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Substances that all living things need to grow
nutrients
Long, shallow roots
fibrous roots
process that joins a cut stem of one plant to a slice in teh stem of another plant
grafting
Sunlight is trapped by a leaf's____________
chlorophyll
example of plant that can cling to other objects to reach toward the sunlight
climbing vine plants
Gas breathed out by animals
carbon dioxide
deep roots that have tiny hairs to absorb water and nutrients
taproots
spores grow in__________.
capsules
the leaf gives off _____ as waste
oxygen
A plant that has roots to help them absorb nutrients from mud
lily pad
Process by which plants make their own food
Photosynthesis
swollen underground stem
tuber
first step in the flowering plant life cycle
A seed needs warmth, water, and air.
_____ and ________ in the leaves combine to make ______.
water, carbon dioxide, sugar
since PHOTO means "light" and SYNTHESIS means "putting together", how does the word photsynthesis describe the process by which a plant makes its own food?
plants use light energy, carbon dioxide, and water to make their own food
process by which leaves give off water
sprouts and begins to grow
germinates
Second step in the flowering plant life cycle
the seed sprouts and becomes a seedling
The ___ take in water
roots
Why do big tress have a great many leaves instead of a few large leaves?
Having many small leaves allows the tree to absorb more light at all different times of the day.
Each half of a leaf is a mirror image of the other
symmetry
Tiny cells from which some plants germinate
spores
Animals feed on its nectar, which helps the plant prepare more seeds
Example of a plant that has roots that grow near the surface to help them obtain water
cactus
Why are plants with active traps , like venus fly traps, found in areas that have poor soil?
The poor soils that these plants grow in do not provide the plants with the nutrients they need. So they must get nutrients in other ways.