Plant Life
to soak up or take in
Absorb
an invisible, odorless gas that plants use during photosynthesis and that animals breathe out as a waste product
carbon dioxide
a material in green plants that can turn water, air, and sunlight into food
chlorophyll
the part of a plant cell that contains chlorophyll and makes energy from sunlight, air, water, and nutrients
chloroplast
to scatter or spread over an area
disperse
the process of combining male and female cells to create a new animal or plant
fertilization
the part of a plant that grows seeds
Flower
a group of plants and animals that all have a relationship with each other through what they eat
Food Chain
the part of a flowering plant that contains seeds and is often eaten by animals
Fruit
To begin to grow from a seed.
Germinate
the green parts of a plant, often thin and flat, that grow on stems or branches and make food
leaves
any kinds of physical substances that are used to make things
Materials
nutrients from nonliving things that are required in small amounts for health and normal growth
minerals
substances that living things need to live, stay healthy, and grow
nutrients
an invisible, odorless gas needed for life that makes up part of the air
oxygen
the process by which plants turn energy from the Sun into food
photosynthesis
the female part of a flower, where seeds begin to grow
pistil
living things that make their own food from sunlight and do not move from place to place on their own
Plants
small grains that develop on stamens and can stick to pistils, pollinating flowers
pollen
the transfer of pollen from flower to flower for the purpose of fertilizing a plant
pollination
the process of giving off water vapor through tiny openings in leaves and other plant parts
Transpiration
water in the form of a gas
water vapor
the male part of a flower, where pollen is made
Stamen
able to be replaced and not permanently used up
renewable
to make offspring that are similar to the original living thing
reproduce