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Perennial
Plants that live for many years.
Carpel
The female reproductive structures of a flower.
tips
Plants grow from the tips of roots and shoots not from the center.
Annual
Plants that go through their life cycle in 1 year.
Xylem
Vascular tissue that moves water up from the roots.
Dicot
One of the two types of angiosperms that have seeds with two cotyledons.
Generations
The term that indicates that plants pass through a haploid and a diploid stage is alternation of generations.
Stamen
Sexual reproductive organs of an angiosperm.
Sperm
Bryophytes need a moist environment so their sperm can swim.
Ferns
Land plants that need a very moist environment and do not have an organized vascular system or seeds.
Wind
Environmental means of pollinating plants; also useful for spreading seeds.
Roots
Modification of these include food storage.
Petal
Colorful display part of the flower.
Gymnosperms
Plants which contain a vascular system and seeds but no flowers.
Angiosperms
Flowering plants.
Sepal
Protects the flower, found under the petals.
Pollination
The process in an angiosperm in which sperm travel to the ovules often helped by insects.
Cones
Male and female cones are important for sexual reproduction in gymnosperms.
Fruit
In angiosperms, the ovary often develops into a fleshy sugar-rich fruit.
Phloem
Vascular tissue that moves glucose down from the leaves.
Ovules
Once fertilized, they will develop into seeds.
Sporophyte
The diploid generation of a plant.
Monocots
One of the two types of angiosperms that have seeds with one cotyledon.
Stems
Modifications of these include stolon (runners) which propagate the plant asexually.
Seed
The embryo of the plant.
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