| Term | Definition |
| germination | is when a seed begins to develope 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 develope. |
| Life Cycle | are the stages that a plant goes through from seed to leaves to flowers to fruit and finally back to a seed. |
| seedlings have common structures | cotyledons,roots,stems,leaves |
| plants need | water,light,and nutrients |
| fruits develope from | flowers |