4Th Grade Plant Unit

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BLUB

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A stem that grows underground

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Carbon Dioxide

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A gas found in air and water that plants need to live

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Cell

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The smallest unit of living matter

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Cell Membrane

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The thin covering that is found outside the cell in both animal and plant

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Cell Wall

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Gives plants its shape

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Cutting

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The part of the plant that has been clipped and can produce a new plant

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Runner

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A stem that grows along the ground and can make new plants

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Oxygen

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A Gas found in the air and water that most plants and animals need to live

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Organism

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A living thing that carries out basic life functions on its own

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Tissue

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A group of similar cells that work together to

carry out a job

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Life Processes

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The five basic jobs that a living thing carries out - 1) Reproduce, 2) Grow and Develop, 3) Use Food, 4) Get rid of waste, 5) React to their environment

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Nucleus

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The Part of the plant cell that controls all

activities

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Vacuole

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The structure that stores the cells food, water and waste

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Nutrients

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The Substance that all living Things need to grow

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Photosynthesis

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The process in green plants and certain other

organisms that uses energy from sunlight to make food from water and carbon dioxide

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Transpiration

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The release of excess water vapor through the stomata or a plant

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Respiration

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The release of excess water vapor through the stomata of a plant

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Pollination

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The transfer of a flower's pollen from the anther to the pistil

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Reproduction

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The making of offspring

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Fertilization

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The joining of a female cell and a male cell to produce a fertilized egg

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Germination

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When something begins to grow as when a seed sprouts into a new plant

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Stamen

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The male part of the flower, which includes the anther

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Root

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The part of the plant that takes in water and minerals

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Fibrous Roots

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A Root that spread apart and have a lot foo long root hairs like grass

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Taproots

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One large root like carrots, beets, radishes, potatoes

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Root Hair

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One of the Threadlike cells on a root that takes in water and minerals

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Stem

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The part of the plant that holds up the plant and carries food, water, and other materials to and from the roots and leaves

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Stomata

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Pores in the bottom of leaves that open and close to let the air or give off water vapor

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Spore

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A Cell in a seedless plant that can grown into a new plant

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Seed

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An undeveloped plant which stores food sealed in a protective covering

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Life Cycle

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The stages of growth and change that an organism goes through

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Organ System

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Group of organs that work together to carry out life functions

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Chlorophyll

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Makes the plant green and is only found in a plant cell

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Epidermis

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Outer layer of the leaf that keeps water in the leaf

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Veins

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Small tubes that carry water from root to stem

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Pollen

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Fine powdery white or yellow dust in the bloom of a flower