A liverwort is not a vascular plant.

Mosses and liverworts have small, rootlike structures called _____________.

Mosses are vascular plants with tall, hollow, jointed stems.

Ferns and horsetails grow from underground stems called rhizoids.

Carrots are an example of a _________ plant because they flower and produce seeds in the second year of growth.

My friend picks apples from a tree in an orchard each year. An apple tree must be an example of a annual plant.

My mom enjoys having different flowers in her yard each year. She should choose __________ flowers which will live for only one growing season.

the first root that emerges from a seed is called the primary root.

A ____________ has 2 cotyledons.

has fibrous roots

has 1 cotyledon

has vascular tissue arranged in a circle.

has flowers with petals in groups of 3 or 6

has leaves with branching veins

Herbaceous plants have hard, woody stems.

_________ roots grow straight down into the soil.

Gymnosperms include cyads, gingoes, gnetophytes, and conifers.

Trees grow wider because the cambium cells produce more xylem and phloem.

You can tell how old a tree is and how much water it received each year by looking at its ___________.

_______ is a leafy branch of a fern.

A cotyledon is the tiny seed leaves of the embryo.

A sticky substance that protects a pine tree from diseases and insects when a branch is broken is _________.

Phloem are tubes that carry sugars and food throughout the plant.

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

A tightly coiled developing frond is a cotyledon.

Why would plants such as mosses and ferns in a tropical rainforest grow larger than similar plants in Canada. (Short Answer Question) -the answers below are hints, not right or wrong answers)

What are the two main differences between angiosperms and gymnosperms?

(Short Answer Question) -the answers below are hints, not right or wrong answers)