This is the MALE structure of flowers that makes pollen.

STAMEN
What we call the very beginning of a seed starting to grow.
GERM _ _ _ _ _ _ N

GERMINATION
The type of root that has one large main root, like dandelions.

TAPROOT
The tubes in a vascular plant that carry WATER and nutrients up to the other parts of the plant.

XYLEM
The type of stem that gets gradually larger over time and can support a lot of weight (e.g. tree trunks)
W_ _ _ _
WOODY
This is the FEMALE structure of flowers that contains the ovary.

PISTIL
The part of a seed that contains the embryo's food for germination.
ENDO _ _ _ _ _

ENDOSPERM
The type of root that has many thin, branched roots that are similar in size, like grass roots.

FIBROUS ROOT
The tubes in a vascular plant that carry FOOD throughout the plant.

PHLOEM
A primitive classification of plant that has no true roots and cannot grow very large (e.g. mosses and algae)
NON _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

NONVASCULAR
Which classification of plants has flowers?
ANGI_ _ _ _ _ MS

ANGIOSPERMS
The seed structure that protects the inside of the seed, like a jacket.

SEED COAT
Large amounts of food for the plant can be stored in this type of root.

TAPROOT
From which part of the plant does the stem receive water from the ground?

ROOTS
This is what would happen if plants just dropped their seeds straight to the ground below instead of DISPERSING them.
The seeds would not grow because there would not be enough space, water, or nutrients in that one spot.
This is how angiosperms are different from ALL other kinds of plants.
THEY HAVE FLOWERS!
This is the VERY FIRST part of the seed to grow.

ROOTS
Besides absorbing water and minerals from the soil, this is another function of roots.

Hold a plant in the ground and upright.
Transport water and nutrients to the stem.
Store food.
Sometimes to grow a new plant from them.
Stems that are pliable (bendy) and do not increase in size each year are called this.
_ _ _ _ ACEOUS

HERBACEOUS
This is one way seeds get dispersed (spread around).

wind
water
expulsion
animals & people