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Plant Test
5th Grade Plant Test 1/12/15
| Term | Definition | Term |
|---|---|---|
| phloem | The tubes that carry food. | |
| photosynthesis | the process where plants make food. | |
| xylem | the tubes that transport water and nutrients | |
| fiber | any material that can be separated into thread | |
| chlorophyll | a pigment that helps plants use light energy to produce sugars | |
| grain | the seeds of certain grasses | |
| angiosperm | flowering plants | |
| germinate | when a seed sprouts | |
| pollen | structures that contain the male reproductive cells | |
| spore | a single reproductive cell that grows into a new plant | |
| gymnosperm | plants with unprotected seeds | |
| animals | the two ways plants disperse seeds | wind |
| absorb water | two things that roots do | anchor the plant |
| adaptation | changing to be able to survive better in an environment | |
| 1. seed coating splits | 2. roots grow | 3. stem grows |
| tap root | tuberous root | adventitious root |
| medicine | the two main ways people use plants | food |