Life of Plants C2 Flashcards
What is a botanist?
A scientist who studies plants is a botanist.
What is botany?
Botany is the study of plants.
What is carbon dioxide?
A colorless, odorless gas that people and animals breathe in and plants release.
What is chlorophyll?
The green coloring in a plant that captures the sun’s energy.
What is photosynthesis?
The process green plants use to make food from sunlight, water, carbon dioxide, and chlorophyll.
What is a microscope?
A microscope is an instrument that uses lenses and light to make it easier to see small objects.
What is an cell membrane?
The thin covering of a cell is the cell membrane?
What is the nucleus?
The nucleus is the control center of a cell.
What is the cytoplasm?
Jellylike material that fills the inside of a cell is called cytoplasm.
What is the chloroplast?
Chloroplasts are tiny green parts inside a plant cell.
What is pollination?
Flowers that make seeds.
What is the stamen?
The stamen produces pollen.
What is the pistil?
The pistil is where seeds are formed.
What does it mean to geminate?
Germinates or begins to grow.
What does heredity mean?
Heredity is the passing of plants of characteristics from parent to offspring. Characteristics include color, size, and shape.
