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- 2. Vascular tissue Vascular tissue is a type of plant tissue specialized to conduct water and nutrients throughout a plant.
- 3. Tracheid Tracheid is a hollow plant cell in xylem tissue with thick cell walls that resist pressure.
- 4. Xylem Xylem is the vascular tissue that carries water upward from the roots to every part of a plant.
- 5. Phloem Phloem is the vascular tissue responsible for the transport of nutrients and the carbohydrates produced by photosynthesis.
- 6. Lignin Lignin is a substance in vascular plants that makes cell walls rigid.
- 7. Root Root is an underground organ in plants that absorbs water and minerals.
- 8. Leaf A leaf is a photosynthetic organ that contains one or more bundles of vascular tissue.
- 9. Vein A vein in plants, a cluster of vascular tissue in leaves; in animals, a blood vessel that returns blood to the heart.
- 10. Stem A stem is a supporting structure that connects roots and leaves and carries water and nutrients between them.
- 14. Sorus Sorus is a cluster of sporangia on the underside of a fern frond.