Plant Types
Plants that produce seeds not protected by fruit
Gymnosperms
Plants that complete their life cycle in one year
Annuals
The chemical process converting sunlight into energy and food for the plant
Photosynthesis
Anchor the plant, absorb water and minerals, and store manufactured food
Roots
A mature (fertilized) ovary containing the seed or seeds
Fruit
Plants that produce seeds protected by fruit
Angiosperms
Plants that complete their life cycle in two growing seasons
Biennials
The process of plants using stored energy
Respiration
The single main root
Primary root
Flowers that lack one of the four main parts - petals, sepals, pistil, or stamen
Incomplete flowers
An embryonic leaf that becomes the seed leaf
Cotyledons
Plants that produce for more than two years or growing seasons
Perennials
Small roots that branch off the main root
Secondary roots
Flowers that have all the parts (sepals, petals, stamen, and pistil)
Complete flowers
A single cotyledon
Monocotyledons
Plants with hardy stems that can survive winter frost
Woody
The movement and loss of water through evaporation
Transpiration
Many tiny roots that increase the surface area of the root for absorption
Root hairs
Plants that have male and female flowers on separate plants
Dioecious
Two cotyledons
Dicotyledons
Plants that have soft stems that are killed by frost
Herbaceous
Protects the growing tips of roots
Root caps
Plants that have male and female flowers on the same plant
Monoecious