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What is photosynthesis
A process of plants making their own food.
What is chlorophyll?
A substance in the leaves of plants that makes them green. It helps them make their own food.
What does germinate mean?
To start growing
What is pollination?
When the pollen and egg in a flower combine to form seeds in a flower.
What three main things do plants need to live?
Water, fertile soil and sunlight
Explain the process of photosynthesis.
Chlorophyll in the leaves works with the water, carbon dioxide and sunlight work together - they create sugar and food for the plant, and expel oxygen.
Name two plants that reproduce by spores.
Mosses and ferns
What are spores?
Cells in some plants (that don't have seeds). The cells help these plants to reproduce.
What are some examples of tubers?
Potatoes, yams
What are some plants that reproduce by bulbs?
Daffodils, onions, garlic...
What are bulbs?
Packages of nutrients that have a new and tiny plant growing inside them.
What is the purpose of the flower of a plant?
To produce seeds, and then a fruit.
What is the purpose of a fruit of a plant?
To protect the seeds
What are the three basic parts of a plant - most plants have them.
Roots, Stem and Leaves
Why are the leaves of many plants green?
Because they contain chlorophyll.
What are the four basic parts of a flower?
Sepal, Stamen, Pistil, and Petal
