Structures of Plants
This part of the plant is one of the first things to grow out of the seed
The roots
This part of a seed protects it from cold weather and other potential harms.
The seed coat
Plants need these four things to grow
Water, soil, air, and sunlight
All plants begin as this
Seeds
Plants can survive without air
False: Plants need air to make food
This part of a plant moves water and food throughout the plant
The stem
What does a seed need to begin to germinate?
Water
True or false: Plants only need to grow water to be healthy
False
To make more of its kind
Reproduce
A plant needs only water and air to make food
False: Plants need water, air, AND sunlight to make its own food
Plants use this part of the plant to reproduce
Their flowers (pollen)
This is the term used to describe the baby plant inside of a seed.
An embryo
Why do plants need sunlight?
It gives them energy to grow and make food
When seeds are transported to new areas to grow
Seed dispersal
A plant could survive without roots and a stem
False: A plant needs roots and a stem to get water and nutrients
This part of the plant absorbs water and nutrients from the soil and sends it to other parts of the plant
The roots
When the roots and stem of a plant begin to grow out of a seed, the seed has ________
Germinated
Why do plants need to make pollen?
To reproduce
The plant must grow into this before it can reproduce
The roots are only needed for getting water and nutrients from the soil
False: Roots help the plant stand upright
A plant's food supply is created in this part of a plant
The leaves
This is the food supply of a seed.
The cotyledons
What is something some plants need to start growing (besides water and soil)?
Temperature
When seeds begin to grow into plants
Germination
Stems and leaves grow towards sunlight only because they are afraid of the dark.
False: They grow towards sunlight because sunlight provides the plant with energy it needs to make food