plants quiz Flashcards
type of vascular plant that produces seeds inside cones
gymnosperm
plant that lives for only 1 growing season
annual
a nonvascular seedless plant
bryophyte
plant has 1 cotyledon, fibrous roots, parallel veins, and petals in 3’s
monocot
plant has 2 cotyledon, a taproot, branching veins, and petals in 4’s or 5’s
dicot
vascular tissue that carries dissolved sugars down and throughout the plant
phloem
vascular tissue that carries water up from the plant’s roots
xylem
a rootlike structure found on nonvascular plants, serves only as an anchor
rhizoid
an embryonic plant enclosed in a protective outer covering
seed
waxy coating in plant leaves and stems that protects them from drying out
cuticle
plant that lives for more than 2 growing seasons
perennial
type of vascular plant that produces flowers and has seeds inside a fruit
angiosperm