Science Vocabulary Grade 3 Leila Woodson Wingo School

Life cycle

Embryo A young plant that is just beginning to grow.

Germinate To begin to grow

Heredity- Passing characteristics from parent to offspring.

Color is a characteristic that is passed from the parent to offspring.

Flowering Plants Plants that produce seeds in flowers..

Conifers Trees that produce seeds in cones.

Some conifers are Pine trees Spruce trees

Pollen Powdery material that is needed by eggs to make seeds.

Ways pollen can get to eggs to make seeds: Wind Insects Birds

Cuttings- A piece of plant that is cut off a parent plant for a new plant to grow.

Bulb An underground stem