Vocab 1
What is the process in which a plant makes its own food?
photosynthesis
What is one main root that grows deep into the ground called? (Hint: A dandelion has this kind of root)
taproot
When pollen is carried from a stamen to a pistil by wind or animals, this is called what?
pollination
What gas do leaves give off as a waste product?
oxygen
What plant grows in a desert and stores water in its trunk?
cactus
What are substances such as minerals, that all things need to grow?
nutrients
What is a root called that has many roots all the same size?
fibrous roots
What makes a leaf green and traps sunlight?
chlorophyll
The _________ of the plant takes in water.
roots
What plant has stems that cling to other objects?
vines
What is the gas breathed out by animals (same gas that is breathed in by plants)?
Carbon dioxide
What word do we use when a seed sprouts?
germinate
What kind of roots does grass have?
fibrous roots
Which event occurs first in a life cycle of a flowering plant?
Animals such as birds and bees feed on its nectar, which helps the plant prepare more seeds.
For the seed of a flowering plant to begin to grow it needs warmth, water, and air.
The seed sprouts and becomes a seedling.
For the seed of a flowering plant to begin to grow it needs warmth, water, and air.
What plant has roots in the mud and the leaves float on top of the water?
water lily
dormancy
What part of the flower makes pollen?
stamen
What is a swollen undergound stem called?
tuber
What is the word for the process that joins a cut stem of one plant to a slice in the stem of another plant?
grafting
What plant has to catch bugs because the soil is poor?
venus fly trap
What is it called when a plant gives off water?
transpiration
What is the part of the flower that collects pollen?
pistil
What is a single cell that plants can grow from?
spore
What do spores grow inside of?
What plant has many leaves and a woody stem? (You can also count the rings on the stem to see how old it is)
tree