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Structure Plants
G5 Key Vocabulary CH 4 Structure of Living Things--Plants
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pollen | The fine dustlike powder that contains the male reproductive cells of seed-bearing plants. |
| stamen | the part of the flower that makes pollen |
| ovary | the part of the flower that holds the eggs needed for a flower to make seeds |
| sepal | green, leaf-like structures that protect a flower before it blooms |
| vascular system | tube-like parts of a plant that transport water and sugar around the plant |
| stimulus | an action or change that causes a certain reaction in an animal* |
| distribution | how something is spread out |
| pistil | the part of a flower that receives pollen to make a seed |
| Adaptation | A characteristic of an organism that increases its chances of survival in its environment. |
| Germination | The process by which plants begin to grow from a seed or a spore. |
| Nutrient | A substance that an organism needs to survive and grow |
| Pollinate | To transfer the pollen from the male reproductive structure to the female reproductive structure to fertilize flowering plants. |
| Producer | An organism that produces its own food |
| Reproduction | The process of making more organisms of the same kind. |
| Spore | A seedlike structure that produces a new plant (e.g., ferns or mosses). |
| seed | a tiny package that holds a new plant inside, |
| stem | Support: It keeps the plant upright, helping it reach for sunlight. Transport: It moves water and minerals from the roots to the leaves and carries food from the leaves to the rest of the plant. Storage and Attachment Points |
| flower | the colorful, sometimes fragrant part of a plant that helps it make seeds to grow new plants. It is also can grow into a fruit, like a strawberry or a peach. Bees and butterflies often visit flowers which helps pollination |
| leaf | flat, usually green part of a plant that grows from a stem or branch and has two main jobs: making food and exchanging gases with the air. Leaves are like the plant's kitchen, using sunlight to create food through a process called photosynthesis. |
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