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Plants
Question | Answer |
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consumer | an animal that eats things to get energy |
producer | a plant that makes its own food for energy |
omnivore | a consumer that eats both plants and animals for energy |
carnivore | a consumer that eats only meat for energy |
herbivore | a consumer that eats only plants for energy |
decomposer | an organism that breaks down dead plants and animals and returns the nutrients back to the soil for plants |
photosynthesis | the process plants use to make their own food |
embryo | a baby plant |
cotyledon | the food storage found in a seed |
seed coat | the protective layer on a seed |
stamen | male part of flower |
pistil | female part of flower |
anther | contains the pollen (has male sex cells in pollen) |
filament | supports the anther |
sepal | support the flower and protects the bud |
stigma | sticky part of pistol that collects pollen |
style | passageway for pollen to travel to ovary |
ovary | part of flower where fertilization takes place, eggs are, and seeds are made. Turns into the fruit. |
petal | part of flower that attracts insects and birds |
xylem | tube in stem or trunk of tree that carries water from roots to leaves |
phloem | tube in stem or trunk of tree that carries food from leaves to parts of a plant that needs it |
chlorophyll | chemical found in the chloroplast of leaf that absorbs suns energy and is responsible for plant's green color |
chloroplast | part of leaf where food is made |
predator | animal doing the hunting |
prey | animal being hunted |
food chain | model that shows how energy is being passed |