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Plants
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4th Grade
04/27/2008

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Term
classify
Definition
to sort into groups based on similarities and differences
Term
conifers
Definition
a plant that makes seeds in cones
Term
spore
Definition
a tiny cell that can grow into a new plant
Term
moss
Definition
small plants that do not have stems and roots that carry water toother parts of the plant. Mosses grow close to the ground in shady, moist places.
Term
fern
Definition
Large plants that have roots, stems and leaves. They grow in moist places. Like mosses, ferns do not have flowers or make seeds.Unlike mosses, ferns produce spore cases on the undersides of their leaves.
Term
flowering plants
Definition
The largest group of plants that make seeds.
Term
sepals
Definition
One of the leaflike parts that protects a flower bud. Sepals are usually green.
Term
pistil
Definition
Part of a flower that makes the eggs that grow into seeds.
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stamen
Definition
Part of a flower that makes pollen.
Term
pollen
Definition
Tiny grains that make seeds when combined witha flower's egg.
Term
pollination
Definition
The movement of pollen from stamen to pistil.
Term
ovary
Definition
The bottom part of the pistil in which seeds form.
Term
Ovule
Definition
The inner part of an ovary that contains the egg.
Term
fertilization
Definition
The combination of a pollen grain with an egg to form a seed.
Term
embryo
Definition
The tiny part of a seed that can grow into a new plant.
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monocot seed
Definition
A seed that has one seed leaf and stored food outside the seed leaf.
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dicot seed
Definition
A seed that has two seed leaves that contain stored food.
Term
dormant
Definition
the resting stage of a seed
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