Vocab
Photosynthesis
What is the process by which light energy is used by plants to make food?
I keep watering and watering my plants but they're always thirsty! What do I do??
My soil is too sandy. I must add clay (and silt) to hold the water.
Chocolate
PLANT!
Plants are able to make their own food by __________________.
Photosynthesizing!
Chlorophyll
What is the substance in chloroplasts that absorbs light energy?
I water my plants regularly, but they seem to be dying from overwatering! I dug up some roots and they look like their rotting. What do I do?
My soil has too much clay in it, which holds onto water. The roots are beginning to rot because they are constantly soaked in water. I need to add sand to help my soil drain.
Cinnamon
PLANT!
Plants have three basic parts: _________, ____________, and _________.
Roots, stems, and leaves.
Soil
A mixture of sand, silt, and clay?
FALSE!
All plants are multicellular. There are unicellular organisms that photosynthesize, but they are algae NOT plants!
The gas in your parents car.
PLANT!
Coal and oil fuels are made from plant products!
Plant cells have cell ___________.
WALLS
Loam
Soil that has a well-balanced mixture of sand, silt, and clay.
T/F: All plants need CO2, O2, water, and sunlight to grow.
TRUE!
The large table in the classroom.
NOT!
This table is covered in a plastic that looks like wood but isn't!
Plants are ______ -cellular.
Multi
Humus
Plants have specialized cells. Each plant organism has several different kinds of cells that perform the same job.
FALSE!
Plants have specialized cells. Each plant organism has several different kinds of cells that perform DIFFERENT jobs.
Tapioca pudding.
PLANT!
Tapioca is a starch extracted from cassava plant!
Plants have ____________ cells. This means that each plant organism has several different kinds of cells that perform different jobs.
specialized