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Leaf
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A part of the plant that makes most of the plant's food.
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Stem
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The part of a plant that supports the plant and carries food, water and other materials to and from the roots and leaves.
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Root
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the part of the plant that anchors it into the ground and gathers water and nutrients the plant needs to make food.
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Pistil
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The part of a flower where the seed develops and grows.
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Photosynthesis
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A process in plants that uses energy from sunlight to make food from water and carbon dioxide.
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Pollen
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Powdery grains in a flower that contain its male sex cells.
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Pollination
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The transfer of a flower's pollen from anther to pistil.
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Producer
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An organism, such as a plant, that makes food.
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Spore
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The tiny cells in a seedless plant that grows into new organisms. Ferms and mosses reproduce by forming these.
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Chlorophyll
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A green substance in plant cells that helps plants make food by trapping the Sun's energy.
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Seed coat
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The outer covering of a seed.
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Seed dispersal
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The movement of a seed from the flower to a place where it can sprout.
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Stamen
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This is the male part of the flower that surrounds the pistil.
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Anther
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This is the part of the stamen tht produces and contains pollen.
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Sepal
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The parts that look like little green leaves that cover the outside of a flower bud to protect the flower before it opens.
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Embryo
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The tiny plant inside a seed.
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Ovule
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The part of the ovary that becomes the seeds
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Seed
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A structure containing a plant embryo that may germinate into a new plant.
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Germination
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When a seed becomes a sprout.
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Dormacy
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a resting or nongrowing state.
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Fertilization
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The joining of pollen with an ovule to form a seed.
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carbon dioxide
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A gas in the air that a plant needs for photosynthesis
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conifer
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A type of plant that produces its seeds in cones
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oxygen
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A gas produced by plants during photosynthesis
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chloroplast
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The part of a plant cell where food is made. Chloroplasts contain chlorophyll.
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