Chapter 6 plants test section 2 Flashcards
Usually above ground, connects roots to leaves and flowers, support the plant body Transports materials between root and shoot systems and store materials.
Stems
Seed plants that do not have flowers or fruit.
Seeds usually protected by cones.
Examples- conifers,ginkgoes,cycads,gnetophytes
Gymnosperms
Plants that produce flowers and fruits.
Most abundant.
2 types-monocots and dicots
Examples-oak trees,corn,cotton,rice,grasses, sunflowers
Angiosperms
plants that lack specialized conducting tissues and true roots,stems, and leaves
non vascular plant
A plant that has specialized tissues that conduct materials from one part of the plant to another.
vascular plant
a horizontal, underground stem that produces new leaves,shoots and roots.
rhizome
a rootlike structure in nonvascular plants that holds the plants in place and helps plants get water and nutrients.
rhizoid