SOL 4.2 — Plants: Energy & Reproduction

Practice vocabulary flashcards covering plant anatomical structures, photosynthesis, and reproductive processes from SOL 4.2.

Photosynthesis

The process by which green plants produce their own food (sugar) using chlorophyll, carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight, while releasing oxygen as a byproduct.

Chlorophyll

The green pigment found in leaves that enables plants to trap energy from sunlight to produce food.

Leaves

The anatomical structures that serve as the primary food-producing parts and primary sites for photosynthesis in green plants.

Roots

Anatomical plant structures that anchor the plant and take in water and nutrients from the soil.

Stems

Plant structures that provide support and allow the movement of water and nutrients throughout the plant.

Flowers

The reproductive structures of flowering plants.

Seeds

Structures formed during the reproductive process of flowering plants with which most plants reproduce.

Pollination

The process by which pollen is transferred from the stamen to the pistil by wind, water, or animals.

Stamen

The male reproductive structure of a flower where pollen is made.

Pistil

The female reproductive structure of a flower where pollen lands on the stigma.

Petal

The colorful part of a flower that helps attract insects and other pollinators.