A | B |
vascular plants | plants with roots and stems which contain tubes for moving water through the plant. |
nonvascular plants | plants without stems (mosses, liverworts, green algae) |
petal | colorful leaf that helps attract insects |
pollen | Carried by wind, insects, or birds. |
fruit | Produced in the flower, it protects the seeds. |
pistil | The female part of the flower. The seed develops in the ovary at the bottom. |
stamen | The male part of the flower. Produces pollen. |
sepals | They protect the emerging flower bud |
stem | conducts water from the roots to the cells of the plant |
leaves | photosynthesis takes place here |
spores | ferns, mosses, liverworts reproduce with these, not seeds. |
embryo | baby plant, emerging from the seed |
dormancy | winter hibernation for plants |
chlorophyll | green pigment which captures sunlight for photosynthesis |
carbon dioxide | gas needed by plants for photosynthesis |
oxygen | gas given off by plants during photosynthesis |
sunlight | energy needed for photosynthesis |
leaves | part of plant where photosynthesis takes place |
flower | part of plant where reproduction takes place |