Parts of a plant
These fix the plant in the ground, absorb water and nutrients, and store food for the plant.
The roots
Plants make their own food through a process called ____.
Photosynthesis
Most plants _____ with flowers.
Reproduce
Seed plants are divided into two categories; flowering and _______ plants.
Non-flowering
_______ are important for the environment and people.
Plants
The ____ supports the plant and carries water and nutrients to all parts of the plant.
The stem
Plant roots absorb _____ and mineral salts to make raw sap.
Water
Flowers become _____, which contain seeds that grow new plants.
Fruits
Flowering plants have flowers, ______, and ______.
Fruits and seeds
Plants provide ____ for animals to eat.
Food
A woody stem is hard and rigid, like a tree, and an _______ stem is usually green, soft, and flexible.
Herbaceous stem
Carbon dioxide and and sunlight help transform raw sap into _______ sap.
Elaborated sap
Seeds contain a very small plant called an _____, which germinates and becomes a seedling.
Embryo
The plants have cones, needle-shaped leaves, and produce seeds. We often use them for Christmas trees.
Non-flowering plants
Plants turn into ____, which we use to write.
Paper
______ are responsible for making food for the plant. They have many shapes and two parts; the petiole, and the blade.
Leaves
During photosynthesis, plants release ____ into the air.
Oxygen
Name 2 parts of a flower.
Possible answers:
Female parts: pistil, ovary
Male parts: stamens, pollen
Corolla, petals
Calyx, sepals
Mosses and ferns do not have flowers or fruits and are called _______ plants.
Seedless plants
Name 2 ways people use plants.
Possible Answers:
Food, fabrics such as cotton, decoration, medicines, paper, and furniture
Name a leaf shape or edge.
Possible Answers
Shapes: round, ovate, triangular, hand-shaped, linear, needle-shaped, heart-shaped, spear-shaped.
Edges: smooth, round, lobedName 4 things plants need to make food.
Water, mineral salts, carbon dioxide, and sunlight
Pollen from stamens travels to ovaries of other plants. What happens after this?
The ovary develops into a fruit.
The fruit drops to the ground, and a new plant grows from the seeds.
Most of our food comes from which type of plant?
seed plants
Name 2 ways plants help the environment.
Possible answers:
Plants provide food for animals, homes, protect soil from rain and wind, and release oxygen during photosynthesis