Chapter 12 Flashcards
Vascular plants
Specialized tissues that conduct from one part of the plant to the other.
Gymnosperm
Woody vascular seed plant whose seeds are not enclosed by an ovary.
Angiosperm
A flowering plant that creates seeds through fruit.
Rhizoid
Root like structure in no vascular holds the plant in place and helps it get water
Rhizome
Horizontal underground stem that produces new leaves shoots and roots.
Pollen
Tiny granules that contain the male gametophyte of seed plants.
Pollination
The transfer of pollen from the male reproductive structures to the females structures of seed plants.
No vascular plant
Three groups of plants
Xylem
The type of tissue in vascular plants that provides support and conducts water and nutrients from the roots
Phloem
The tissue that conducts food in vascular plants.
Sepal
In a flower one of the outermost rings of modified leaves that protect the flower bud
Petal
One of the ring or rings of the usually brightly colored leaf shaped parts of a flower.
Stamen
Male reproductive structure of a flower provides pollen and an anther on the tip of the filament
Pistil
Female reproductive system produces seeds and stores them in an ovary
Ovary
The long part of the pistol that produces eggs in ovules.
