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All About Plants!
Plant life and processes
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chlorophyll
A substance in plants that absorbs light and uses its energy to make food. It gives green plants
their color.
germinate
to begin to grow, as when the right conditions allow a seed to develop
oxygen
a gas that is in air and water
plant
A living thing that usually has roots and cannot move from place to place. Most also make their
own food.
root
A plant part that grows down into soil. They absorb nutrients and water for the plant.
stem
The part of a plant that supports the leaves, fruit or flowers.
seed
The structure formed when a pollen grain fertilizes an ovule.
seed Coat
the outer protective covering of a seed
seedling
a young plant
nutrients
providing nourishment
light
something that makes things visible
water
a transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid
environment
the things that make up an area, such as land, water, and air
investigate
to examine, study, or inquire
adaptation
the act of adapting or adjusting
cross-pollination
When the pollen is moved from the male part of one flower to the female part of another flower.
carbon monoxide
colorless, odorless gas
lifecycle
all the stages in an organism’s life
growth
the process of developing
reproduction
the way organisms make more of their own kind
ecosystem
all the living and nonliving things in an environment and all their interactions
producers
an organism such as a plant that makes its own food
properties
any characteristic of matter that you can observe.
texture
how the surface of an object feels to the touch.
capacity
the volume of a container measured in liquid units.
classify
to place materials that share properties together in groups.
compare
To look at two or more things to see how they are alike or different.
characteristic
making one thing different from another; typical of a certain kind. (Adjective) A quality or
item that makes a person or thing different fro
abdomen
The part of an insect's body that is opposite of the head.
anther
The male part of a plant - produces pollen.
bee
An insect that collects nectar and helps move pollen.
bud
The beginning part of a flower before it blooms.
centimeter
A unit of length in the metric system.
cotyledon (seed leaf)
A thick leaf in the seeds of a plant that provides food until the plant can begin to make its
ownfood. Seed Leaf.
data
information
dormancy
A period of rest or inactivity.
embryo
The tiny, undeveloped plant found in a seed.
fertilization
The process that occurs when pollen reaches the egg in the ovary of a plant.
flower
The reproductive organ of a plant.
graph
A diagram used to show the relationship between things.
growth spurt
A time when growth is particularly fast.
head
The part of an insect's body that is opposite of the abdomen.
investigate
To study something closely and in an organized way.
leaf
A flat part of a plant; usually grows off the stem.
length
The distance from one end of something to the other.
measure
To find out the length, size, weight or volume of something.
nectar
A sweet liquid made by some flowers.
observe
To use your senses to study something closely.
ovary
The part of the pistil in which seeds form.
ovule
A part of the flower that is found inside the ovary. If it is fertilized, it becomes a seed.
petal
A brightly colored part of a flower.
photosynthesis
The process by which green plants, in the presence of light, make food out of carbon dioxide and
water.
pistil
The female part of a flower that is made up of the stigma, style and ovary.
pod
The part of a plant that surrounds the seeds.
pollen
A fine, usually yellow, dust that is produced in the anther and is used to fertilize the seeds of
a plant.
pollination
The process by which pollen is moved from the stamen to the pistil of a flower.
procedure
A set of steps that tells how to do something.
predict
To say what you think is going to happen.
property
Something about an object that helps tell what it is.
shoot
The part of the plant that is above ground - the stem and leaves, new growth on a plant.
stamen
The male part of a flower that consists of the anther and filament.
stigma
The sticky top of the pistil; it receives the pollen.
thorax
The middle part of an insect's body; between the head and the abdomen.
transplant
To move a plant to another location.
true leaves
Leaves that can make food through photosynthesis.
unit
A fixed quantity used as a standard of measurement.
weight
A measurement of how heavy something is.