2. 1 Vocabulary 4 th Grade - Plants

3. 2 Transpiration  The process by which leaves give off water.

4. 3 Tuber  A swollen underground stem.

5. 4 Taproots  Deep roots that have tiny hairs to absorb water and nutrients.

6. 5 Fibrous Roots  Long, shallow roots. Grass has fibrous roots.

7. 6 Germinate  Sprout and begin to grow.

8. 7 Carbon Dioxide  Gas breathed out by animals. CARBON DIOXID E

9. 8 Spores  Tiny cells from which some plants germinate.

10. 9 Nutrients  Substances that all living things need to grow.

11. 10 Dormancy  State of lower activity during cold seasons.

12. 11 Photosynthesis  Process by which plants make their own food. Carbon dioxide and water combine to make food! Carbon dioxide is taken in, and Oxygen is given off!!

13. 12 Stamen  Part of a flower that makes pollen.

14. 13 Pistil  Part of a flower that collects pollen.

15. 14 Pollination  Pollen is carried from a stamen to a pistil.