Life2 Flashcards
What is chlorophyll?
The green coloring in a plant that captures the sun’s energy.
What is carbon dioxide?
A colorless, odorless gas that people and animals breath out and plants take in.
What is oxygen?
A colorless,odorless gas that people and animals breath in and plants release.
What is photosynthesis?
The process green plants use to make food from sunlight, water, carbon dioxide, and chlorophyll.
What is a botanist?
A scientist who studies plants.
What is botany?
Botany is the study of plants.
What is a microscope?
A microscope is an instrument that uses lenses and light to make it easier to see small objects.
What is the cell membrane?
The thin covering of a cell.
What is the nucleus?
The control center of a cell.
What is cytoplasm?
The jellylike material that fills the inside of a cell.
What are chloroplasts?
Chloroplasts are tiny green parts inside a plant cell.
What is pollination?
Flowers that make seeds.
What is the stamen?
The stamen produces pollen.
What is the pistil?
The pistil is were seeds are formed.
What does it mean to germinate?
Means to begin to grow.
