click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Science Vocabulary
Plant Growth and Adaptations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A gas breathed out by animals | carbon dioxide |
| A substance, such as a mineral, which all living things need in order to grow | nutrient |
| The process by which a plant makes its own food | photosynthesis |
| State of much lower activity that some plants enter to survive cold weather | dormancy |
| The giving off of water vapor by plants | transpiration |
| A plant's single main root that goes deep into the soil | taproot |
| Long roots that grow near the surface | fibrous roots |
| To sprout from a seed | germinate |
| A flower part that makes pollen | stamen |
| A flower part that collects pollen | pistil |
| Transfer of pollen from a stamen to a pistil by wind or animals | pollination |
| A tiny cell that ferns and fungi use to reproduce | spore |
| A swollen underground stem | tuber |