| A | B |
| The life cycle of all plants | alternation of generations |
| The cell division process by which spores are produced | meiosis |
| The cell division process by which gametes are produced | mitosis |
| The haploid form of a plant | gametophyte |
| The diploid form of a plant | sporophyte |
| The form of a plant that produces the sperm and egg | gametophyte |
| Classification of nonvascular plants | bryophytes |
| Plant group to which mosses and liverworts belong | bryophytes |
| Classification of vascular plants | tracheophytes |
| Transport tissues of plants | xylem and phloem |
| Tissue which transports water to stems and leaves | xylem |
| Tissue which transports food down to the roots | phloem |
| Group that includes whisk ferns, club mosses, horsetails and true ferns | seedless tracheophytes |
| “naked” seed | gymnosperm |
| “heart” seed | angiosperm |
| Refers to seed plants that do not produce fruit | gymnosperms |
| Group that includes ginkgos, cycads, and conifers | gymnosperms |
| These plants produce seeds with a single seed leaf, have narrow leaves with parallel veins, and fibrous roots | monocots |
| These plants produce seeds with two seed leaves, have broad leaves with branched veins, and have one main taproot | dicots |