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Chapter 3
Plants
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Science
4th Grade
12/05/2011

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Term
3 ways plants can be classified
Definition
if they have tubes,
if they produce seeds
if they produce by spores
Term
A plant called that does not have tubes
Definition
moss
Term
A plant that reproduces by spores
Definition
fern
Term
A scientist who studies plants
Definition
botanist
Term
A young plant without flowers
Definition
seedling
Term
Conditions most seeds need to germinate
Definition
PAW-
proper temperature
air
water
Term
Flowering plants can be grouped by the number of ________ their seeds have, one or two
Definition
cotyldedons
Term
Grouping things that have similar characteristics
Definition
classifying
Term
Means to make copies of themselves
Definition
reproduce
Term
Moves with water through the tubes of a plant
Definition
food
Term
Necessary for the formation of seeds
Definition
pollination
Term
New plants are always similar to ___
Definition
parent plants
Term
Plants can be classified by whether they have ___ or ___
Definition
seeds or spores
Term
Plants that keep their leaves all year long
Definition
evergreens
Term
Plants that lose their leaves once each year
Definition
deciduous
Term
Plants that produce their seeds in cones
Definition
conifers
Term
Plants that produce their seeds in fruits
Definition
flowering plants
Term
Smaller than a seed and does not have any stored food
Definition
spore
Term
The part of a flowering plant that contains the seeds
Definition
fruit
Term
The part of some plants that allows them to reproduce
Definition
flower
Term
The part of the flower that receives the pollen
Definition
pistil
Term
The part of the plant that has pollen
Definition
stamen
Term
The transfer of pollen from the stamen to the top of the pistil
Definition
pollination
Term
Ways in which pollination can occur
Definition
1. pollen falls from the stamen to the pistil
2. pollen is carried by the wind
3. pollen is carried by animals
Term
Ways in which seeds can be scattered
Definition
wind
water
animals
humans
Term
Ways plants can reproduce without seeds
Definition
runners, bulbs, tubers, cuttings and spores
Term
Where stored food is found
Definition
cotyledon
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