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zygote
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A fertilized egg
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flower
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reproductive structureof an angiosperm
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anther and filament
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make up stamen
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Gametophyte
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The plant produces two gametes
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rhizome
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the underground stem of a fern
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seed
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plant structure that contains an embryo
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Peat Moss
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Black-brown material consisting of compressed layers of dead moss that grows in bogs.
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rhizoids
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thin, robotlike structures that anchor the moss and absorb water and nutrients
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seed leaves of a young plant
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cotyledons
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Flowering Plants
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Angiosperms; produce seeds, fruit, and broad leaves
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embryo
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early stage in the development of plants
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cuticle
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waxy lipid found on leaves that prevents water evaporation in plants
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Fiddleheads
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Ferns have true roots, stems, and leaves. When developing the coils are called fiddleheads.
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Xylem
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The tissue that conducts water and mineral nutrients in vascular plants
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chloroplast
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A plant cell structure in which photosynthesis occurs
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Hydroponics
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plants grown in solutions of nutrients instead of soil
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Angiosperm
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a flowering plant that produces seeds within a fruit
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pollination
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the transfer of pollen from male reproductive structures(stamen) to female reproductive structures(pistil/ovary) in plants
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gymnosperm
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a plant that produces seeds but does not produce flowers
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lateral meristems
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increase root and stem diameter as result of secondary growth
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ovary
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part of the pistil that contains the ovules (structure with the egg). The ovary becomes the fruit
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Vascular tissue
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a specialized tissue in plants that carries water and nutrients
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photosynthesis
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The process by which plants and some other organisms capture and use light energy to make food from carbon dioxide and water
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fertilization
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occurs when a sperm cell unites with an egg cell
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The broad, flat, thin leaf- like parts of a flower, called ____, attract insects and other animals
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petals
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nonvascular plant
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a plant that does not have specialized tissues to move water and nutrients in the plant
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stigma
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the flower part tht is the tip of the pistil
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stoma
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opening in a leaf or a stem of a plant that enables gas exchange to occur
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Name two advantages of seeds over spores.
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young plants receive nourishment from the seed, seeds can be spread by animals which is more efficient
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