Plants

Question 1

a leaf-like structure of plants that appears during germination and is sometimes called a seed leave

Answer 1

cotyledon

Question 2

a period of suspended life processes brought on by changes in the environment

Answer 2

dormancy

Question 3

the tiny part of the seed that can grow into a new plant

Answer 3

embryo

Question 4

a process in which a plant begins to sprout or grow

Answer 4

germination

Question 5

a young plant in a protective coat; embryo

Answer 5

seed

Question 6

cells in seedless plants that can grow into new plants

Answer 6

spore

Question 7

After a female egg is fertilized, the resulting one-celled organism becomes known

Answer 7

zygote

Question 8

the part of a conifer tree that holds the seeds

Answer 8

cone

Question 9

a plant that produces seeds in a cone

Answer 9

conifer

Question 10

a seed that has two seed leaves that contain stored food

Answer 10

dicot

Question 11

to grow or sprout

Answer 11

germinate

Question 12

a seed that has one seed leaf and stored food outside the seed leaf

Answer 12

monocot

Question 13

the outlive protective covering of a seed

Answer 13

seed coat

Question 14

any of a number of methods to scatter seeds

Answer 14

seed dispersal

Question 15

the leaf-like part of a seed; cotyledon

Answer 15

seed leaf