A substance in the leaves of plants that makes them green. It helps them make their own food.
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What does germinate mean?
To start growing
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What is pollination?
When the pollen and egg in a flower combine to form seeds in a flower.
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What three main things do plants need to live?
Water, fertile soil and sunlight
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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.
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Name two plants that reproduce by spores.
Mosses and ferns
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What are spores?
Cells in some plants (that don't have seeds). The cells help these plants to reproduce.
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What are some examples of tubers?
Potatoes, yams
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What are some plants that reproduce by bulbs?
Daffodils, onions, garlic...
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What are bulbs?
Packages of nutrients that have a new and tiny plant growing inside them.
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What is the purpose of the flower of a plant?
To produce seeds, and then a fruit.
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What is the purpose of a fruit of a plant?
To protect the seeds
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What are the three basic parts of a plant - most plants have them.