Roots
Anchors the plant and takes in water and minerals.
What is Root?
Supports the plant and transports water, nutrients, and sugars between roots and leaves.
What is Stem?
Carries water and food through the leaf; made of xylem and phloem.
What is Vein?
Reproductive part of the plant that produces seeds.
What is Flower?
Contains an embryo and stored food for a new plant.
What is Seed?
A single thick main root growing straight down (like a carrot).
What is Taproot?
The point on a stem where a leaf or bud attaches
What is Node?
Organelle where photosynthesis takes place; contains chlorophyll.
What is Chloroplast?
Transfer of pollen from anther to stigma
What is Pollination?
The young developing plant inside the seed.
What is Embryo?
A network of thin roots spreading near the surface to quickly absorb water.
What is Fibrous Roots?
The space between two nodes on a stem.
What is Internode?
The process where plants make food from sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide.
What is Photosynthesis?
Produces and holds pollen.
What is Anther?
The process of a seed sprouting and growing into a new plant.
What is Germination?
Tiny extensions of root cells that increase surface area for absorption.
What is Root Hair?
Layer of dividing cells between xylem and phloem that produces new growth.
What is Cambium?
The stalk that attaches the leaf blade to the stem.
What is Petiole?
Sticky top :) of the pistil that catches pollen.
What is Stigma?
Mature ovary that protects and helps spread seeds.
What is Fruit?
The area of rapidly dividing cells at root or shoot tips responsible for growth.
What is Meristem?
Vascular tissue that carries water and minerals upward from the roots.
What is Xylem?
Small openings that allow gases in and out of the leaf.
What is Stomata?
Female part including stigma, style, and ovary.
What is Pistil (Carpel)?
Seed leaf that stores or supplies nutrients to the embryo.
What is Cotyledon?