Biology - Plants 2
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- root cap
- provides protection as the root forces its way through the soil
- gymnosperms
- type of seed plant - produce unprotected seeds
- Alternation of generations
- Plant lifecycle
- Blade
- broad green part of leaf
- Conifers
- produce cones - best known gymnosperm
- Pollen
- small grains that contain sperm
- herb
- non-woody plant-type of angiosperm
- fibrous root system
- excellent for holding soil in place ie: lawn grass
- taproot
- if primary root remains the largest in the root system throughout the life of the plant ie: carrot
- xylem
- type of tubes that are found in vascular plants - carries water and toher raw material from roots up through plant
- phloem
- conducts food made in the leaves to other parts of the plant
- Botany
- study of plants
- sporophyte
- produces spores
- antheridium
- produces sperm in bryophyte-in male plant
- angiosperms
- produce seeds in a protective covering - produce flowers
- monocot
- one seed leaf in their embryo - multiple of 3 (6,9,12)
- Dicots
- contain 2 seed leaves in their embryo
- rhizoids
- anchor bryophytes in ground
- archegonium
- produce egges - in female bryophyte plants
- protonema
- if a spore lands in a suitable habitat and begins to grow
- trachepytes vs. bryophytes
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T- vascular
B- Non-vascular