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SOL 4.4 Plant Vocab
Plant Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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A gas in the air that is taken in by plants, exhaled (breathed out) by animals, and given off when fuel is burned. | carbon dioxide |
The green coloring matter of plants that traps energy from the sun and is needed by plants for making food | chlorophyll |
Period of suspended life processes brought on by changes in the environment | dormancy |
The part of the plant that makes most of the food for the plant to survive | leaves |
A gas that is given off by plants and used by animals | oxygen |
The process by which green plants make carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water using the energy produced when light is absorbed by chlorophyll | photosynthesis |
The part of the plant that holds it in the ground: provides the plant with water and with nutrients from the soil | roots |
The part of a plant that holds the plant embryo (baby) | seed |
The part of the plant that takes the nutrients and water from the roots to the rest of the plant; also holds the plant up | stems |
Plants that make seeds inside a cone | conifer |
A developing organism that results from fertilization | embryo |