Chapter 22: Introduction to Plants

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Sporophyte

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Spore-producing plant, the diploid phase of a plant life cycle

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alternation of generations

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Life cycle that has two alternating phases: a haploid phase and a diploid phase

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Gametophyte

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Gamete-producing plant, multicellular haploid phase of a plant life cycle

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Bryophtes

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Group of plants that have specialized reproductive organs but no vascular tissues, includes mosses and their relatives

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Vascular tissue

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Specialized tissue in plants which carries water and nutrients throughout the plant

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Archegonium

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Egg-producing structure of a plant

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Antheridium

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Sperm-producing structure of most plants

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Sporangium

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Spore capsule in which haploid spores are produced by meiosis

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tracheophyte

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vascular plant

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trachied

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Hollow plant cells in xylem with thick cell walls made of lignin

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Xylem

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vascular tissue in plants that carries water upward

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Phloem

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Vascular tissue in plants which transports products of photosynthesis throughout the plants

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seed

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plant embryo and food supply incased in a protective covering

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Gymnosperms

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group of seed plants that bear their seeds directly on scales of cones

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Angiosperm

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Group of seed plants which enclose seeds in fruit, also called flowering plants

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Pollen grain

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male gametophyte in seed plants

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Pollination

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Transfer of pollen from male reproductive structures of plants to female reproductive structures of plants

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Ovule

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Structure in seed cones in which the female gametophyte develops

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Pollen tube

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Structure in a plant the contains two haploid sperm nuclei

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Ovary

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In plants, the structure which protects the seed and forms into a fruit

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fruit

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structure in angiosperms that contains one or more ovaries

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cotyledon

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first leaf or pair of leaves produced by the embryo of a seed plant

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Monocot

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angiosperm with one seed leaf, parallel veins, fibrous root systems, and flower parts in multiples of 3

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dicot

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angiosperm with two seed leaves, netted veins, a taproot, and flower parts in multiples of 4 or 5

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Woody plant

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Type of plant made primarily of cells with thick cell walls that support the plant body, includes shrubs, trees, and vines

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herbaceous plant

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type of plant that has smooth and non-woody stems