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Plants
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |