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17 Cards in this Set
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system |
a set of parts that interact with one another |
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deciduous |
loses its leaves in the fall and grows new ones in the spring |
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pollinate |
move pollen from the part of a flower that makes pollen to the part of a flower that makes seeds. |
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coniferous tree |
a tree that does not lose its needle-like leaves in the Fall |
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extinct |
no longer lives on Earth. |
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fossil |
remains or the mark of a living thing from long ago |
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seedling |
a new small plant that grows from a seed |
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germinate |
begins to grow |
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seed leaf |
part of a seed that has stored food |
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taproot |
a large root that grows deep in the soil and stores food |
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List ways a root helps a plant |
1. roots hold plants in the ground 2. roots take in water and minerals 3. roots store food made by the plant |
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List ways stems help a plant |
1. stems hold up leaves, flowers, and fruits 2. most of have tubes that move water and minerals from the roots to the leaves 3. stems called stolons grow roots and a new plant |
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List 4 taproots that we eat |
1. beet 2. radish 3. carrot 4. turnip |
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describe the two kinds of cones |
small pollen cones and large seed cones |
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spines |
structures that help a cactus survive thick stems to store water, thick waxy covering |
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describe the steps in how a plant gets food |
1. carbon dioxide enters the plant 2. water passes from the soil through the root and stems into each leaf. 3. Leaves change the carbon dioxide and water into sugar and oxygen. 4. oxygen leaves the plant |
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List 4 ways that seeds scatter |
wind water carried by animals forest fire |
