Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
17 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
transpiration
|
process by which plants release excess water vapor
|
|
|
seed
|
an undeveloped plant with stored food sealed in a protective covering
|
|
|
ovary
|
structure containing egg cells
|
|
|
fertilization
|
the joining of a female sex egg, the egg, and a male sex cell, the sperm, to produce a fertilized egg
|
|
|
chlorophyll
|
green substance in plant cells that helps plants make food by trapping the Sun's energy
|
|
|
respiration
|
the using and releasing of energy in a cell (sugars break down and give off energy)
|
|
|
stomata
|
pores in the bottom of leaves taht open and close to let in air or give off water vapor
|
|
|
photosynthesis
|
process in plants that uses energy from sunlight to make food from water and carbon dioxide
|
|
|
pollination
|
the transfer of a flower's pollen from another to pistil
|
|
|
germination
|
the sprouting of a seed into a new plant
|
|
|
spore
|
the cells in a seedless plant that grows into new organisms
|
|
|
root hair
|
one of the threadlike cells on a root that take in water and minerals from the soil
|
|
|
epidermis
|
the outermost protective layer of a leaf
|
|
|
leaf
|
where food is made for the plant
|
|
|
plants
|
can make their own food
|
|
|
animals
|
can not make their own food
|
|
|
carbon dioxide
|
the gas plants need to make food
|
