plant kingdom vocabulary

pollen

$**dust-like particles**$ produced in the anthers of flowers

pollination

$**transfer**$ of pollen

rhizoid

$**hairlike threads**$ of cells that help hold nonvascular plants in place

rhizome

$**underground stem**$ of a fern

sporophyte

stage in a plant cycle that $**produces spores**$

gametophyte

stage in a plant cycle that $**produces sex cells**$

nonvascular plant

has $**no “pipes”**$

vascular plant

$**has**$ specialized tissues or $**“pipes”**$

gymnosperm

$**non-flowering plants**$

angiosperm

$**flowering plants**$

xylem

tissue that $**transports water**$ and minerals

phloem

tissue that $**transports sugar**$ molecules

stomata

$**openings**$ of a leaf $**that let carbon dioxide into the leaves**$

cuticle

$**waxy layer**$ that coats the surface of stems and leaves

sepal

leaf-like structure that $**protects immature flower**$

petal

$**colorful structures**$ on a flower that attracts insects

stamen

$**male reproductive**$ structure in flowers

pistil

$**female reproductive**$ structure in flowers

stigma

$**tip of pistil**$ that collects pollen

ovary

structure that $**contains ovules**$