Living Things
Living things ____ and ______.
Grow and change
What are the 3 main parts of a plant?
Leaves stem roots
What is the thick stem of a tree called?
Trunk
Why can't a cactus survive in the rainforest?
Because there is too much water
Where do the seeds often stay safe?
In the fruits
Why is a desert the perfect environment for a cactus?
Because a cactus does not need a lot of water to survive, and a desert has very little water.
What do leaves use to make food?
Sunlight and air
Some plants are tall. Other plants, like grass, _____ ___ along the ground.
Spread out
Thomas Teacher brought bamboo plants to Canada to plant at his house. Is it a good idea or not? Give 2 reasons why.
NO!!!
1: they are very hard to remove
2: they will grow through Thomas Teacher's house
3: the ecosystem in Canada doesn't have anything to keep the bamboo under control, so it will grow everywhere
When Thomas Teacher eats a coconut, what part of the coconut tree is he eating?
The seed
Name 3 things living things need to live
Food, water, and air
What are the 2 functions of the stem?
1: move food and water to other plant parts
2: hold up the plant
What are the safe plant parts to eat?
A: leaves stem roots cookie
B: hamburger
C: leaves car roots seeds
D: roots seeds leaves trunk
D
Thomas Teacher planted his jelly plant in the soil and watered it for 2 weeks, but nothing is coming out. Why?
A: It needs more water
B: it's not a real plant
C: what?
D: hamburger
B
When Thomas Teacher eats cinnamon, what part of a cinnamon tree is he eating?
The trunk
What are the differences between living and nonliving things?
Nonliving things do not need food, water, or air to live. They do not make new things like themselves.
What do roots do? (2 things)
1: they keep plants in the ground
2: they take water and nutrients from.the soil.
Stems can be ____ or _____
Thin or thick
A maple leaf and lettuce are both ______.
Leaves
When Thomas Teacher eats lettuce, what part of a lettuce plant is he eating?
The leaves
Name 5 things plants need to live
Air water nutrients sunlight space
Name a plant that has long and deep roots
Cactus, Bamboo
Some plants have ________ leaves. Other plants are only green.
Colorful
Can plants grow in water? Yes or no
Yes like the lilipad and the lotus
When Thomas Teacher eats a carrot, what part of a carrot plant is he eating?
The root