Studying Plants
True or False: A cactus lives in the rain forest.
False! It lives in the dessert
These hold a plant into the ground and absorbs water and food.
Roots
The leaf of a plant can help the plant live in its __________.
Habitat
From page 40 in your notebook, what plant has many thin leaves?
Fern
Scientists use a system for sorting similar organisms into named groups that is called:
scientific classification
What characteristics of a cactus help it live in the desert?
A cactus stores water so it can survive in a dry, hot climate
These move water and food to all parts of the plant.
Stems
In a stem, the _____ tissue moves food, made by photosynthesis in the leaves, to the rest of the plant
(xylem or phloem)
Phloem
An insect or other animal that carries the pollen to the pistil of a flower is called a ___________.
Pollinator
This is what it is called to put similar things in the same group.
Classify
This plant eats insects.
A Pitcher Plant OR a Venus Fly Trap
True or False: Taproots are usually located in moist areas.
False. They are located in dry areas.
In a stem, the __ tissue moves water and food from the roots to the rest of the plant.
(xylem and phloem)
xylem
This is the process by which pollen is carried to the pistil of a flower.
Pollination
The plant kingdom is grouped into these two main categories.
No stem tissue and stem tissue
This plant has very large leaves that are designed for a rain forest.
Philodendron
True or False: A tuber is a thick underground stem like a potato.
True
In the desert habitat, some plants have ________ _______ that store water.
thick leaves or thick stems
This is a tiny, usually single cell that does not need to be pollinated to become a new plant.
Spore
In the plant kingdom, this is an example of a nonflowering plant.
Conifer (pine cone), fern
According to page 35 in your book, what are two plants that live in the rain forest?
Philodendron and Pitcher Plants
True or False: A carrot is a good example of a taproot.
True
This plant is unique because it makes food in its stem instead of in its leaves.
cactus
Simple plants do not have or make these.
Flowers/ seeds
These two plants have no stem tissue.
Mosses and Liverworts