A | B |
plant | multicellular eukaryote that produces its own food through photosynthesis |
cuticle | in plants, the waxy layer that holds in moisture |
stomata | pores in the cuticle of a plant through which gas exchange occurs (singluar: stoma) |
vascular system | collection of specialized tissues in some plants that transports mineral nutrients up from the roots and brings sugars down from the leaves |
lignin | complex polymer that hardens cell walls of some vascular tissues in plants |
pollen grain | two-celled structure that contains the male form of the plant's gamete |
seed | structure used by some land plants to store and protect the embryo |