A stage in a plant’s life cycle during which spores are produced
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Sporophyte
A stage in a plant’s life cycle during which spores are produced
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A stage in a plant’s life cycle during which eggs and sperm are produced
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Gametophyte
A stage in a plant’s life cycle during which eggs and sperm are produced
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A plant that depends on the processes of diffusion and osmosis to move materials from one part of the plant to another
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Nonvascular plant
A plant that depends on the processes of diffusion and osmosis to move materials from one part of the plant to another
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A plant that has specialized tissues called xylem and phloem, which move materials from one part of the plant to another
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Vascular plant
A plant that has specialized tissues called xylem and phloem, which move materials from one part of the plant to another
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A plant that produces seeds but does not produce flowers
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Gymnosperm
A plant that produces seeds but does not produce flowers
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A plant that produces seeds in flowers
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Angiosperms
A plant that produces seeds in flowers
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Small hairlike threads of cells that help hold nonvascular plants in place
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Rhizoids
Small hairlike threads of cells that help hold nonvascular plants in place
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The underground stem of a fern
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Rhizome
The underground stem of a fern
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Dust like particles that carry the male gametophytes of seed plants
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Pollen
Dust like particles that carry the male gametophytes of seed plants
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The transfer of pollen to the female cone in conifers or to the stigma in angiosperms
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Pollination
The transfer of pollen to the female cone in conifers or to the stigma in angiosperms
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Cotyledon
A seed leaf inside a seed
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Specialized plant tissue that transports water and minerals from one part of the plant to another
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Xylem
Specialized plant tissue that transports water and minerals from one part of the plant to another
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Specialized plant tissue that transports sugar molecules from one part of the plant to another
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Phloem
Specialized plant tissue that transports sugar molecules from one part of the plant to another
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A leaf-like structure that covers and protects an immature flower
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Sepal
A leaf-like structure that covers and protects an immature flower
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The often colorful structure on a flower that is usually involved in attracting pollinators
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Petal
The often colorful structure on a flower that is usually involved in attracting pollinators
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The male reproductive structure in the flower that consists of a filament topped by a pollen-producing anther
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Stamen
The male reproductive structure in the flower that consists of a filament topped by a pollen-producing anther
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The female reproductive structure in a flower that consists of a stigma, style and ovary
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Pistil
The female reproductive structure in a flower that consists of a stigma, style and ovary
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The flower part that is the tip of the pistil
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Stigma
The flower part that is the tip of the pistil
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In flowers, the structure that contains ovules and develops into fruit following fertilization
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Ovary
In flowers, the structure that contains ovules and develops into fruit following fertilization
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