Science Vocabulary 2.3

5. – the process by which an egg cell and a sperm cell combine
6. – one of several leaf-like parts that cover and protect the flower bud
7. a gel-like liquid inside the cell membrane that contains the thing that the cell needs
8. – a special part of a plant that traps the energy in sunlight for making food.
9. the building block of life
10. – animals without backbone
13. – the control center for the cell
15. – in a state of rest

1. – a female structure in plants that produce egg cells
2. – green material in plants that captures energy from sunlight for photosynthesis
3. the process in which plants make their own food
4. – a group of closely related living things
11. – animals with backbone
12. male structure in plants that makes pollen
14. – the thick bottom part of the pistil where the egg cells are stored