Parts of A Plant
openings on the underside of a plant's leaves that open and close to prevent water from escaping.
What are stomata?
Plants need sunlight to perform this chemical reaction to produce their own food.
What is photosynthesis??
What is energy?
Without this necessary factor, plants cannot undergo photosynthesis and make their own food?
(Think about the virtual plant experiment)
What is sunlight?
Water travels up the center of the stem through these specialized tissues that act like straws.
What are xylem?
Evaporation of water from a plant's leaves.
What is Transpiration?
These structures transport sugars to all parts of the plant.
What are phloem?
Carbon dioxide and water combine in the presence of light energy to produce sugar and oxygen. Name this process.
What is photosynthesis?
The plant structure in which photosynthesis takes place.
What are leaves?
Place where water and nutrients are absorbed in a plant.
What are the roots?