular plants
Transports water
Xylem
Transports food
Phloem
Produce spores rather than seeds, poorly developed xylem and phloem systems, need lots of water
Simple vascular plants
Don’t produce seeds
Non vascular plants
Anchor plant into ground, absorbs water and minerals, some store food
Roots
One main root that grows almost straight down
Tap root
Many thin roots in a dense network
Fibrous
Absorbs water and minerals
Root hairs