Plant Part
This part of a plant anchors it in the ground and absorbs water.
What are roots?
The process where a tiny plant starts growing from a seed is called this.
What is germination?
All plants begin life as this.
What is a seed?
Plants need these four things to grow strong and healthy.
What are sunlight, water, air, and soil?
This type of tree loses their leaves in winter to save energy.
What are deciduous trees?
This part of a plant helps carry water and nutrients from roots to leaves.
What is a stem?
Plants take in this gas from the air to help them make food.
What is carbon dioxide?
After a seed sprouts, the plant enters this stage and starts growing leaves.
What is the seedling stage?
These plants don’t need soil to grow! They can grow in water instead.
What is hydroponics?
This climbing plant wraps around objects to grow taller and get more sunlight.
What is a vine?
These help plants turn sunlight into energy by using a process called photosynthesis
What are leaves?
Plants release this gas, which humans and animals need to breathe.
What is oxygen?
When a flower receives pollen, it begins this process to make seeds.
What is pollination?
Adding crushed eggshells or banana peels to soil helps plants because they contain this important nutrient.
What is calcium (or potassium, depending on the material)?
Plants that grow in wet areas often have these wide parts to float on water.
What are lily pads (or floating leaves)?
Flowers produce this powdery substance that helps new plants grow.
What is pollen?
*This process lets plants move water from roots to leaves and release moisture into the air.
What is transpiration?
Some plants spread seeds by using wind, water, or animals in this process.
What is seed dispersal?
Some plants can survive with very little water. These plants live in this climate/habitat.
What is the desert?
These animals are attracted to the release of strong smells from plants to help with pollination.
What are insects?
Some plants have special roots that store food for later. Can you name one?
What is a carrot (or potato, turnip, beet, etc.)?
*Some plants grow better when they bend toward sunlight. What is this called?
What is phototropism?
This cycle of a plant's life cycle repeats when a seed grows into a mature plant and produces more seeds is called this.
What is reproduction (or life cycle continuation)?
Trees with needle-like leaves that stay green all year belong to this group.
What are coniferous trees?
These desert plants have thick leaves that store water.
What are succulents?