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Science
Parts of a Plant
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Seed | The part of a plant that contains an embryo capable of germinating and producing a new plant. |
| Flower | Produces cells that form seeds and allow a seed plant to reproduce. |
| Stem | Carries water, minerals and food to different parts of the plant; supports the leaves so that they can be exposed to sunlight. |
| Leaf | Produces the food the plant uses to build tissue and carry out life activities; absorbs sunshine and uses it to make food for the plant. |
| Roots | Anchors a plant; absorbs, stores and transports substances to other parts of the plant. |
| pistil | part of the flower that makes the eggs that grow into seeds,and collects the pollen |
| petal | protects the parts of the flower and attracts insects |
| pollen | tiny grains that makes seeds combinded with an egg |
| sepal | leaves at the base of the plant that protect it when it is young |
| egg | will grow into a seed when pollinated |
| ovary | bottom part of the pistil in which seeds are formed. This part swells |
| stamen | part of the flower that makes pollen |
| expulsion | a way for seeds to travel,pushing out |
| dormant | asleep |
| water | what a seed needs to become a seedling |
| root hair | one of the thread like cells on a root that take in the water and minerals from the soil |
| chlorophyll | a green substance in plant cells that helps plants make food by trapping the sun's energy |
| photosyntheisis | a process in plants that uses energy from sunlight to make food from water and carbon dioxide |
| three parts of plant | leaves,stem and roots |
| life cycle | seed grows,leaves and roots develop,flowers bloom,seeds form in flower,plant dies and seeds scatter. |
| how seeds travel | water,wind,plants,animal fur,animal poop & expulsion |
| parts of a seed | embryo,seed coat & food supply |
| different ways plants reproduce | flowers(peach tree),spores(ferns) |