This document provides information about the formation and growth of flowers and plants. It discusses how flowers form in just a few hours through the magic of nature. The formation involves chlorophyll, which gives plants their green color and is responsible for photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is the process by which plants produce their own food using sunlight, water and carbon dioxide. The document also outlines the key parts of plants like roots, stems and cells, and explains how water, minerals and chemicals are transported throughout the plant to support its growth. Various growth conditions like moisture, warmth and sunlight are described as important for plant development.
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19. BUD /bʌd/: A flower or leaf that is not fully open. (noun)
CELLS /sel/: The smallest unit of living matter that can exist on
its own. (noun)
TO TAKE IN: To absorb something into the body, for example
by breathing or swallowing. (verb)
STEMS /stem/: The main long thin part of a plant above the
ground from which the leaves or flowers grow. (noun)
CHLOROPHYLL /ˈklɔˈrəfɪl/: The green substance in plants
that absorbs light from the sun to help them grow. (noun)
TO MASK /mæsk/: to hide a feeling, smell, fact, etc. so that it
cannot be easily seen or noticed. (verb)
PHOTOSYNTHESIS /foʊtoʊˈsɪnθəsɪs/: the process by which
green plants turn carbon dioxide and water into food using
energy obtained from light from the sun. (noun)
TO TRAP /træp/: to catch or keep something in a place and
prevent it from escaping. (verb)
STARCH /stɑˈrtʃ/: a white carbohydrate food substance
found in potatoes, flour, rice, etc. (noun)
TISSUE /tɪʃuˈ/: a collection of cells that form the different
parts of humans, animals and plants. (noun)
20. DECAY: /dɪˈkeɪ/ the process or result of being destroyed by
natural causes or by not being cared for (= of decaying)
(noun)
TO RELEASE: /rɪˈliˈs/ The state of being set free. (verb)
MOISTURE: /ˈmɔɪstʃər/very small drops of water that are
present in the air, on a surface or in a substance. (noun)
TO LIE: /laɪ/to be or put yourself in a flat or horizontal
position so that you are not standing or sitting. (verb)
DORMANT: /ˈdɔˈrmənt/not active or growing now but able
to become active or to grow in the future. (adj)
ROOTLESS: /ˈruˈtləs/ having nowhere that you really think
of as home, or as the place where you belong. (adj)
TINY: /ˈtaɪni/ very small in size or amount. (adj)
SAP: /sæp/ the liquid in a plant or tree that carries food to
all its parts. (noun)
TO FLOW: /floʊ /the steady and continuous movement of
something/somebody in one direction. (verb)
PLEINTIFUL: /ˈplentɪfl/ existing in large amounts or
numbers. (adj)