PLANT VOCABULARY 4.4 Roots Anchor the plant and take water and nutrients from the soil Stem provide support and allow movement of water and nutrients. Pollination the process by which pollen is transferred from the stamens to the stigma Sepals the small leaves that form the housing of the developing flower Pistil Female reproductive parts of the flower Stamen Photosynthesis Leaves Dormancy Flower Oxygen Male reproductive parts of the flower The process green plants use to make their own food primary food-producing part of these plants a period of suspended life processes brought on by changes in the environment Colored part of plant that uses its scent and color to attract bees and insects to help with pollination Released during photosynthesis