External Structures
List 5 external structures
Flower, fruit, leaves, stem and roots.
Which internal structure is used to take water to the leaves of the plant?
xylem
What is science and what is a model?
Science is the study of the world based on observations and the use of models.
Model is a simple way to represent a more complex object or idea.
What external structures are a result of God's judgement for the sin of people?
Explain how they are beneficial.
Thorns, spines, and prickles.
Protects plants from predators, shade plants during the day, keep plants warm at night, collect moisture from the air.
Which external structure makes food for plants?
Leaves
What is the function of the chloroplasts?
They use energy from the sun to make food for the plant
A scientist who studies plants
What is Botanist
Name one of each that you can eat: seed and root?
Seeds: sunflower, pumpkin, watermelon, almonds, pistachios.
Roots: carrots, radishes, ginger, beets.
What are two types of roots? Give an example of each.
Taproot: long and thick. ex: carrots
Fibrous root: thin and plenty. ex: grass
Which internal structure does photosynthesis take place?
Chloroplast
What is photosynthesis?
What 3 things does a plant need for photosynthesis?
The process of plants making food.
Energy from the sun, carbon dioxide, and water.
What are some things made from plants? (not food)
cotton/clothes, house, pencil, desks, bookshelf, table, furniture
What are 2 types of stems?
soft, green stems and woody stems
which structure takes in carbon dioxide?
Stomata
Flowering plants vs Evergreen plants
Flowering plants: lose their leaves when the weather gets cooler
Evergreen: keep their leaves when the weather gets cooler.
How do plants respond to touch & gravity?
Touch: close when insects touch them; grasp an object that they touch.
Gravity: roots are pulled down by the force of gravity. Stems grow the opposite way of the roots
What external structures of plants help them reproduce?
Flowers, fruit
Which internal structure takes sugar from the leaves to the other parts of the plant?
Phloem
What is an organism and what are their basic needs?
A living thing. Food, water, air and space.
What do plants produce and let out AFTER photosynthesis?