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| Angiosperms | flowering plants that grow their seeds inside a fruit. |
| Conifer | a tree that bears cones and evergreen needle-like or scale-like leaves. |
| Cotyledon | an embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants, one or more of which are the first leaves to appear from a germinating seed. |
| Dicot | a type of angiosperm that produces a seed with two cotyledons. |
| Fibrous roots | several main roots that branch off to form a mass of roots. |
| Gymnosperms | plants that have seeds unprotected by an ovary or fruit. |
| Nonvascular plant | a plant that lacks tube-like structures and must obtain nutrients directly from the environment and distribute it from cell to cell. |
| Monocot | a type of angiosperm that produces a seed with one cotyledon. |
| Phloem | a type of vascular tissue that transports food from the leaves down to the rest of the plant. |
| Root hairs | thin fibers on a root that greatly increase its surface area. |
| Seed | a flowering plant’s structure for reproduction, capable of developing into a new plant. |
| Spore | a small, usually single-celled reproductive structure that is capable of growing into a new plant. |
| Taproot | one large, main root with smaller roots branching off. |
| Vascular plant | a plant with tube-like structures that provide support and help circulate water and food throughout the plant. |
| Xylem | a type of vascular tissue that transports water and minerals up from the roots to the rest of the plant. |
| Embryo | the beginnings of roots, stems, and leaves in a seed. |
| Seed coat | the outer protective covering of a seed. |
| Herbaceous stem | a plant stem which is soft and green and dies down to the soil level at the end of the growing season. |
| Woody stem | a plant stem which is hard and rigid. |
