seed - Answers structure produced by a seed plant that contains an embryo and food supply enclosed
within a tough coat
nonvascular plant - Answers a small plant without vascular tissue; also called a bryophyte
algae - Answers common name of a plant-like protist, which contains chloroplasts and makes food by
photosynthesis
embryo - Answers very early stage in the development of an organism that lasts from fertilization to the
eighth week of development in which initial growth and development take place
fertilization - Answers union of two gametes that produces a diploid zygote
vascular tissue - Answers type of tissue in plants that transports fluid throughout the plant; consists of
xylem and phloem
xylem - Answers type of vascular tissue in a plant that transports water and dissolved nutrients from
roots to stems and leaves
phloem - Answers type of vascular tissue in a plant that transports food from photosynthetic cells to
other parts of the plant
nutrients - Answers any substance in food that the body needs
seedless vascular plants - Answers plant with vascular tissue but no seeds or flowers
gymnosperms - Answers type of seed plant that produces bare seeds in cones
flowers - Answers structure in angiosperms consisting of male and female reproductive structures that
attracts animal pollinators
angiosperms - Answers type of seed plant that produces seeds in the ovary of a flower
seed dispersal - Answers scattering of seeds; can be done by animals, insects, air, or water
ovule - Answers part of the ovary that is the female gametophyte; becomes the seed after fertilization
adaptation - Answers characteristic that an organism inherits that helps it survive and reproduce in a
given environment
species - Answers a group of organisms that can mate with one another to produce fertile offspring
germinate - Answers causing a seed to start to sprout
petals - Answers outer parts of flowers that are usually brightly colored to attract animal pollinators