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Vascular plant

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A plant that has specialized tissues that conduct materials from one part of the plant to another.

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Gymnosperm

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A woody, vascular seed plant whose seeds are not enclosed by an ovary fruit.

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Angiosperm

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A flowering plant that produces seeds within a fruit.

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Rhizoid

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A rootlike structure in nonvascular plants that holds the plants in place and helps plants get water and nutrients

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Rhizome

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A horizontal, underground stem that produces new leaves, shoots, and roots

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Pollen

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The tiny granules that contain the male gametophyte of seed plants

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Pollination

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The transfer of pollen from the male reproductive structures to the female structures of seed plants

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Xylem

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The type of tissue in a vascular plants that provides support and conducts water and nutrients from the roots

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Phloem

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The tissue that conducts food in vascular plants

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Sepal

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In a flower, one of the outermost rings of modified leaves that protect the flower bud

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Petal

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One of the ring or rings of the usually brightly colored, leaf-shaped parts of a flower

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Stamen

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The male reproductive structure of a flower that produces pollen and consists of an anther at the tip of a filament

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Pistil

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The female reproductive part of a flower that produces seeds and consists of an ovary, style, and stigma

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Ovary

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In flowering plants, the lower part of a pistil that produces eggs in ovules

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Nonvascular plant

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The three groups of plants (liverworts, horn-worts, and mosses) that lack specialized and conducting tissues and true roots, stems, and leaves.