| A | B |
|---|
| phloem | vascular vessel that carries the food made through photosynthesis |
| guard cells | cells that open and close somates |
| Gynmosperm examples | Conifers & Ginkgos |
| Examples of seedless, vascular plants | ferns and horsetails |
| embryo | term for the early develomental stage in plants and animals |
| stomates | openings found in leaves to let plants exchange gases, opening also helps control water loss in a plant |
| frond | fern leaf |
| Angiosperm | flowering plants |
| xylem | vascular vessel tghat carries water and minerals from the roots to the shoots |
| dehydration | major problem of organisms that live on land |
| Nonvascular plant examples | mosses, hornworts, and liverworts |
| vascular system | organized tissues in plants that transports water and nutrients |
| cuticle | waxy covering on leaves that prevent a plant from drying out |
| flowers | organs that attract pollinators |
| seed | protects and contains the plant embryo and contains a food source for the embryo |
| pollen | structure which contains and protects the sperm of gymnosperms and angiosperms |
| fruit | structure that develops around the seed in Angiosperms |
| Gymnosperm characteristics | wind pollinated, "naked" seeds |
| Nonvascular plant characteristics | no roots, no true leaves, require water for reproduction |
