Plant Basics
This process helps plants make food using sunlight.
Photosynthesis
What flying insect is known for pollinating flowers and is often featured in gardens?
Butterfly
I start small and hide in the ground,
With water and sun, new life is found.
What am I?
Seed
This flower is often called the “queen of flowers.”
Rose
This plant, also known as Lavandula, is famous for its calming scent and purple flowers.
Lavender
The part of the plant that absorbs water and nutrients from the soil.
Roots
What small, black-and-orange insect is commonly associated with gardens and is known for its role in pest control?
Ladybug
I stand without moving, yet stretch to the skies.
My arms reach outward, where birds often lie.
My rings count the years that I’ve quietly kept—
What am I, steadfast where generations have slept?
Tree
The tallest type of grass in the world can grow more than 90 feet tall.
Bamboo
It is a common name for plants in the genus Narcissus, and it is known for its early spring bloom.
Daffodils
The main sugar produced during photosynthesis that serves as food for the plant.
Glucose
What beneficial insect is commonly attracted to flowers and helps control pests by feeding on aphids?
Lacewing
I’m not a clock, but I face the sun,
I turn my head till the day is done.
What am I?
Sunflower
The vanilla flavoring we use comes from the pod of which type of plant
Orchid
This low-maintenance plant, known for surviving in minimal soil and needing occasional soaking, might droop when thirsty.
Air-Plant
What pigment gives leaves their green color?
Chlorophyll
Riddle: I'm slender and long, buzzing around in the sun. My tongue is my tool; I get the job done. What am I?
Hummingbird
I work with no hands, yet the soil I turn.
I eat what decays, as the composters learn.
Invisible tunnels are the paths that I make—
Guess me, the digger that gardens awake.
Worm
This bright spring flower has a cup-shaped bloom and comes in colors like yellow, white, and purple.
Tulip
This plant is known for its fragrant flowers and is often used to make perfumes and essential oils.
Jasmine
The movement of water through a plant and its evaporation from leaves is called what?
Transpiration
Identify the small, sap-sucking insect that often forms large colonies on the undersides of leaves.
Aphids
I lack green leaves yet thrive near a tree,
Trading its sugars for minerals from me.
Neither plant nor animal, still alive I remain—
Mysterious partner, what is my name?
Fungus
This majestic tree produces acorns, can live for hundreds of years, and is often a symbol of strength in forests.
Oak Tree
This tall tropical plant has large leaves and produces clusters of starchy roots, often used as food in many countries.
Cassava