Classification Science

Ferns and horsetails grow from underground stems called:

• rhizoids

• hyphae

• rhizomes

• tubers

Maria has picked blueberries from the bush on her grandpa's farm for the past five years. A blueberry bush is an example of a(n) _______ plant.

• annual

• perennial

• biennial

• centennial

A leafy branch of a fern is a:

• Xylem

• Frond

• Root

• Phloem

The tiny seed leaves of the embryo are called:

• Risen

• rhizoid

• cotyledon

• Xylem

Tubes that carry sugars and food throughout the plant.

• Phloem

• Xylem

• Moss

• Vasculars

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Tubes that carry water and minerals from the roots to the top of the plant.

• vascular tubes

• Xylem

• Fern

• Annuals

A tightly coiled developing frond is a

• rhizoids

• Fiddlehead

• horsetails

• phloem

Nonvascular plants do not have true

• roots

• stems

• leaves

• all of these

Vascular, seeded plants that contain seeds in cones are:

• angiosperms

• gymnosperms

• deciduous

• moss

Angiosperms are easily classified because of the ___ that they produce.

• cones

• leaves

• flowers and fruits

• rhizomes