Flashcards in science: chpt. 21 test Deck (19):
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Adaptation that enables the exchange of gases within the cell structure and outside environment
Stomata
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Specialized transport/support tissues
Vascular tissue
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Plants with vascular tissues
Vascular plants
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Plants that lack specialized transport tissues
Nonvascular plants
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Plant structure that contains an embryo, nutrients for the embryo, and is covered with a protective coat
Seed
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Liverwort with a fleshy, lobed body shape
Thallose
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Compact cluster of spore bearing structures
Strobilus
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A plant that lives anchored to an object or another plant
Epiphyte
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A fern's thick underground stem that serves as a food storage organ
Rhizome
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Fern's spores from in a structure called _____.
Sporangium
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Clusters of sporangia form a _____.
Sorus
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Structures that store food or help absorb food for tiny sporophytes
Cotyledons
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Feature that contains male and female reproductive structures of cycads and other gymnosperms
Cone
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A plant that completes its life span in one growing season or less
Annual
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Plant with a two-year lifespan
Biennial
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Plant that can live for several years
Perennial
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Infer why liverworts often grow close to the ground and in areas with plenty of moisture
They have vascular tissue
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True/False: Both lycophytes and pterophytes produce spores
True
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