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| Four Characteristics of all Plants |
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1. All plants are autotrophs
2. All plants are eukaryotes
3. All plants are multicellular
4. All plant cells have cell walls |
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| Five Adaptations that plants have for Life on Land |
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• Obtain water and other nutrients from their surroundings
• Keep water in their cells
• Transport materials in their bodies
• Support their bodies
• Reproduce. |
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| a waxy, waterproof layer that covers the leaves of most plants. |
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| a system of tubelike structures inside a plant through which water, minerals, and food move. |
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| Plants that lack a well-developed system of tubes for transporting water and other materials |
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| Plants that have true vascular tissue |
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| During this stage the plant produces spores |
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| During this stage the plant produces two kinds of sex cells |
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| 3 Characteristics of Nonvascular Plants |
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1. low-growing (short)
2. live in moist areas
3. absorb water and other nutrients directly from their environment |
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| 3 Groups of Seedless-Nonvascular Plants |
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1. Mosses
2. Liverworts
3. Hornworts |
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| rootlike structures that anchor the moss and absorb water and nutrients from the soil. |
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| 2 Characteristics of Seedless Vascular Plants |
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1. true vascular tissue
2. reproduce by releasing spores. |
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| 3 Examples of Seedless Vascular Plants |
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1. Ferns
2. Club Mosses
3. Horsetails |
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