What is a Seed Plant?
A seed plant is any plant that reproduces by producing ______________.
3 Characteristics of Seed Plants:
1. They all have ___________________ ___________________
2. They use _________________ and ___________ to reproduce.
3. They all have roots, _______________, and _________________.
More Facts:
4. Like seedless plants, seed plants have complex life cycles that include
___________________ and _________________ stages in their life cycles.
5. In seed plants, the plant you can actually see is the ______________________.
They ____________________ are microscopic.
Vascular Tissue Functions:
1. Provide support, strength, and stability
2. Transport ____________, _____________ and ___________ throughout the plant
2 Types of Vascular Tissue
1. __________________ is vascular tissue that moves food down from the leaves
and throughout the plant
2. _________________ is vascular tissue that moves water and nutrients from
the soil up through roots to the stem and leaves.
Pollen and Seeds:
1. Unlike seedless plants, seed plants can live in a wide variety of ________________.
2. Seedless plants need water to complete their lifecycle. Seed plants do not.
Instead, seed plants produce ___________ - tiny structures that contain the cells
that become ___________ cells.
3. Pollen delivers the sperm cells directly near the __________.
4. Pollen is transported by _____________, ___________, and by self-pollination.
5. If the pollen fertilizes the egg, a ______________ develops.
6. A ______ is a structure that contains a young plant inside a protective covering.
Seed Structure:
Main Parts:
1. An _________________
2. Stored ____________
Seed Coat Structure:
3 Main Parts:
1. Protects the ____________
3. _____________ Coat
4. Seed leaves called
And it’s _________ from drying
_____________. These will
out.
be the first leaves to
2. In many plants, seeds are
emerge and their job is to
start photosynthesis
surrounded by a ________.
Compare and Contrast Seedless Plants with Seed Plants
Seedless Plants
Seed Plants