| A | B |
| angiosperm | seeds are borne inside fruit |
| gymnosperms | bear naked seeds |
| chlorophyll | green material in plants used in making food |
| cotyledons | first leaf or leaves of the plant embryo |
| dicots | angiosperms that have two cotyledons |
| monocots | angiosperms that have one cotyledon |
| annual | completes life cycle in one growing season |
| biennial | completes life cycle in two growing seasons |
| perennials | plants that live for more than two years |
| broad-leaved plants | have wide leaves |
| herbaceous | plants have soft, succulent stems |
| xylem | carries water from the roots to other plant parts |
| phloem | carries sugars and minerals from the leaves to other parts of the plants |
| leaf venation | arrangement of veins on a leaf |
| deciduous | lose their leaves after one growing season |
| evergreens | plants keep their leaves for more than one growing season |