plant characteristics
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russ6258 on February 27, 2011
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biology plants gymnosperms angiosperms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 gymnosperm | seed plant that bears its seeds directly on the surfaces of cones |
| angiosperm | flowering plant; bears its seeds within a layer of tissue that protects the seed |
| cone | in gymnosperms, a seed-bearing structure; in the retina of the eye, a photoreceptor that responds to light of different colors, producing color vision |
| flower | seed-bearing structure of an angiosperm |
| pollen grain | male gametophyte in seed plants |
| pollination | transfer of pollen from the male reproductive structure to the female reproductive structure |
| seed | embryo of a living plant that is encased in a protective covering and surrounded by a food supply |
| embryo | organism in its early stage of development |
| seed coat | structure that surrounds and protects a plant embryo and keeps it from drying out |
| fruit | wall of tissue surrounding an angiosperm seed |
| monocot | angiosperm whose seeds have one cotyledon |
| dicot | angiosperm whose seeds have two cotyledons |
| cotyledon | first leaf or first pair of leaves produced by the embryo of a seed plant |
| annual | flowering plant that completes a life cycle within one growing season |
| biennial | flowering plant that completes its life cycle in two years |
| perennial | flowering plant that lives for more than two years |
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