Classification
Which of these plants is not a vascular plant?
Horsetail or Liverwort
Liverwort
A leafy branch of a fern
Frond
Part of the plant most important for pollination
Flowers
Has fibrous roots
Monocot
Flowering plants
Angiosperms
A tall, hollow, jointed vascular plant.
Horsetail
A sticky substance that protects a pine tree from diseases and insects when a branch is broken
Resin
Part of the plant necessary for photosynthesis
Has 2 cotyledons
Dicot
Nonflowering plants
Gymnosperms
Maria has picked blueberries from the bush on her farm for the past five years. A blueberry bush is an example a ____ plant.
Perennial
A tightly coiled developing frond
Fiddlehead
Type of root that grow straight down into the soil
Tap root
Has vascular tissue arranged in a circle
Dicot
The small rootlike structures on mosses and liverworts
When plants are classified by how they transport water, scientists group them as ...
Vascular or Nonvascular
Tubes that carry sugars and food throughout the plant
Phloem
Tubes that carry water and minerals from the roots to the top of the plant
Xylem
Has flowers with petals in groups of 3 or 6
Monocot
Includes cycads, ginkgoes, gnetophytes, and conifers
Gymnosperms
Mrs. Abbott enjoys having different flowers in her yard each year. She should choose ___ flowers, plants that live for only one growing season.
Annual
The first root that emerges from a seed is called a ___.
Primary Root
Part of the plant that helps the plant to grow wider by producing more xylem and phloem.
Cambium
Has leaves with branching veins
Dicot
Includes oak, sunflowers, grass, and dandelions
Angiosperms