SOL 4.4 Plant Vocabulary

A plant that has a system of tubes that carry water and nutrients through the plants

• vascular

• nonvascular

• vertebrate

• invertebrate

Small furry-looking plants that grow in close clumps in damp shady locations (no seeds or flowers, reproduce using spores)

• trees

• sunflowers

• moss

• ferns

A plant that does not have a system of tubes that transports materials

• vascular

• nonvascular

• vertebrate

• invertebrate

Plants with feathery leaves and no flowers or seeds (reproduce by releasing spores)

• trees

• sunflowers

• ferns

• moss

The way a plant uses the energy of sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into sugar to use as a food source

• photosynthesis

• pollination

• fertilization

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

A period when life functions are slowed or temporarily suspended because of seasonal changes in the environment

• dormant

• hibernation

• pollination

• photosynthesis

Structures inside plant cells that uses the sun's energy to make food for the plant

• vacuolue

• nucleus

• chloroplasts

• chlorophyll

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The part under the petals that protects the flower as it develops

• sepal

• stem

• roots

• stamen

A green chemical in plant leaves that absorbs sunlight and helps plants make sugar (gives plants their green color)

• chloroplasts

• chlorophyll

• seed

• pistil

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A part of a plant that contains a tiny new plant

• stem

• sepal

• seed

• stamen