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| cuticle | The waxy, waterproof layer that covers the leaves and stems of some plants |
| vascular tissue | The internal transporting tissue in some plants that is made up of tubelike structures |
| tissues | A group of similar cells that perform a specific function in an organism |
| fertilization | The joining of a sperm cell and an egg cell |
| zygote | A fertilized egg, produced by the joining of sperm |
| sporophyte | The stage in the life cycle of a plant in which the plant produces spores for reproduction |
| gametophyte | The stage in the life cycle of a plant in which the plant produces gametes (sex cells) |
| gamete | A sperm cell or an egg cell |
| nonvascular plants | A low growing plant that lacks vascular tissue |
| rhizoids | Thin, root-like structure that anchors a moss and absorbs water and nutrients for the plant |
| bog | A wetland where sphagnum moss grows on top of acidic water |
| peat | The blackish-brown material consisting of compressed layers of dead sphagnum mosses that grows in bogs |
| vascular plants | A plant that has vascular tissue |
| fronds | The leaf of a fern plant |
| hydroponics | The method of growing plants in a solution of nutrients instead of soil |
