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= PLANTS AND HOW THEY GROW = __** Vocabulary: **__
 * system – parts that work together
 * coniferous – trees that grow cones and do not lose all of their leaves in the fall
 * deciduous – trees that lose their leaves in the fall
 * pollinate – move pollen to the part of the flower that makes seeds
 * seed leaf – provides food for a sprouting new plant
 * germinate – when a seed starts to grow
 * seedling – a new, small plant that grows from a seed
 * fossil – remains or mark of a living thing from long age
 * extinct – not alive today

__** Main parts of a plant: **__
 * 1) flower
 * 2) stem
 * 3) leaves
 * 4) roots

__** Things plants and animals need to live: **__
 * 1) air
 * 2) water
 * 3) food
 * 4) shelter

__** Ways seeds are scattered: **__
 * 1) wind
 * 2) water
 * 3) animals eat them
 * 4) animals carry them

__** Main Points of the Chapter: **__
 * Leaves help plants control their water amount by letting water out.
 * The roots of a plant store food and get water.
 * Plants make their own food. Animals do not.
 * A taproot is a large root. Carrots and beets are taproots.
 * Scientists learn about plants that are extinct by studying fossils.
 * Root hairs help a plant by getting water.
 * Bees and other insects pollinate flowers.
 * A petrified plant fossil does not contain any part of the plant. It’s just a fossil (mold) of the plant.