Science Vocabulary Unit A Chapter 1
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- Ovary
- The bottom part of the pistil in which seeds form
- Ovule
- The inner part of an ovary that contains an egg
- Embryo
- Tiny part of a seed that can grow into a new plant
- Dormant
- The resting stage of a seed
- Reproduce
- To make more of the same kind
- Conifer
- A plant that makes seeds inside cones
- Spore
- A tiny cell that can grow into a new plant
- Stamen
- Part of a flower that makes pollen
- Pollination
- The movement of pollen from a stamen to a pistil
- Fertilization
- The combination of sperm from a pollen grain with an egg to form a seed
- Monocot Seed
- A seed that has one seed leaf and stored food outside the seed leaf
- Dicot Seed
- A seed that has two seed leaves that contain stored food
- Classify
- To sort into groups based on similarities and differences
- Sepal
- One of the leaflike parts that protects a flower bud and that is usually green
- Pistil
- Part of a flower that makes the eggs that grow into seeds
- Pollen
- Tiny grains that make seeds when combined with a flowerÂ’s egg