Roots
These tiny things do most of the work of absorbing water and nutrients for the plant
most of a plant's movement and structure comes from this part
stem
He climbed a sycamore tree to get a glimpse of Jesus
Zacchaeus
Pine cones are seed containers for this very popular group of gymnosperms
conifers
nonvascular plants soak up water and nutrients like this household item
paper towel
These are the two main kinds of root systems
tap roots and fibrous roots
these are stems that grow sideways along the ground
runners
Trees produce this clear gas
oxygen
The oldest tree on earth is named this after Noah's grandfather
Methuselah
this is the most common type of nonvascular plant
moss
this is found at the tip of each root
root cap
these tubes send water up from the roots to the rest of the plant
zylem
The tallest trees in the world
Redwood Trees
this is what we call a tree when it is green all winter long it
evergreen
Like ferns, nonvascular plants make new plants by producing these
spores
The ability roots have to know which way is down is called
geotropism
the type of stem that is green and easy to bend
herbaceous
at the tip of each twig you'll find this
terminal bud
the two types of cones a conifer makes
pollen cones and seed cones
a type of nonvascular plant that resembles a human organ
Liverwort
root systems keep a plant anchored helping to prevent this
erosion
tubes that send sugary food down from the leaves to the rest of the plant
phloem
most botanist believe trees can never grow taller than this
420 feet
These are the three types of leaves found on conifers
needle-like, scale-like, and awl-like
when fungus and algae meet this is created
Lichen