Chapter 3 Vocabulary

Trees that lose leaves in the fall and grow back in the spring

The green pigment that is found in leaves

Threadlike roots

Part of the seed that has stored food

The beginning growth of a plant

The tiny holes on the underside of a leaf

A gas in the air that is absorbed by most plants

A small cell that grows into a new plant

The food made in plants

Plants that stay green all year long.

To make more of the same kind

This plant part holds the plant in the ground

A plant with seeds that grows flowers

Trees that grow cones instead of flowers to make seeds

A new, small plant that grows from a seed

To carry pollen from one plant to another

A type of thin stem that grows along the surface of the ground

Part of a plant that makes seeds

A main thick root.

Any material needed by living things for energy, growth, and repair

The part of the plant that holds up the leaves, fruit, and flower

A gas in the air that is released by a plant through the leaves

The stages through which a living thing passes during its life

Food is made in this part of the plant

The process by which plants use air, water, and energy from sunlight to make food