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Life Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What are Roots? | Provide support to the plant by anchoring it in the ground. Take in water and dissolved nutrients. |
| What is a Stem? | It provides structure for the other parts of the plant. Also acts as an elevator to move liquids and nutrients all throughout the plant. |
| What are Leaves? | They create the food (glucose) that the plant will use to get its nutrients and stay alive. |
| What ingredients do Leaves need to make food? | Sunlight, Air (carbon dioxide), and Water |
| How does Gravity affect roots, stem, and leaves? | Roots grow downward with the pull of gravity. While stems and leaves overcome gravity and grow towards the sunlight. |
| What is Seed Dispersal? | The process of moving seeds to a new location so that it has room to grow. |
| How are seeds dispersed? | Wind, water, and animals |
| What are Flowering Plants? | Plants with seeds OR fruit. |
| What are some examples of Flowering Plants? | Roses, violets, daisies, oak trees, apple trees, and orange trees. |
| What are Nonflowering Plants? | Plants with cones OR spores. |
| What are some examples of Nonflowering Plants? | Ferns, Mosses, Pine Tree, Rudbeckia Plant, Slash Pine and Firs (cones with seeds) |
| What are the stages of Complete Metamorphosis? | Egg, larva, pupa and adult |
| What are the stages of Incomplete Metamorphosis? | Egg, nymph and adult |
| What is the life cycle of a Flowering Plant? | Fruit, seed, germination, seedling, adult flowering plant |