| Term | Definition |
| Germination | is when a seed begins to develop after a period of dormancy |
| Organisms | are all living things including plants and animals |
| Growth | is when an organism gets bigger and more complex |
| Seedlings | are young plants that grow from seeds |
| roots | are one of the first structures to grow, they grow downward to hold the plant to the ground and get nutrients |
| Stem | is the part of the plant that grows up and supports the rest of the Plant |
| Leaves | are the flat ( usually) green parts of the plant that grow from the stem or up from the roots |
| Nutrients | are the essential chemicals healthy plants need |
| hydroponics | is when you grow plants in water and nutrients |
| flower | is where the fruit and seeds develop |
| Life Cycle | are the stages that a plant goes through from seed to leave to flowers, to fruit and finally back to a seed. |
| Seedlings Have common Structures | cotyledons, roots, stems, leaves |