Vocabulary
A plant seed with one seed leaf is a(n) _______.
Monocot
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic shared by all plants?
Cuticles
Cell Walls
Seeds
Chlorophyll
seeds
Mosses are nonvascular plants which have _____ that help them to get water and nutrients.
Rhizoids
Gymnosperms and angiosperms both have what?
seeds
What three parts make up a seed?
young plant, stored food, seed coat
_____ is a type of rigid stem found on trees.
Woody Stem
gymnosperm
What is an underground stem from which new leaves and roots grow?
Rhizome
What is the major difference in monocots and dicots?
the number of cotyledons
Roots supply plants with ___ and ___
water and minerals
_____ is the transfer of pollen from the male reproductive structures to the female structures of seed plants.
Pollination
A vascular plant that makes flowers and fruit is called a(n)
Angiosperm
What are 3 examples of nonvascular plants?
mosses, liverworts, and hornworts
What is the tiny, heart-shaped part of a fern that produces both sperm and egg?
Gametophyte
___ is the type of tissue in vascular plants that provides support and conducts water and nutrients from the roots.
Xylem
___ is a root system with more than one root.
fibrous root system
In what stage do plants make spores?
sporophyte
How do nonvascular plants get water?
from the environment or nearby cells.
Major food crops such as corn, wheat, and rice are __
Angiosperms
Stamen
____ is a root system with one main root.
Taproot
cuticle
In seedless plants, sperm can only reach the egg with the help of ____.
water
What are the two stages of a plant life cycle?
gametophyte and sporophyte
sepal