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Plants
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| 1. | angiosperms | Flowering plants | |
| 2. | chlorophyll | Green pigment in plants that absorbs light energy used to carry out photosynthesis | |
| 3. | chloroplasts | A structure in the cells of plants and some other organisms that captures energy from sunlight and uses it to produce food. | |
| 4. | conifers | coniferophyta trees that produce seed-bearing cones and have thin leaves shaped like needles | |
| 5. | dicot | An angiosperm that has two seed leaves | |
| 6. | flowers | Reproductive structure of angiosperms | |
| 7. | fruit | structure in angiosperms that contains one or more matured seeds | |
| 8. | gymnosperms | produce seeds without flowers. They include conifers (cone-bearers) and cycads. | |
| 9. | leaf | The major sites of photosynthesis in most plants. | |
| 10. | monocot | An angiosperm that has only one seed leaf. | |
| 11. | Nonvascular plants | Plants that have neither vascular tissue nor true roots, stems, or leaves (mosses, liverworts, hornworts) | |
| 12. | photosynthesis | A process plants use to turn sunlight into food | |
| 13. | roots | Absorbs water and minerals from the ground. Anchors plant in ground. | |
| 14. | seeds | structures that contain a young plant inside a protective covering | |
| 15. | spores | how do nonvascular plants reproduce | |
| 16. | stem | the main body or stalk of a plant or shrub, typically rising above ground but occasionally subterranean. | |
| 17. | Vascular Plants | Plants that have specialized tissues that transport water and nutrients throughout the plant |
