Life Cycle of a Plant Vocab

A small embryonic plant enclosed in a covering called a seed coat, usually with some stored food.

• seed

• flower

• stem

• leaves

The part of a plant that makes seeds which continues the life cycle.

• seed

• flower

• stem

• leaves

The part of a plant that gives support and carries water, minerals and food throughout the plant.

• seed

• flower

• stem

• leaves

The part of a plant that absorbs sunlight and makes food for the plant.

• seed

• flower

• stem

• leaves

The part of a plant that absorbs water and minerals from the soil.

• roots

• chlorophyll

• pollen

• oxygen

The green pigment found in a plant's leaves that help the plant make food.

• roots

• chlorophyll

• pollen

• oxygen

The sticky powder inside the flower that helps make the seeds.

• roots

• pollen

• oxygen

• chlorophyll

The type of gas that plants release after photosynthesis.

• roots

• chlorophyll

• pollen

• oxygen

The process that plants use to make energy and food from sunlight.

• photosynthesis

• seed coat

• carbon dioxide

• micropyle

The outer coating that protects the seed.

• photosynthesis

• seed coat

• carbon dioxide

• micropyle