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Plants

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angiosperm

a flowering plant that produces seeds enclosed in a protective structure, most plants are angiosperms
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annual

a plant with a life span of one year or less
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antheridium

a reproductive structure that produces male sex cells in some plants and algae
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archegonium

the female reproductive structure where eggs develop in some plants
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biennial

a flowering plant with a two-year life span
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cone

the seed-bearing reproductive structure of gymnosperms like pine, redwood, and spruce
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cotyledon

the seed leaf inside the embryo of a seed
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cuticle

the waxy, waterproof layer that covers the leaves and stems of most plants
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flower

the reproductive structure of an angiosperm
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frond

the leaf of a fern
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fruit

the ripened ovary of a flower, it contains seeds
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gametophyte

the gamete-producing haploid phase of a plant’s life cycle
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gymnosperm

a plant that bears seeds in cones, instead of fruit
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lignin

a substance that hardens the cell walls of vascular tissue in plants
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monocot

a flowering plant with one seed leaf
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ovule

the ovary of a flower, it contains eggs
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perennial

a flowering plant that lives for more than two years
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plant

a multicellular eukaryote that produces its own food by photosynthesis
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pollen grain

the structure that contains the male gametophytes of seed plants
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pollination

the transfer of plant pollen from the male to the female reproductive structure
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protonema

a small, green filament that develops into the gametophyte in mosses
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rhizome

an underground stem of ferns that stores food
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root

the mainly underground part of a plant that absorbs water and minerals
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seed

a plant embryo in a protective covering
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seed coat

the tough protective tissue around a plant embryo that keeps it from drying out
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sorus

a cluster of sporangia on the underside of a fern frond
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sporangium

the case in which fungal spores are produced
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sporophyte

the diploid, spore-producing phase of a plant life cycle
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stomata

the small openings on a plant leaf that allows oxygen and carbon dioxide in and out
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tracheid

a hollow xylem cell with thick walls that transports water
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vascular tissue

xylem and phloem tissue that transport water and food, and provide support to plants
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vegetative reproduction

asexual reproduction where new plants grow from a stem, root, or leaf
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