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Plants Vocab 1-2-12
plant parts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| phloem | the tissue through which food from the leaves moves down through the rest of a plant |
| photosynthesis | the food-making process in green plants that uses sunlight |
| pistil | the female reproductive part of the flower |
| plant | a multicellular organism that makes its own food in a process called photosynthesis |
| pollen | a plant sperm cell |
| pollination | the transfer of a pollen grain to the egg-producing part of a plant |
| root | the underground part of a plant that anchors the plant and stores extra food |
| seed | an undeveloped plant with stored food sealed in a protective covering |
| spore | a reproductive cell of a non-flowering plant |
| stamen | the male reproductive part of a flower |
| stem | the above-ground support system of a plant that holds the leaves up to the light |
| stomata | tiny opening in the leaf |
| xylem | the tissue through which water and minerals move up through a plant |