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| The life cycle of land plants that has 2 alternating phases, a diploid (2N) phase and a Haploid (n) phase |
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| Alternation of generations |
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| Multicellular diploid phase in a plant's life cycle, spore producing phase |
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| spore capsule in which haploid spores are produced by meiosis |
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| the hollow plant cell in xylem with thick cell walls |
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| nonvascular plants that include mosses, liverworts, and hornworts |
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| The scientific name for vascular plants |
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| Specialized tissue in plants that carries water and nutrients |
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| eukaryotes that have cell walls containing cellulose and carry out photosynthesis using chlorophyll |
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| the vascular tissue that carries water upwards from the roots to every part of a plant |
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| group of seed plants that bear their seeds directly on the scales of cones |
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| multicellular haploid phase in a plant's life cycle, or the gamete producing plant |
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| the vascular tissue that transports solutions of nutrients and carbohydrates (food) produced by photosynthesis through the plant |
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| the plant embryo and a food supply encased in protective coating |
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| the structure that contains the entire male gametophyte in seed plants |
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| tough covering that surrounds and protects the plant embryo and keeps contents of seed from drying out |
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| in plants, structure that surrounds and protects seeds |
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| angiosperm with one seed leaf in its ovary |
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| a group of seed plants that bear their seeds within a layer of tissue that protects the seed; also called a flowering plant |
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| a type of plant that has smooth and nonwoody stems; includes dandelions, zinnias, petunias, and sunflowers |
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| the transfer of pollen from the male reproductive structure to the female reproductive structure |
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| the structure in seed cones in which the female gametophytes develop |
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| Angiosperm with two seed leaves in its ovary |
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| type of plant made primarily of cells with thick cell walls that support the plant body; includes trees, shrubs, and vines |
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| the first leaf or first pair of leaves produced by the embryo of a seed plant |
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| the structure in a plant that contains two haploid sperm nuclei |
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| the structure in angiosperms that contains one or more matured ovaries |
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