All About Plants
We get this material from plants to make clothing.
Cotton
What is the main job of the root?
They suck water/nutrients up and out of the soil and carry it to the stem of a plant.
What are 2 jobs of a stem?
They hold the plant up; They carry water and nutrients to other parts of the plant; Store nutrients; Grow new plant cells
Why are flowers are brightly coloured?
To attract birds and insects.
What is 1 example of a medicine that we get from plants.
Aspirin / Aloe Vera / Ginger /Vitamin C
Name one plant that grows from a bulb.
onion, garlic, tulip, daffodil
Other than water, what is stored in the stems of plants?
Nutrients
During photosynthesis, leaves absorb this from the air.
carbon dioxide.
Name a material we use for building homes that we get from plants.
Wood
What is an example of a root that we eat?
potato, carrot, turnip, onion, radish, garlic, ginger, beets
What makes leaves green?
Chlorophyll
Name one environmental challenge to plants.
Drought / Flooding / Construction / Extreme Heat / Extreme Cold
What is an example of a stem that we eat?
sugar cane / celery / asparagus / broccoli / cauliflower / rubarb
What is the name for the process where plants make their own food by taking in sun, water, nutrients and carbon dioxide, and releasing oxygen.
Photosynthesis
What is needed to make seeds.
pollen
What are the 5 basic needs of a plant?
Warmth, Space, Air, Water, Light
Do all plants have roots?
No, some plants grow from bulbs.
What is an example of leaves that we eat.
lettuce, cabbage, spinach, mint (or other herbs)
List 3 ways that flowers spread their seeds.
by wind, by animals eating the seeds, digesting them then pooping them out, by sticking to animal fur or clothing, through pollination