Classify Plants
Scientists ___________ plants by sorting them into groups.
classify
Plants need _____, air, water, and space to live and grow.
food
__________ keep the plant stable in the ground.
Roots
When plants _________, they make more of the same kind.
reproduce
The stages through which a living thing passes during its life are called a _______ ________.
life cycle
____________ plants are plants with seeds that grow flowers.
Flowering
Plants need _________ from the sun to make food.
energy
A ____________ is any material needed by living things for energy, growth, and repair.
nutrient
Animals or wind can __________, or carry pollen to another flower.
pollinate
A life cycle begins with a ________________ seed.
germinating
_____________ trees grow cones instead of flowers to make seeds.
Coniferous
The process by which plants use air, water, and energy from sunlight to make food is called _____________.
photosynthesis
____________ support the leaves, flowers, and fruits of plants.
Stems
When seeds ______________ they begin to grow.
germinate
The last stage of the life cycle of plants is an _________ ________ with seeds.
adult plant
A __________ is a small cell that grows into a new plant.
spore
____________ passes out of the plant through tiny holes on the surfacr of the leaves. Plants and animals need it to live.
Oxygen
Stems often grow up toward ___________, their main source of energy.
sunlight
The seed _____ protects the material inside the seed.
coat
What likely moves pollen from one flower to another?
insects or wind