Miscellaneous
I am a living thing that makes my own food.
A plant
I contain a tiny plant and some food. I am found inside of fruits.
a seed
The type of plants that do not have roots or stems. They absorb water like a sponge.
nonvascular
I hold the plant in the soil. I also take in water and minerals. I also store food for the plant.
the roots
Scientists __________ plants into two groups; vascular and nonvascular.
classify
I am the 3 BASIC things a plant needs to make its own food.
sunlight, carbon dioxide and water?
Insects and birds are called_________ because they help move pollen from flower to flower.
pollinators
The transfer of pollen in flowers or cones.
pollination
The leaflike parts of the flower that protects the flower bud are called the ____________.
The part of a plant that makes the food
the leaves
When plants make food, they give off this gas. We need to breathe this in order to live.
oxygen
The most important role of the colorful petals in plant reproduction is to_________________
to attract birds and insects
To make more living things of the same kind.
reproduction
I hold up the plant. I allow water and food to travel through the plant.
the stem
The process by which plants combine carbon dioxide, sunlight, and water to make sugar (food).
photosynthesis
Part of a flower that produced pollen
stamen
Pollen moves from the stamen to the pistil during
__________________.
pollination
The part of the plant that makes eggs that grow into seeds.
pistil
The part of a plant that can produce seeds and become a fruit.
a flower
The green chemical in the leaves that absorbs sunlight.
chlorophyll
Evergreen trees reproduce reproduce using cones. These plants are called _____________.
conifers
A tiny cell found in plants such as mosses or ferns, that can grow into a new plant
a spore
The part of a plant that contains a new plant.
a seed
The job of the colorful petals on flowers is to
attract pollinators
The gas all plants produce as a by-product of photosynthesis.
oxygen