Chapter 10 study guide Flashcards
consists of tubelike structures inside a plant through which water, minerals, and food move
vascular tissue
the fertilized egg
zygote
asexual reproduction in plants
vegetative reproduction
a waxy waterproof layer that covers the leaves of most plants
cuticle
Plants that lack a well-developed system of tubes for transporting water and other materials
nonvascular plant
plants with true vascular tissue
vascular plant
in this stage, the plant produces spores, tiny cells that can grow into new organism
sporophyte
in this stage, the plant produces sex cells or gametes
gametophyte
anchor the moss and absorb water and nutrients from the soil
rhizoid
a fern’s leaves
frond
the vascular tissue through which food moves
phloem
he vascular tissue in which water and minerals travel
xylem
tiny structures that contain the cells that will later become sperm cells
pollen
a structure that contains a young plant inside a protective covering
seed
a young plant that develops from the zygote, or a fertilized egg
embryo
seed leaves
cotyledon
occurs when the the embryo begins to grow again and pushes out of the seed
germination
.protects the root from injury from rocks as the root grows through the soil
root cap
the layer of cells in bark that produces new phloem and xylem
cambium
the process by which water evaporates from leaves
transpiration
a seed plant that produces naked seeds
gymnosperm
gymnosperm reproductive structure
cone
a structure that contains an ovum, or egg cell
ovule
the transfer of pollen from a male reproductive structure to a female reproductive structure
pollination
