Plant Vocabulary: Please help your child to be able to read the word, spell the word, know the definition, and use the word in a sentence.
- root - the part of a plant that holds the plant in the ground and takes in water and minerals from the soil
- stem - a plant part that connects the roots with the leaves of a plant and supports the plant above ground; it carries water from the roots to other parts of the plant
- leaf - a plant part that grows out of the stem; it takes in the air and light that a plant needs
- seed - the first stage in the growth of many plants
- germinate - when a new plant breaks out of the seed
- seedling - a young plant
- photosynthesis - the food-making process of plants
- chlorophyll - the substance that give plants their green color; it helps a plant use energy from the sun to make food