| A | B |
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| Cuticle | Waxy, protective layer that covers leaves, stems & flowers of plants |
| Cellulose | chemical compound- forms tangled fibers in the cell walls of plants |
| Vascular Plants | plant with tubelike structures that move minerals & water thru the plant |
| Nonvascular Plants | plant that absorbs water & stuff directly thru its cell walls |
| Pioneer Species | first organisms to grow in new or disturbed areas |
| Rhizoid | threadlike structures that anchor nonvascular plants |
| Stomata | tiny openings in a plant's epidermis |
| Guard Cells | pairs of cells that surround stomata & control their opening & closing |
| Xylem | vascular tissue that form hollow vessels that transport substances- other than sugar- thru the plant |
| Phloem | vascular tissue that forms tubes that transport dissovled sugar thru the plant |
| Cambium | vascular tissue that makes xylem & phloem cells |
| Gymnosperms | vascular plants that do NOT flower |
| Angiosperms | flowering vascular plants |
| Monocots | have one cotyledon, flowers in multiples of three |
| Dicots | two cotyledons inside of seed- flower parts in multiples of 4 or 5 |
