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135193471AnnualsAnthophyte that lives for one year or less.
135193472BiennialsAnthophyte that flowers only after two years of growth.
135193473CotyledonStructure of seed plant embryo that scores or absorbs food for the developing embryo; may become the plant' first leaves when the plant emerges form the soil.
135193474DicotyledonsClass of anthophytes that have two cotyledons, reticulate leaf venation, and flower parts in multiples of four or five
135193475EmbryoEarliest stage of growth and development of both plants and animals; differences and similarities among embryos can provide evidence of evolution.
135193476FruitSeed-containing ripended ovary of an anthophyte flower; may be fleshy or dry.
135193477MonocotyledonsClass of anthophytes that have one cotyledon, parallel leaf ventation, and flower parts in multiples of three.
135193478OvuleIn seed plants, the sporophyte structure surrounding the developing female gametophyte; forms the seed after fertilization.
135193479PerennialsAnthophyte that lives for several years.
135193480Pollen GrainIn seed plants, structure in which the male gametophyte develops; consists of sperm cells, nutrients, and a protective outer covering.
135245424Mosses have what anchoring structure do mosses have instead of roots?Rhizoids
135245425Why mosses are restricted to moist habitatsBecause they have no roots and will dry out quick
135245426First Generation in mossesGametophyte
135245427Second Generation in mossesSporophyte
135245428Structures absent in liverwortsLeaves, stems, and roots
135245429Where are hornworts foundTropical forest and along streamsides
135245430Were ferns growMoist, humid habitats
135245431Ferns leavesFronds and they are very delicate
135245432Horizontals stems of fernsSpores
135245433Gametophyte stage of a fernProthallus
135245434Species of ferns12,000
135245435Spruce, cedar, and pine trees are all examples ofGymnosperms
135245436Cone-shape supportThe cone shape helps the snow slide off so that the branches do not break.
135245437How many species of conifers600
135245438Cup of yew treeRed-berry cup called aril
135245439Birds not eating seedsBecause some seeds can be toxic
135245440Gymnosperms that resemble a palm treeCycads
135245441Group of gymnosperms that has one survivorGinkgo biloba-Ginkgophytes
135245442Ginkgo biloba is from where?China
135245443Adaption that allowed plants to move life on landPollen
135245444Four groups of gymnospermsCycads, Ginkgos, Gnetales, Conifers
135245445Gymnosperms are linked toDinosaurs
135245446Main plant of gymnospermsSporophyte
135245447What are cones?Gametophyte
135245448The larger cone in pine treesThe Female
135245449What encases the fertilized egg?The seed
135245450Advantages of needle leafConserving water
135245451Function of cuticleReduce evaporation from leaf
135245452Angiosperms are what plants?Flowering Plants
135245453Where are the angiosperms seed found?In a flower
135245454Angiosperms must go through what process to reproduce?Pollination
135245455The male sex organs of angiosperms are called what?Stamens
135245456Where is the pollen made in angiospermsIn the anther
135245457The female sex organs of angiospermsThe Pistil
135245458Where is the pollen left on angiospermsThe Stigma
135245459Cross-pollinationCarrying pollen from one plant to another
135245460How many leaf seeds do monocots start with?one
135245461How many leaf seeds do dicots start with?two
135245462How many species of monocots30,000
135245463How many species of dicots200,000
135245464Angiosperms most survive in what environmenttoo cold and dry
135245465How angiosperms got their nameBecause the seeds are produced inside a fruit
135245466Beside sporophyte embryo what is in a seed?Food fuel supply to help them grow
135245467Function of fruit in angiospermMoves seeds away from parents
135245468Two types of fruits that are designed to travelMaple trees and Dandelions
135245469Type of fruit that is made to float across waterCoconuts
135245470Type of ruit that is made to attach to passerbyBurrs
135245471Which direction does xylem flow?up
135245472Which direction does phloem flow?down
135245473Angiosperms root functionTo hold plants and take in water and nutrients
135245474Angiosperms stem functionFor support and moving materials up and down
135245475Site of photosynthesis in angiospermsIn the leaves
135245476Plant controling carbon dioxideThrough the stomata
135245477What type of cell is capable of photosynthesis?Herbaceous (green)
135245478What type of stem is present in trees?Woody stems
135245479Male and female gametophytes in angiospermsMale: Stamens Female: Pistils
135245480What is the ovary converted to in angiosperms?Fruit
135245481Type of environmental cues plants need before germinatingWarmth, moisture, and light period shifts
135245482PlantMilticellular eukaryote that can produce its own food through photosynthesis
135245483CuticleStems and leaves have a waxy waterproof coat
135245484When was the first evidence of the plant found?500 million years ago
135245485PsylophytesEarliest known plant and some still exist today
135245486Evolutionary thought that plants evolved from what?Filmentous green algae
135245487RootPlant organ that absorbs water and minerals from soil
135245488Plants use organs for what?Food storage
135245489Vascular TissueMade of tublike, elongated cells through which water, food and other materials are transported.
135245490Vascular PlantsPlants that possess vascular tissues, allows plants to live farther away from water, grow much larger than nonvascular.
135245491Nonvascular PlantsHave hornwarts and liverwarts
135245492SeedsContains an embryo, food supply, and covered by a protective coat.
135245493Seeds help whatPrevent embryo from drying out and helps with dispersal.
135245494How many divisions of plants?12
135245495How many divisions of non seed plants?7
135245496SporesHard wall reproductive cells
135245497HepatophytaCommon name: Liver worts, they're flat body part resembles the lobes of an animal's liver, are nom vascular, and grow best in moist environments.
135245498AnthocerophytaCommon name: horn worts, small plants, uses osmosis and diffusion, and the spores are formed in capsules.
135245499PsilophytaCommon name: whisk fern, vascular plant, has thin green leafless stems, have no roots or leaves, there are 30 species.
135245500LycophtaCommon name: club mosses, vascular plants that adapted to moist environments, have stems, roots , and leaves, formed cole.
135245501SphenophytaCommon name: horse tails, vascular plants, holo, jointed stem surrounded by whorls of scalelike leaves, stems have large deposits of clyica, and there are 15 species today.
135245502PterophytaCommon name: ferns, most well known and diverse non-seed vascular plant.
135245503All seeds have what?Vascular tissue
135245504CycadophytaCommon name: cycads, abundant during Mesozioc, there are 100 speies today, and are palm like trees with scaly trunks, produce male and femal cones (can be as 1 meter long)
135245505GnetophytaCommon name: Gnetophytes, Leaves grow from the base of the tree, grow in desert, and can live to be 100 years old.
135245506GinkgophytaCommon name: Ginkgoes, Ginkgo biloba is the only living species, fan shaped leaves, and are hardy and resistant to insects and air pollution.
135245507ConiferophytaCommon name: Conifers, cone bearers, vascular seed plants that produce cones, no fruit, needle scaly leaves.
135245508AnthophytaCommon name: flowering plants, largest and most diverse group of seed plants living on earth, there are 240,000 species, the two classes are Monocotyledons and Dicotyledons.

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