Plant Parts

4. to begin to grow: SPROUT
5. small growth at the tip or on the side of a stem that later develops into a flower, leaf, or branch
6. the enlargement at the tip of a flower's stamen that contains pollen
8. the part of a flower that produces pollen and is made up of an anther and a filament
11. the process by which a green plant turns water and carbon dioxide into food when the plant is exposed to light
13. the main stalk of a plant that develops buds and shoots and usually grows above ground
14. a plant part that produces seed
17. the green substance in plants that makes it possible for them to make food from carbon dioxide and water

1. to place in the ground to grow
2. a tiny developing plant that is enclosed in a protective coat usually along with a supply of food and that is able to develop under suitable conditions into a plant like the one that produced it
3. the stalk of a plant stamen that bears the anther
7. usually green outer part of a flower consisting of sepals
9. the very fine usually yellow dust that is produced by a plant and that is carried to other plants of the same kind usually by wind or insects so that the plants can produce seeds
10. one of the often brightly colored leaflike outer parts of a flower
12. one of the specialized leaves that form the calyx of a flower
15. the leafless underground part of a plant that absorbs water and minerals, stores food, and holds the plant in place
16. branch of biology dealing with plants