Match the following terms and definitions.

1. a waxy substance covering most surface areas of plants; to retain water gametophyte
2. plant that produces gametes vascular plant
3. plant lacking conductive tissues within it, using osmosis or diffusion to obtain nutrients; also called bryophytes cuticle
4. a process in green plants that involves the use of carbon dioxide and water in the production of glucose and oxygen using the sun's energy nonvascular plant
5. transfer of pollen from male to female cones in gymnosperms, or from the anther to the stigma in flowering plants pollination
6. root-like projections of nonvascular plants which it stay anchored to the ground rhizoids
7. plant that produces spores by meiosis sporophyte
8. plant that has true conductive tissues within it; usually has true roots, stems, and leaves photosynthesis

The gametophytes are the is the sexual phase present in the life of algae and plants. The haploid gametes are produced from the parents.

The vascular plants are those which have specified tissues for the transport of the minerals and water.    

The bryophytes do not have cuticle present and hence, they absorb the nutrients through their dermis.

The non vascular plants are those which do not have specialized tissue for the transport of water and minerals.

Pollination can be defined as the transfer of the pollen grain from the anther to the stigma of the same or different flower of the same species.

Rhizoids can be defined as the filamentous growth present in lower plants on their underside.

Sporophyte is the reproductive stage in algae and plants when the haploid male and female gametes fuse together to form zygote.

Photosynthesis is the process by which the plants develop their food using the sunlight, water and carbondioxide.

Hence, the given terms and definitions can be matched as follows:

c. earths continental crust is thicker than its lithosphere.

because, the lithosphere is the outermost layer of the earth/ 100 km thick and is defined by its machanical properties.the lithosphere contains oceanic and continental crust that varies in age and thickness across locations and geologic time. the lithosphere is the coolest layer of the earth in terms of temperature. the term lithosphere should not be confused with the use of "geosphere" which is used to indicate all of earth systems, including the atmosphere, hydrosphere   and biosphere. the surface of the earth can be divided into the continental crust and the oceanic crust.   the continental crust is made mostly of granite while the oceanic crust is made of basalt. the average thickness of the continental crust is 25 miles and the average thickness of the oceanic crust is 5 miles.   three types of rock, igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic, make up the surface of the earth. that's why 3 option is preferable.

for example, no new evidence will demonstrate that the earth does not orbit around the sun (heliocentric theory), or that living things are not made of cells (cell theory), that matter is not composed of atoms, or that the surface of the earth is not divided into solid plates that have moved over geological timescales .