Science unit 1

Vocabulary
Photosynthesis a chemical reaction that takes place in plant leaves, in which carbon dioxide and
water are converted to glucose and oxygen, using energy from light

Root hair Special cell grow out of the surface of root

Biomass material made from living cells and tissues

Chlorophyll a green substance found in some of the cells in plant leaves, which absorbs
energy from light

Variable Something that can be changed in an investigation

Xylem vessels tubes made of dead, empty cells that transport water upwards from the roots of
a plant

Beautify improve the way something’s look

Cluster In a bunch

Creep Grow alone on ground

Edges sides

Land plant plant that grow on land

Poisonous can harm or kill when touch or eat

Singly on its own

Trunk main steam of a tree

Upright straight up

Water plant plant that grow in water

Carbohydrate use to provide energy

1.2 (page 9)
EOU 1.1 (page 16)

This gas is used by plants in photosynthesis.

Carbon

This gas is made by plants in photosynthesis.

Oxygen

Plants get their water for photosynthesis from here.

Soil

This green pigment absorbs energy from sunlight.

Chlorophyll

This tissue in a leaf is where most photosynthesis takes place.

Palisade layer

These tiny holes in a leaf allow gases to move in and out.

Stomata