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Science Vocabulary
Plant Growth and Adaptations
Question | Answer |
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A gas breathed out by animals | carbon dioxide |
A substance, such as a mineral, which all living things need in order to grow | nutrient |
The process by which a plant makes its own food | photosynthesis |
State of much lower activity that some plants enter to survive cold weather | dormancy |
The giving off of water vapor by plants | transpiration |
A plant's single main root that goes deep into the soil | taproot |
Long roots that grow near the surface | fibrous roots |
To sprout from a seed | germinate |
A flower part that makes pollen | stamen |
A flower part that collects pollen | pistil |
Transfer of pollen from a stamen to a pistil by wind or animals | pollination |
A tiny cell that ferns and fungi use to reproduce | spore |
A swollen underground stem | tuber |