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Plants 3rd grade
Plants
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Seed Coat | The hard outer covering of a seed |
| Flower | The part of a plant that makes seeds |
| Pollen | the yellow powder or dust formed by a flower |
| Pollination | the act of moving pollen from one part of a flower to another, or from one flower to another, so that the flower can make seeds |
| Stem | the part that holds the plant up and carries food to the rest of the plant |
| Leaf | The part that makes food for the plant |
| Chlorophyll | The green coloring in the plants that works with sunshine to makes food for the plant |
| Glucose | a simple sugar formed in green plants |
| Carbon Dioxide | a gas given off by people and animals, and taken in by plants. It is necessary for the process of photosynthesis |
| Photosynthesis | the process by which food is produced in green plants |
| Roots | the parts of a plant that hold the plant in the ground and absorb minerals and water from the soil |
| Bud | the beginning of a new plant |
| Spore | a single cell produced in some plants which can grow into a new plant |
| Mold | a plant which grows from spores |