| A | B |
| Annuals | a one year life cycle |
| capillary watering | method of providing moisture where water moves to the plants rootball |
| Cotyledons | the first leaves to appear on a plant |
| embryo | immature plants of a seed |
| endosperm | part of cotyledons that contains food for seedlings |
| Enhancement | refers to improving |
| germination | when a seed sprouts |
| Hardening off | gradually exposing seedlings to cooler temperatures |
| hybrid | the offspring of two different varieties of one plant |
| Peat Moss | a soil amendment from bogs |
| perennials | plants that live for more than 2 years |
| perlite | an inorganic soil amendment that is light and provides drainage |
| radicle | root that grows from seed |
| Scarification | a method of breaking seedcoats to allow for germination |
| Sphagnum moss | a soil amendment made of sterile moss leaves and stems |
| Vermiculite | an inorganic material ideal for seeds and holds moisture |
| biennials | plants that have a life cycle that last 2 years |