Life Science CK12 7.6 Vascular Plants

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  1. 3. a small plant without vascular tissue; also called a bryophyte
  2. 5. plant with vascular tissue but no seeds or flowers
  3. 9. type of tissue in plants that transports fluid throughout the plant; consists of xylem and phloem
  4. 11. group of specialized cells of the same kind that perform the same function
  5. 16. process in which cells use carbon dioxide, water, and light energy to make oxygen and glucose, an energy-storing sugar
  6. 17. vascular seedless plant with large divided leaves called fronds; more plant-like than the clubmosses; have stems, leaves, and roots
  7. 18. vascular seedless plant with hollow, ribbed stems; it is often found in marshes
  8. 19. the finely divided leaf of ferns; has fiddlehead shapes
  9. 21. of or relating to water, such as an organism that lives in water rather than on land
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  1. 1. type of vascular tissue in a plant that transports food from photosynthetic cells to other parts of the plant
  2. 2. a group of organisms that can mate with one another to produce fertile offspring
  3. 4. physical environment in which a species lives and to which it has become adapted
  4. 6. structure produced by a seed plant that contains an embryo and food supply enclosed within a tough coat
  5. 7. type of vascular tissue in a plant that transports water and dissolved nutrients from roots to stems and leaves
  6. 8. a tiny nonvascular plant that appears like green "fuzz" with tiny stem-like and leaf-like structures
  7. 10. vascular plant similar to the nonvascular moss, but with roots, stems, and leaves; similar to early vascular plants.
  8. 12. any substance in food that the body needs
  9. 13. organ of a plant that holds the plant upright to get light and air and may also bear leaves, flowers, and/or cones
  10. 14. chemical element such as calcium or potassium that is needed in relatively small amounts for proper body functioning
  11. 15. dominated by trees and other woody vegetation and are classified based on their latitude; include tropical, temperate, and boreal forests (taiga)
  12. 20. plant organ that generally grows down into the soil to absorb water and nutrients from the soil