Botany Vocabulary

1. To cut up into separate parts for examination and study
4. The process by which a living thing creates more of its own kind
6. The part of a plant that grows into the ground, holding the plant in place and absorbing water and minerals from the soil
8. An animal or plant in its very early stages of development
9. The transfer of pollen from the stamen to the stigma of a flowering plant as part of reproduction
11. The part of a flowering plant that can develop into a new plant
13. The outer protective covering of the seed
14. A young plant grown from a seed, not a cutting

2. The seed leaf, which provides food for a young plant while it is sprouting
3. To cause to become spread widely
5. The process by which green plant cells make food from sunlight, water and carbon dioxide
7. The part of a plant that makes fruit or seeds which often have a pleasant smell, color and attractive blossoms
10. A plant that makes flowers and develops seeds inside an ovary
12. A flat, usually green part of a plant that grows from the stem