Plants SOL 4.4
a state of lower activity that plants enter to survive colder weather
dormancy
a substance, like a mineral, that all living things need to grow
nutrient
the process by which a plant makes its own food
photosynthesis
a gas breathed out by animals
carbon dioxide
a tiny cell that ferns and fungi use to reproduce
spore
a flower part that makes pollen
stamen
a flower part that collects pollen
pistil
the transfer of pollen from a stamen to a pistil by wind or animals
pollination
where seeds form
ovary
actual seed
ovule
small leaves that house the developing flower
sepal
anchor the plants, take water and nutrients from the soil
roots tap root fibrous root
used in pollination
flower
where photosynthesis takes place
leaves
provide support, allow movement of water and nutrients
stems