| A | B |
|---|
| adaptation | inherited characteristic that results from response to an environmental factor |
| angiosperm | plants whose seeds are part of fruits |
| gymnosperm | plants whose seeds are not part of fruits |
| cotyledon | structure that either store food or help absorb food for the tiny sporophyte |
| cone | a structure that contains the male or female reproductive structures of cycads and other gymnosperm plants |
| annual | plant that completes its life span - sprouts from a seed, grows, produces new seeds, and dies - in one growing season or less |
| biennial | a plant that has a life span of two years |
| perennial | a plant that can live for several years and usually produce flowers and seeds yearly |
| deciduous | a plant that loses its leaves at the end of the growing season or when moisture is scarce |
