Y9 Science

Vocabulary: these are the terms you should understand and

be able to use.
Germination
seed
plumule
radicle
photosynthesi
s
respiration
chlorophyll
osmosis
transpiration
xylem

phloem
stomata
guard cells
membrane
waxy cuticle
layer
spongy
mesophyll
palisade cells
chloroplasts
flower

anther
filament
stigma
style
ovary
stamen
pistil
petals
sepal
pollen
ova

stem
roots
leaves
pollination
fertilisation
adaptations
habitat
dormant
cotyledons
endosperm

Specific Learning Outcomes (SLOs): these are the

outcomes that you should be able to meet. Tick the OK circle
when you can successfully complete that objective.
o Know the 3 conditions needed for a seed to germinate.
o Describe what germination means.
o Identify the materials needed for a plant to carry out
photosynthesis.
o Name the products of and write the word equation for
photosynthesis.
o Identify the parts of a plant and explain how their role in
helping in the process of photosynthesis.
roots osmosis, anchorage
stem transpiration, support
leaves sight of photosynthesis, transpiration, gas
exchange of CO2 & O2.
o Identify female and male parts of a flower.
o Describe the difference between pollination and
fertilization.
o Name and describe 4 types of seed dispersal.
o Explain how plants reproduce sexually and asexually.

o Describe some structural, physiological/functional or

behavioral adaptations of plants so that they can survive
in their environment