The part of the plant that anchors the plant in the ground.
100
What do the roots do?
Anchor the plant, absorb water, absorb minerals
100
What is stored food?
The part of the seed that has the nutrients (good stuff) for the tiny plant.
100
Germinate means....
begin to grow
100
A flowering plant...
grows from a seed and has leaves
200
What is the stem?
The part of the plant that holds the plant up.
200
What do the stems do?
Hold up the plant, carry the water and minerals to all parts of the plant.
200
What is tiny plant?
The part of the seed located between the two seed halves.
200
Life cycle is...
a repeated sequence of changes.
200
Pollen..
tiny grains in the stamen of the plant which help produce seeds.
300
What are the leaves?
The flattened part attached to the stem.
300
What do the leaves do?
Make food for the plant, give the world oxygen.
300
What is the seed coat?
A thin covering that protects the seed until it germinates.
300
Photosynthesis is...
the substance that gives leaves their green color and helps them make food.
300
What does a plant need to make food?
chlorophyll and sunlight
400
What are the flowers?
The bloom containing seeds.
400
What does the flower do?
Produce seeds, make new plants
400
What is the function of the seed coat?
to protect the tiny plant inside.
400
A seedling is..
a young plant grown from a seed.
400
True or false: Each part of a plant has only one function
False
500
Why are all the parts of a plant equally important?
Each part has more than one important function to help the plant live and reproduce.
500
How does POLLINATION happen?
1. Wind blows pollen from flower to flower
2. Pollen sticks to an animal or insect and is carried from flower to flower.
3. A person pumps into a flower.
500
What does a seed need in order to germinate (grow)?