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 germination | when a seed begins to develop after a period of dormancy |
| seedlings | young plants that grow from seeds |
| life cycle | are the stages a plant goes through from seed to leaves to flowers to fruit and finally back to a seed |
| flower | where the fruit and seeds develop |
| nutrients | the essiential chemicals healthy plants need |
| growth | when an organism gets bigger and more complex |
| leaf | the flat(usally) green parts of plant that grow from the stem or up from the roots |
| hydroponics | growing plants without soil but with water and nutrients |
| organism | all living thing including plants and animals |
| root | are one of the first structures to grow, they grow downward to hold the plant in the ground and get nutrients |
| stem | the part of the plant that grows up and supports the rest of the plant |