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a feature of a living thing that makes it better suited to its environment
Adaptation
an enlarged underground section of a stem that will grow into a new plant when planted
Bulb
the green pigment in plant leaves and stems that is able to trap energy from the sun
Chlorophyll
a section of a plant capable of developing into a new plant
Cutting
a kind of tree or shrub that loses its leaves every fall
Deciduous
to spread out
Disperse
a kind of plant that does not lose its leaves every fall
Evergreen
the part of a plant that produces the seeds
Flower
the fleshy, often sweet, part of a plant that holds the seeds
Fruit
the initial growth of a seed to produce a new plant
Germination
the green needle-shaped or broad flat structures on the branches of plants which make most of the plant’s food through photosynthesis
Leaves
the sequence of stages that organisms (living things) go through from egg to adult
Life Cycle
something that provides nourishment
Nutrient
the process of making food in green plants or organisms that contain chlorophyll
Photosynthesis
female part of the flower containing the egg or eggs in its swollen base near the bottom of the petals
Pistil
the transfer of pollen from the male part of a flower to the female part
Pollination
