Vocabulary
What word means to make more of the same
Reproduce
What is the leaflike part of a flower that protects the bud?
sepal
What are three things plants need to complete photosynthesis?
sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide
There are two types of plants. What are they?
Plants that make spores and plants that make seeds.
What is a sugary liquid that flowers produce
nectar
What is a living thing that makes its own food?
a producer
What is the male part of a flower makes pollen?
stamen
Plants get water through their...
roots
Ferns and mosses fall under which classification?
Plants that make spores
What is a flower's main function?
to make seeds
What is the movement of pollen from a stamen to a pistil?
pollination
What is the job of the pistil?
to take in pollen
Plants absorb carbon dioxide through this
leaves
Conifers and flowering plants fall under which classification?
Plants that make seeds
What makes plants green?
chlorophyll
What is another word for sprout? It's when a seed grows into a new plant.
germinate
What is the job of the petal?
to attract birds and insects; it protects that parts of the flower that makes the seeds.
Water and carbon dioxide combine to form this
glucose
Flower plants use their flowers to produce this
seeds
Describe the difference between a producer and consumer
Producer- makes its own food Consumer- does not make its own food and has to get its food by eating another living thing
What are plants that make seeds but do not have flowers?
conifers (cone-bearing plants)
Name the five parts of a flower
1. pistil 2. stamen 3. petal 4. sepal 5. ovary
What is the definition of photosynthesis?
the process through which plants make food
How are conifers different from flowering plants?
It prodcues seeds inside of a cone instead of inside a flower.
How are flowers pollinated?
birds, insects, and wind