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What are plants that have tubelike structures that transport water from the roots to the stems and leaves?
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vascular plants
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What are plants that do not have tubelike structures to transport water?
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nonvascular plants
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What are thin, rootlike structures?
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rhizoids
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What are underground stems called?1
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rhizomes
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What is a coiled - up frond?
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fiddlehead
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Club mosses
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small, evergreen like trees
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ferns
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fronds
rhizomes some edible fiddleheads vascular plant |
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horsetails
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mostly tall, hollow, jointed stems
rhizomes vascular plant |
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liverworts
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flat, plate like leaves
liver shaped leaves nonvascular plant |
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mosses
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nonvascular plant
rhizoids |
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Difference between a moss and a fern
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a moss is a nonvascular plant and a fern is a vascular plant
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Vascular plants that do not have flowers
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gymnosperms
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a product made from pine trees
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paper
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a term that means a tree does not lose its leaves
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evergreen
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a part of a conifer; used to make adhesives
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resin
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how are pine needles grouped
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bundles
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a gymnosperm found in deserts
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gnetophyte
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a gymnosperm that is mistaken as a palm tree
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cycad
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a gymnosperm with fan shaped leaves
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ginkgo
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the largest group of gymnosperms
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conifers
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what is a quick way to identify conifers: by looking at this part
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the leaves
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xylem
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tubes that carry water and minerals from the roots to the top of the plant
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cambium
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a layer of cells between the xylem and phloem that divide and reproduce to make more xylem and phloem
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phloem
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tubes that carry sugars and food throughout the plant
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tuber
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food storage stem of the plant
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taproot
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a root that continues to grow straight down in to the soil
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fibrous roots
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many thin roots that spread out in all directions; usually found near the top of the soil
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biennial
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lives 2 growing seasons
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annual
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lives 1 growing season
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perennial
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lives 3 or more years
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