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Plants are cool
Bring the Sunshine
100
The part of the plant where most of the food is made
What are leaves
100
A plant that can be used to flavor foods or used for medicinal purposes
What is an herb
100
Plants such as cacti that survive in dry climates and store water in their leaves
What are succulent plants
100
The yellow powder found on top of the stamen in flowers
What is pollen
100
A variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes
What are houseplants
200
The green pigment in plants that absorbs light energy used to carry out photosynthesis
What is chlorophyll?
200
Plants that keep their needles and or leaves throughout the year
What are evergreens?
200
Materials that have never been alive
what are inorganic
200
Substances in food that organism needs to grow , repair itself and supply energy
What are nutrients?
200
A mixture of various decaying organic substances like dead plants or leaves used to create rich fertile soil
What is Compost?
300
The male part of the flower that contains the pollen
What is the stamen?
300
To decay or to break down into basic elements
What is decompose
300
A substance that promotes plant growth by supplying nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium
What is fertilizer
300
A group of organic compounds that are essential for growth and nutrition found in fruits and vegetables
What are vitamins
300
Composed of matter other than plants or animals found on Earth like calcium or zinc
What are minerals?
400
The female part of the flower that catches the pollen grains
What is the pistil?
400
A large vertical root like a carrot with a few smaller roots attached.
What is a taproot
400
Tree and plants that loses there leaves are considered what type of plants
What are deciduous?
400
Vitamins are organic compounds found in
What are fruits or vegetables
400
Plants that grow cones instead of flowers to protect their seeds
What are conifer plants
500
Name three vegetables that are considered cold crops
Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels Sprouts, carrots, parsnips, leeks
500
A plant that lives for more than a year, this includes plants like roses, herbs and trees
What are perennials
500
Name three tree that is growing on CHS campus
Red Maple, Pin Oak, Water Oak, American Holly, Norway Spruce and Saw- tooth Oak
500
A plant that has a life cycle lasting only a single growing season produces seeds and then dies like sunflowers or zinnias
What are annual
500
Plants which have flowers that produce seeds that are enclosed in fruit
What are angiosperm