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| A PLANT PART THAT GROWS OUT OF THE STEM; THIS IS WHERE THE PLANT MAKES IT'S OWN FOOD (PHOTOSYNTHESIS) LEAVES TAKE IN SUNLIGHT AND CARBON DIOXIDE THAT PLANTS NEED. |
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| WHEN A NEW PLANT BREAKS OUT OF A SEED, AND STOPS LIVING ON STORED FOOD. |
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| THE PART OF A PLANT THAT HOLDS THE PLANT IN THE GROUND AND TAKES IN WATER AND MINERALS FROM THE SOIL. THERE ARE TWO TYPES: FIBROUS ROOTS & TAP ROOTS |
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| THE FIRST STAGE IN THE GROWTH OF MANY PLANTS. PLANTS REPRODUCE OR MAKE MORE PLANTS LIKE THEMSELVES BY FORMING SEEDS.SEEDS COME IN MANY DIFFERENT SHAPES AND SIZES. THEY FORM IN FLOWERS, IN FRUIT, OR IN CONES. |
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| THE SUBSTANCE THAT GIVES PLANTS THEIR GREEN COLOR; IT HELPS A PLANT USE ENERGY FROM THE SUN TO MAKE FOOD. |
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| A PLANT PART THAT CARRIES WATER AND MINERALS FROM THE ROOTS UP TO THE LEAVES AND OTHER PARTS OF THE PLANT AND SUPPORTS THE PLANT ABOVE GROUND. |
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| THE FOOD-MAKING PROCESS OF PLANTS. THE PLANT TAKES IN ENERGY FROM THE SUN ALONG WITH CARBON DIOXIDE AND WATER. THE CHLOROPHYLL IN THE LEAVES USES ALL OF THESE THINGS TO MAKE A SUGAR THAT THE PLANT USES AS FOOD. THE PLANT LETS GO OF OXYGEN DURING THIS PROCESS. |
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| A PLANT THAT HAS NO ROOTS, STEMS OR LEAVES. |
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| THE SMALL UNITS THAT MAKE UP ALL LIVING THINGS. |
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| A LEAF OR PIECE OF STEM THAT MAY BE USED TO GROW A NEW PLANT. |
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| What do plants need to live? |
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| PLANTS NEED WATER, SUNLIGHT, MINERALS and CARBON DIOXIDE. |
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| A TINY PLANT CELL THAT WILL DEVELOP INTO A NEW PLANT. FERN PLANTS HAVE SPORES. |
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| LIST FIVE WAYS SEEDS ARE SPREAD TO NEW PLACES. |
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| FLUFFY SEEDS FLY IN THE WIND TO A NEW PLACE. SEEDS WITH HOOKS CATCH ONTO ANIMAL FUR AND GET CARRIED TO A NEW PLACE. ANIMALS EAT BERRIES WHICH CONTAIN SEEDS. THE SEEDS PASS THROUGH THEIR DIGESTIVE SYSTEM AND ARE "DEPOSITED" SOMEWHERE ELSE. WATER CARRIES SEEDS TO NEW PLACES. SOME PLANTS SHOOT THEIR SEEDS OUT. (CALLED BOLTING) |
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| LIST THE PARTS OF A SEED. |
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SEED COAT-PROTECTS THE YOUNG PLANT INSIDE OF THE SEED.
SEEDLING-A TINY PLANT THAT LIVES INSIDE OF EVERY SEED.
STORED FOOD-THE BIGGEST PART OF A SEED IS STORED FOOD THAT THE TINY SEEDLING USES AS FOOD UNTIL IT CAN GROW LARGE ENOUGH ROOTS TO GET FOOD ON ITS OWN. |
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| ROOTS THAT BRANCH OUT FROM THE STEM BUT DON'T GO DOWN DEEP. THE ROOTS ARE ALL AROUND THE SAME SIZE AND COVER A LARGE AREA. GRASS |
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| THIS ROOT HAS ONE LARGE MAIN ROOT THAT GOES DEEP INTO THE SOIL. IT CAN HAVE SMALLER ROOTS COMING OFF OF IT. A CARROT OR RADISH IS A TAPROOT. |
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| PART OF A FLOWER THAT MAKES POLLEN |
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| WHEN A SEED DOES NOT GERMINATE FOR YEARS AND YEARS, WE SAY THAT IT IS DORMANT. (LIKE THE ONES THAT COME IN THOSE SMALL PACKAGES) |
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| WHEN A PLANT'S SPERM CELL AND EGG CELL COMBINE. |
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| SMALL LEAF-LIKE PART OF A PLANT THAT PROTECTS THE FLOWER BUD |
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| THE FOOD THAT PLANTS MAKE DURING PHOTOSYNTHESIS |
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| THE FEMALE PART OF THE FLOWER WHERE EGG CELLS ARE MADE |
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| TINY OPENINGS ON THE UNDERSIDE OF LEAVES. WATER ESCAPES THROUGH THESE OPENINGS. |
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| THE MOVEMENT OF POLLEN FROM THE STAMEN TO THE PISTIL. IT CAN BE MOVED BY ANIMALS (LIKE BEES) OR BY THE WIND. |
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