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Warm up #4:
What is pollination, and what is fertilization?

The answer for the first one is the transfer of pollen from a male reproductive structure, to a female reproductive structure. The second answer is the joining of an egg and a sperm cell.

We reviewed vascular and nonvascular plants.
Vascular plants have vascular tissues, while nonvascular don't. There are 2 different kinds of vascular tissues, xylem and phloem. Xylem transports water, while phloem transports food.

Today we studied about gymnosperm and angiosperm plants. The vascular plants are divided into 3 types: seedless, naked, and enclosed. Example of seedless ones are ferns, naked is a pinecone and an example of an enclosed seed is an apple. Naked seeds are called gymnosperms, and enclosed are angiosperms.
We are also working on a lab on flowers. The chapter test is on Thursday.

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