Plants

Angiosperm

A flowering plant that produces seeds enclosed in a protective structure, most plants are angiosperms. Angiosperm. Angiosperms are plants with flowers that develop seeds inside a fruit.

Cambium

The plant cell layer that makes new phloem and xylem cells. Cambium. Cambium is a thin layer of living cells in plants that helps them grow by producing new phloem and xylem cells.

Cell wall

The rigid structure around a plant cell that supports and protects it. Cell wall. A cell wall is like a sturdy jacket for plant cells that keeps them in shape and safe.

Chlorophyll

The green pigment in plants that uses light energy for photosynthesis. Chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is a substance in plants that helps them make food using sunlight.

Chloroplast

The plant organelle that uses light energy to make food. Chloroplast. Chloroplasts are parts of plant cells where photosynthesis happens, turning sunlight into food.

Gymnosperm

A plant that bears seeds in cones, instead of fruit. Gymnosperm. It is a type of plant that reproduces through seeds that are not enclosed in fruits, such as conifers.

Nonvascular plant

A low-growing plant that lacks true vascular tissue, like moss. Nonvascular plant. Nonvascular plants are simple plants that do not have tubes for transporting water and nutrients.

Phloem

The vascular tissue that transports food in plants. Phloem. Phloem is a network of tubes in plants that carries nutrients and sugars from the leaves to other parts of the plant.

Photosynthesis

The process by which plants use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make food is called photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is how plants make their own food using light.

Pollination

The transfer of plant pollen from the male to the female reproductive structure. Pollination. Pollination is the process that allows plants to reproduce by moving pollen from one flower to another.

Seed

A plant embryo in a protective covering. A seed is a small structure that contains a young plant and helps it grow into a new plant when conditions are right.

Spore

A reproductive cell that can grow into a new plant. Spore. A spore is a tiny cell that can develop into a new organism without needing to merge with another cell.

Stomata

The small openings on a plant leaf that allows oxygen and carbon dioxide in and out. Stomata. Stomata are tiny pores on leaves that help plants breathe by exchanging gases.

Transpiration

The loss of water vapor through the stomata in a plants leaves. Transpiration. Transpiration is the process where plants release water vapor into the air from their leaves.

Vascular plant

A plant with specialized tissue to move water and food. Vascular plant. A vascular plant is a type of plant that uses tube-like structures to transport water and nutrients throughout its body.

Xylem

Plant tissue that moves water and nutrients up from the roots. Xylem. Xylem is like a set of tubes in plants that carry water and nutrients from the roots to the rest of the plant.