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vascular tissue - helps transport nutrients and water throughout the plant. cuticle - layer of cutin the covers a plants epidermis. stomata - openings in the epidermis of the leaves of a plant, allowing the exhange of respiratory gasses. ovary - contains ovules and seeds in which develops into fruits. gametophyte - a gamete producing plant sporophyte - a spore producing plant alternation of generations - flowering plants alternate between developing haploids and diploids. bryophyte - a phylum of land plants that lack specialized conducting tissues. tracheophyte - phylum of vascular plants: contain water conducting and food conducting tissues. gymnosperm - a seed plant whose seeds are not enclosed within a fruit. pollen - the male gametophyte of seeded plants. seed - the structure formed from the ovule following feritilization. ovule - a structure within the ovary that contains a female gametophyte and develops into a seed. angiosperm - flowering plants flower - growth from an angiosperm which helps transport pollen stamen - organ of a flower that bears pollen grains. carpel - the complete female reproductive organ endosperm - the tissue that develops as a food supply fruit - the over ripened ovary sepal - protects flower before it opens petal - attraction anther - produces pollen embryo sac - the mature female gametophyte of a flowering plant style - long thin stalk of pistil stigma - sticky top of style where pollen lands and germinates