Science Vocab 2 Plants

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Tuber:

Back 1

an underground stem. Roots grow out of them. Example: potato.

Front 2

Bulb:

Back 2

a large bud made from a stem. Example: Onion

Front 3

Runner:

Back 3

A form of asexual reproduction. Stems that run along the ground. Example: many grasses and strawberries

Front 4

Stem Cutting:

Back 4

a form of asexual reproduction. Roots can grow directly from a stem. Example: Sugar cane

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Glucose:

Back 5

This is the food that a plant makes when using photosynthesis. It is a sugar.

Front 6

Chloroplast:

Back 6

Green cells in leaves that absorb light energy during photosynthesis.

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Stomata:

Back 7

guard cells a hole in the bottom of leaves that takes in carbon dioxide to help the plant make glucose (sugar). It also lets out extra water.

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Photosynthesis:

Back 8

when a plant uses water, minerals, carbon dioxide and sunlight to make its food (glucose)

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Respiration:

Back 9

photosynthesis makes the sugar, but respiration breaks it down to give energy to the plant.

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Transpiration:

Back 10

when a plant uses the stomata to get rid of any extra water not used in photosynthesis.

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Tropism:

Back 11

the way a plant behaves or responds to stimuli.

Front 12

Germination

Back 12

the point when a plant seed shows the first sign of life. Usually when the first root breaks through the seed coat.

Front 13

Fertilization:

Back 13

the point when a male sperm cell contacts the female egg cell.