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Cells
5th grade
Term | Definition |
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vascular plants | plants that have special tissues to transport food and water (ex. trees and flowering plants) |
nonvascular plants | plants that do not have tissues to transport food or water (ex. moss, liverworts, and hornworts) |
vertebrates | animals that have backbones |
invertebrates | animals not having backbones |
cell | the smallest structural unit of an organism |
vacuole | the part of the cell used as storage space |
cell wall | the part of a plant cell that covers and protects the cell |
chloroplasts | the part of a plant cell that traps sunlight and uses it to make food |