Flowering Plants & Grasses
Trees
Seeds
Monocots & Dicots
They get around.
100
A part of a plant that anchors the plant to the soil, absorbs water and minerals, and store food.

Roots

100

An outer layer of a tree that protects a tree throughout its life. 

Bark

100

A word used to describe when seeds begin to grow

germinate

100

The "baby plant" inside a seed.

embryo
100
Another term used to describe how plants spread their seed

disperse

200

The part of a plant that manufactures food through photosynthesis.

Leaves

200

A tree that loses its leave in winter or a dry season

deciduous trees

200

Three things seeds need before they will begin to grow are water, warmth and _____________.

oxygen

200

The scar on the outside of a seed where it was attached to the ovary in the flower

hilum

200

The way dandelions disperse their seed

wind

300

A type of grass that is a major source of food for humans. Types include grains such as wheat, oats, corn.

Cereal grass
300

Branches that grow up an out of the trunk of a tree and give tree their distinctive shape

crown

300

A seed will not grow inside an envelope at a store. Why?

It is missing water and warmth. (Must say one)

300

Seeds that have only one cotyledon.

Monocot

300

Coconuts most often dispersed by __________

water

400

Name a way plants can be used in industry.

Make clothing, baskets, food production, medicine, etc. 

400

The way a tree grows or the shape its branches form.

growth habit

400

A seed is considered to be _______ until the conditions are right for it to germinate.

dormant

400

The part that grows into the stem and leaves of the plant

plumule

400

When something other than the plant helps to disperse the seeds that force is called a __________ _____________

dispersing agent

500

A type of grass usually used in landscaping.

Ornamental grass

500

This type of seed is produced with flowers and fruits. The word means "covered seed".

Angiosperms

500

Some seeds must experience an extended period of cold before they will germinate. This process is called ______________.

Stratification

500

The radicle develops into the __________

roots

500

Name one way animals help disperse seeds

Seed caught in coat. Seed passes through digestive system and is deposited in waste.

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