Plant Classification Vocabulary

Take in water and nutrients from the soil

• seed

• leaf

• stem

• root

Tags

NGSS.5-LS1-1

NGSS.5-LS2-1

Tube-like structures that move water and nutrients between the roots and leaves; also act as support for the plant.

• stems

• leaves

• roots

• soil

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Captures sunlight with the green material called chlorophyll and makes food for the plant.

• leaf

• stem

• seed

• embryo

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

A green pigment that takes in sunlight so the plant can make food.

• spore

• chlorophyll

• embryo

• leaf

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Uses the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars.

• photosynthesis

• roots

• leaves

• stems

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A plant that has tissues that act like tubes to transport water through the plant.

• vascular

• stem

• embryo

• spore

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Plants that do not have specialized tissue or tubes.

• stem

• vascular

• Non-vascular

• seed

The part of the plant that contains a tiny new plant.

• root

• seed

• embryo

• angiosperm

A tiny new plant.

• embryo

• seed

• spore

• leaf

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

A dust-like plant cell that can grow into a new plant.

• embryo

• seed

• spore

• angiosperm