Plants Chapter 12 Flashcards
Vascular plants
A plant that has specialized tissues that conduct materials from one part of the plant to another.
Gymnosperm
A woody, vascular seed plant whose seeds are not enclosed by an ovary fruit.
Angiosperm
A flowering pant that produces seeds within a fruit
Rhizoids
A rootlike structure in no vascular plants that holds the plants in place and helps plants get water and nutrients
Rhizome
A horizontal underground stem that produces new leaves, shoot, and roots
Pollen
The tiny granules that contain the male of seed plants
Pollination
The transfer of pollen from the male reproductive structures to the female structures of seed plants
Xylem
The type of tissue in vascular plants that provides support and conducts water Nd nutrients from the roots
Phloem
The tissue that conducts food in vascular plants
Septal
In a flower one of the outermost rings of modified leaves that protect the flower bud
Petal
One of the ring or rings of the usually brightly colored, leave shaped parts of a flower
Stamen
The male reproductive structure of a flower that produces pollen and consist of anther at the tip of a diligent
Pistal
The female reproductive part of. Flower that produces seeds and consists of an overly, style, and stigma
Ovary
In flowering plants, the lower part of a pistal that produces eggs in ovules
Nonvascular plant
The three groups of plants that lack specialized conducting tissues and true roots stems and leaves
