Vascular and Non Vascular Plants

Specific type of plant tissue that transports water and minerals from the roots, through the stems, to leaves

• vascular plant

• nonvascular plant

• xylem

• phloem

The plant tissue that carries food DOWNWARD from the leaves to the rest of the pant is the ______.

• Phloem
• Stomata
• Chlorophyll
• Xylem

What two characteristics do ferns, club mosses, and horsetails share?

• Vascular tissue and do not produce seeds

• Vascular tissue and produce seeds

• Nonvascular tissue and produce seeds

• Nonvascular tissue and do not produce seeds

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a dicot?

• Two cotyledons

• Vascular tissue bundles arranged in a ring

• Floral parts often in multiples of three

• One main root

True or False: All flowering plants are gymnosperms.

• True

• False

Is this plant vascular or nonvascular ?

• Vascular

• Non Vascular

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Is this plant vascular or nonvascular ?

• Vascular

• Non Vascular

Is this plant vascular or nonvascular ?

• Vascular

• Non Vascular

Which statement best describes a gymnosperm?

• A nonvascular plant with roots, stems, and leaves.

• A low-growing nonvascular plant lacking true roots.

• A vascular plant that uses spores to reproduce.

• A vascular plant that uses pollen to produce seeds that are not enclosed in protective fruits.

Which type of plant has seeds that are encased in a protective fruit?

• Gymnosperms

• Conifers

• Angiosperms

• Horsetails