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Fradel Plant Vocab
Plant Vocabulary Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Carbon | a natural abundant, nonmetallic element that occurs in all organic compounds and can be found in all known forms of life |
| Carbon Dioxide (CO2) | a colorless, odorless gas that is present in the atmosphere formed during respiration and used by plants in photosynthesis |
| Photosynthesis | the process by which green plants make their own food (carbohydrates) from carbon dioxide and water using energy captured from sunlight |
| Respiration | process that take place in the cells and tissue during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced |
| Stems | the stalk that supports a leaf, flower, or fruit |
| Root | a part of the body of a plant that develops typically from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture |
| Tap Root | a main root descending downward from the radicle and giving off small lateral roots. |
| Pistil | the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigmas |
| Ovule | the plant part that contains the embryo sac and the female germ cell which after fertilization develops into a seed |
| Stamen | the pollen-bearing organ of a flower consisting of the filament and the anther |
| Pollen | the fertilizing element of flowering plants consisting of fine powdery yellowish grains or spores, sometimes in masses |
| Petal | one of the often colored segments of a flower. |
| Seed COat | a layer of a seed that keeps it warm in the winter months and protects it from harm |
| Cotyledon | the food source of a seed that will eventually form into leaves |
| Monocot | a plant that had one cotyledon int eh seed; the majority of all flowering plants are these |
| Dicot | a plant that has two cotyledons; maples, oaks, and magnolias are examples of these |
| Embryo | located on the bottom of the seed that will grow into the root, stem, and leaves of a plant |
| radicle | the bottom of the embryo that will grow into the roots of the plant |
| Hypocotyl | the part of the plant embryo directly below the cotyledons forming a connection with the radicle |
| Epicotyl | the part of the plant embryo that connects with the hypocotyl |
| Leaf | one of the expanded, usual green, organs on the stem of a plant |
| Germinate | to begin to grow or develop starting from a seed |
| Chlorophyll | the green coloring matter of leaves and plants essential to production of carbohydrates by photosynthesis |
| Stomata | small slits of openings in teh top layer of leaves, stems, etc through which gases are exchanged. |
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