Seedless Vascular Plants

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What are nonvascular plants?

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Plants that lack xylem and phloem, such as mosses.

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What are vascular plants?

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Plants that have specialized tissues (xylem and phloem) for transporting water and nutrients.

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What is the function of xylem?

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Xylem transports water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant.

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What is the function of phloem?

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Phloem transports sugars and other metabolic products downward from the leaves.

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What is chlorophyll?

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A green pigment found in plants that is essential for photosynthesis.

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What is photosynthesis?

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The process by which green plants use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll.

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What are spores?

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Reproductive units in nonvascular and some vascular plants that can develop into a new organism.

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What are ferns?

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A type of vascular plant that reproduces via spores and has leaves called fronds.

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What is the difference between vascular and nonvascular plants?

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Vascular plants have xylem and phloem; nonvascular plants do not.

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What is an example of a nonvascular plant?

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Moss.