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Plant Vocabulary
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Clorophyll | The green coloring in many plants, which is produced when the plant is exposed to sunlight |
| Dormancy | A period of suspended life processes. It is NOT death. |
| Fern | A special plant that reproduces by using spores. |
| Flowers | The part of the plant that produces the seeds/or fruit necessary for reproduction. |
| Germination | The sprouting of a seed or spore and occurs mostly in spring. |
| Natural Resources | Things in nature that support life on the planet earth. These things include: land, water, minerals, air, forests, plants, wildlife and aquatic organisms. |
| Nonvascular | A plant that does NOT have special tissues that carry liquid. |
| Ovary | A structure in a plant where egg cells develop into seeds. |
| Photosynthesis | The process by which plant cells use energy from the sun to help the plant make food. |
| Pistil | The female part of the flower that produces seeds.The pistil contains the ovary, style, and stigma. |
| Pollen | A fine powder material made of tiny grains produced by the stamen part of a flowering and cone-bearing plants |