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Section 3.2: Plants
Plants Word List
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| carbon dioxide | a gas that animals release back into the environment as waste and plants take in during the process of photosynthesis |
| chlorophyll | a green chemical in plant cells that allows plants to use the sun's energy for making food |
| cone | a seed-bearing organ covered with woody scales on conifer plants |
| coniferous tree | a tree with needle-like leaves that produces seeds in cones |
| cotyledon | the leaf or leaves developed by the embryo of a plant seed |
| deciduous tree | a tree that loses its leaves in the winter |
| dicot | a plant with two cotyledons in each seed |
| flower | the plant part that performs the job of reproduction |
| germination | the time it takes for a seed to sprout |
| glucose | the sugar produced in the leaf of a plant during photosynthesis |
| leaf | a green, flat outgrowth from a plant stem used to make food |
| monocot | a plant with one cotyledon in each seed |
| oxygen | a gas that animals need and plants release during the process of photosynthesis |