Chapter 22: Plant Diversity Flashcards
Vascular tissue that carries water upward from the roots to every part of a plant
Xylem
Type of plant tissue specialized to conduct water and nutrients throughout a plant
Vascular Tissue
Vascular tissue responsible for the transport of nutrients and the carbohydrates produced by photosynthesis
Phloem
Seed plant that bears its seed directly on the surfaces of cones
Gymnosperm
Flowering plant; bears its seeds within a layer of tissue that protects the seed
Angiosperm
Seed bearing structure of an angiosperm
Flower
Transfer of pollen from the male reproductive structure to the female reproductive structure
Pollination
Wall of tissue surrounding an angiosperm seed
Fruit
Angiosperm whose seeds have on cotyledon
Monocot
Angiosperm whose seeds have two cotyledon
Dicot
Flowering plant that completes a life cycle within one growing season
Annual
Flowering plant that completes its life cycle in two years
Biennial
Flowering plant that lives for more than two year
Perennial