| A | B |
|---|
| cone | the part of a conifer that produces pollen or seeds |
| embryo | an animal or plant in its earliest stages of development |
| fruit | the part of a flower that forms around a seed |
| germinate | to sprout |
| petal | the brightly colored part of a flower that attracts birds and insects |
| pistil | the part of a flower that produces the seed |
| pollen | the powdery grains in a flower needed for seeds to form |
| pollination | the process by which pollen reaches a pistil |
| scale | a cone's woody part on which seeds grow |
| seedcoat | the part of the seed that protects the embryo |
| seedling | the new plant that develops from an embryo |
| stamen | the part of a flower that produces pollen |
| seed | the first stage in the life cycle of a flowering plant |
| wind, water,animals | ways seeds are scattered |
| up | the direction that stems grow |
| down | the direction that roots grow |
| adaptations | behaviors or plant parts that help living things survive in their environment |
| conifer | trees that produce cones |
| evergreen | trees which have green leaves or needles all year long |
| cactus | a plant with long roots near the surface of the soil to collect water |
| pine, cedar, fir, spruce, hemlock | examples of conifers |
| nuts, sticktights, cockleburrs | seeds scattered by animals |
| lotus, coconut | seeds scattered by water |
| milkweed, tumbleweed | seeds scattered by wind |
| thorns, poisons | adaptations that help to protect plants |
