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Plant Test
5th Grade Plant Test 1/12/15
Term | Definition | Term |
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phloem | The tubes that carry food. | |
photosynthesis | the process where plants make food. | |
xylem | the tubes that transport water and nutrients | |
fiber | any material that can be separated into thread | |
chlorophyll | a pigment that helps plants use light energy to produce sugars | |
grain | the seeds of certain grasses | |
angiosperm | flowering plants | |
germinate | when a seed sprouts | |
pollen | structures that contain the male reproductive cells | |
spore | a single reproductive cell that grows into a new plant | |
gymnosperm | plants with unprotected seeds | |
animals | the two ways plants disperse seeds | wind |
absorb water | two things that roots do | anchor the plant |
adaptation | changing to be able to survive better in an environment | |
1. seed coating splits | 2. roots grow | 3. stem grows |
tap root | tuberous root | adventitious root |
medicine | the two main ways people use plants | food |