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Unit 3: Plants
Structure and Function of Plants
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Absorb | Take in or draw in |
| Bud | The small part of the plant that develops into a flower, leaf or shoot. |
| Flower | The part of the plant from which the seed or fruit develops and is usually brightly colored. |
| Fruit | The part of the plant that has the seeds and sometimes has a sweet flesh. |
| Leaf | The part of the plant that is usually green and flat, and grows from the stem or branch. Site of photosynthesis and stomates. |
| Root | The part of the plant that is usually underground, gets water and minerals from the surrounding soil and holds the plant in place. |
| Wither | Dry up and become weak. |
| Fertilize | To combine the sperm from a pollen grain with an egg to form a seed. |
| Nectar | A sweet liquid found in many flowers. |
| Ovary | Bottom part of the pistil in which seeds form. |
| Pistil | Part of a flower that makes the eggs that grow into seeds. |
| Pollen | Tiny grains that make seeds when combined with a flower's egg. |
| Pollinate | to move pollen from a stamen to a pistil. |
| Stamen | Part of the flower that makes pollen. |
| Stigma | The female part of the flower that carries the pollen to the ovary. |