Botany Vocabulary

Part of a plant that makes food

• roots
• stem
• leaves
• flower

Part of a plant that makes seeds

• roots
• stem
• leaves
• flower

Part of a plant that soaks up minerals and water

• roots
• stem
• leaves
• flower

Part of a plant used for support and has tubes for carrying food, minerals, and water

• roots
• stem
• leaves
• flower

Part of a plant that holds and protects seeds

• roots
• stem
• fruit
• leaves

A green pigment that is found in plants' leaves that help the plant make food

• water
• oxygen
• chlorophyll
• minerals

The type of food that plants make in their leaves

• glucose
• oxygen
• carbon dioxide
• minerals

The process that plants use to make energy from sunlight

• transpiration
• photosynthesis
• condensation
• precipitation

The type of gas that plants need for photosynthesis

• oxygen
• carbon dioxide
• nitrogen
• water vapor

The type of gas that is released into the air after photosynthesis

• oxygen
• carbon dioxide
• nitrogen
• water vapor