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Plant Vocabulary
Chloroplast
Green structures found in plant
cells in which food is made.
Chlorophyll
Green pigment in chloroplasts
that help capture light.
Cell Wall
Rigid layer of plant cells that
provide structure and
protection.
Gymnosperm
A plant that produces seeds that
are not enclosed by a protective
fruit.
Angiosperm
A flowering plant that produces
seeds enclosed in a protective
structure.
Photosynthesis
The process by which light is captured
and light energy is used to make food
from carbon dioxide and water.
Seed
A plant structure that contains a
young plant inside a protective
covering.
Embryo
The baby
plant
inside the
seed.
Cotyledon
Help keep the new seedling
fed until it can make its own
food.
Germination
When a seed comes to life and
becomes a plant.
Monocot
A plant that has
only one
cotyledon.
– Example: corn
Dicot
A plant that has two cotyledons.
– Example: a bean
Pollination
The transfer of pollen from the male
structure to the female structure.