Plant Parts
This plant part absorbs water and nutrients from the soil.
Roots
The process plants use to make their own food using sunlight.
Photosynthesis
This type of soil has large particles and drains quickly.
Sandy Soil
Plants that complete their life cycle in one year.
Annuals
Tool used to water plants
Watering can/hose
This part transports water up from the roots.
Stem
The green pigment in plants that captures sunlight.
Chlorophyll
This soil type holds water well but drains poorly.
Clay soil
Plants with soft, non-woody stems.
Herbaceous plants
Tools used for digging small holes for planting
Trowel
These structures are responsible for photosynthesis.
Leaves
The movement of water through a plant and its evaporation from leaves.
Transpiration
The ideal soil for most plants, a mix of sand, silt and clay.
Loam
Plants that keep their leaves year-round.
Evergreens
Tool used to prune branches
Pruning shears
This reproductive part often attracts pollinators.
Flower
Plants that live for more than two years are called this.
Perennials
This measures how acidic or basic soil is.
This type of plant loses its leaves in the fall.
Deciduous plants
This tool loosens soil and removes weeds
Hoe
This part protects and helps disperse seeds.
Fruit
This hormone helps plants grow taller by elongating cells.
Auxin
Decomposed organic matter added to soil to improve it.
Plants that grow on another plant but are not parasitic.
Epiphytes
Machine used to mow grass.
Lawn mower