Chapter 9: Seed Plants Vocabulary Quiz

1. the plant structure that contains a young plant inside a protective covering
3. the female reproductive parts of a flower
7. cap a structure that covers the tip of a root, protecting the root from injury
8. a plant that produces seeds that are enclosed in a protective structure
11. the process by which water is lost through a plant's leaves
14. the reproductive structure of a gymnosperm
15. the vascular tissue through which food moves in some plants
16. a protective structure in plants that encloses the developing seeds
17. tiny particles produced by plants that contain the microscopic cells that later become sperm cells
18. the ripened ovary and other structures that enclose one or more seeds of an angiosperm
19. the small openings on the undersides of most leaves through which oxygen and carbon dioxide can move
20. a seed leaf that stores food
22. a plant structure in seed plants that contain an egg cell
25. the plant horomone that speeds up the rate of growth of plant cells
26. the young plant that develops from a zygote

1. a leaflike structure that encloses the bud of a flower
2. the reproductive structure of an angiosperm
4. the growth response of a plant toward or away from a stimulus
5. the male reproductive parts of a flower
6. a plant that produces seeds that are not enclosed by a protective covering
9. the early growth stage of the embryo plant in a seed
10. a chemical that affects a plant's growth and development
12. the transfer of pollen from male reproductive structures to female reproductive structures in plants
13. an angiosperm that has only one seed leaf
20. the layer of cells in a plant that produces new phloem and xylem cells
21. an angiosperm tha thas twon seed leaves
23. one of the colorful, leaflike structures of a flower
24. the vascular tissue through which water and nutrients move in some plants