| A | B |
| fruit | a structure of a plant in which seeds are found |
| property | a characteristic of an object |
| seed | the structure in a fruit that holds the young plant |
| dormant | in a resting state |
| change | to become different |
| mold | a slimy cottonlike growth that develops on moist material |
| germination | the beginning of development of a seed after a period of rest (dormancy) |
| growth | the process of getting bigger and more complex |
| hydroponics | growing plants without soil in a water based nutrient solution |
| life cycle | the stages a plant passes through from seed to seed |
| nutrient | a material used by a plant for growth and development |
| organism | any living thing, including plants and animals |
| seedling | a young plant during or after germination |
| cotyledon | the "seed leaf" that provides the growing seedling with food |
| leaf | a green part of a plant that grows on the stem or up from the roots |
| root | the part of the plant that grows downward and provides support and uptake of water and nutrients |
| sprout | the first shoot (sten & leaves) from the seed |
| seed coat | the outer covering of a seed |
| stem | any stalk supporting leaves, flowers, or fruit |