Plant Systems Vocabulary

3. Making new plants or animals without needing a male and female (like a plant growing from a cutting).
5. The part inside a flower that becomes a seed when pollinated.
6. A living thing that a germ or parasite lives in or on.
11. When a plant grows toward sunlight.
14. The tubes in plants (xylem and phloem) that move water and food.
15. The part of a plant that holds the seeds (like apples or tomatoes).
16. How a plant moves or grows in response to things like light, water, or touch.
19. The male part of a flower that makes pollen.
22. When a plant’s roots grow down and its stem grows up because of gravity.
26. The thin stalk in a flower that holds up the anther.
28. All the roots of a plant that hold it in the ground and take in water and food.
29. The sticky top part of a flower that catches pollen.
31. The ways seeds get spread, like by wind, animals, or water.
32. Tiny tubes in plants that carry water from the roots to the leaves.

1. When a plant’s roots take in food and minerals from the soil.
2. A yellow powder from flowers that helps make new seeds.
4. Moving pollen from one flower to another so seeds can form.
7. The part of a plant that holds it up and carries water and food.
8. The colorful part of a plant that makes seeds.
9. The part of a flower that makes pollen.
10. When a plant’s roots grow toward water.
12. The part of a flower that makes and holds ovules (which can turn into seeds).
13. The job or purpose of something.
17. Tiny tubes in plants that carry food (sugar) from the leaves to the rest of the plant.
18. The female part of a flower that makes seeds.
20. When a plant grows or moves because it touches something (like vines wrapping around a pole).
21. The parts of a plant above the ground, like the stem, leaves, flowers, and fruit.
23. How the body keeps things balanced and working right.
24. A group of parts that work together.
25. The tube in a flower that carries pollen to the ovary.
27. The green part of a plant that makes food from sunlight.
30. The part of a plant that can grow into a new plant.