Vocabulary
To make more of the same
Reproduce
The leaflike part of a flower that protects the bud
Sepal
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.
A sugary liquid that flowers produce
Nectar
A living thing that makes its own food
a producer
This male part of a flower makes pollen
Stamen
Plants get water through their...
Roots
A flower's main function
To make seeds
The movement of pollen from a stamen to a pistil
pollination
The job of the pistil
To take in pollen
Plants absorb carbon dioxide through this
Leaves
Makes plants green
Chlorophyll
When a root breaks out and grows downward
germinate
The job of the petal
To surround and protect the part of the flower that makes seeds
Water and carbon dioxide combine to form this
Glucose (or sugar for food)
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
Plants that make seeds but do not have flowers
conifers
Name the five parts of a flower
1. pistil 2. stamen 3. petal 4. sepal 5. ovary
The definition of Photosynthesis
The process through which plants make food
Unlike seeds, spores do not contain any...
Food matter
How are flowers pollinated?
birds, insects, and wind