Plant Vocabulary

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

• seed

• flower

• root

• stem

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

• Pollen

• Chlorophyll

• Leaves

• Root

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

• Pollen

• Flower

• Carbon Dioxide

• Seed

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The type of gas that plants release after photosynthesis.

• Carbon Dioxide

• Oxygen

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The type of gas needed by plants for sphotsynthesis.

• Carbon Dioxide

• Oxygen

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The small scar on the side of a seed where the seed was attached to the plant. (Bonus)

• Microphyle

• Leaves

• Seed Coat

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

• Leaves

• Seed

• Root

• Flower

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

• Root

• Seed

• Flower

• Leaves

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

• Seed

• Flower

• Stem

• Leaves

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The process that plants use to make energy from sunlight.

• Photosynthesis

• Pollen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Chlorophyll

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