Parts of a Plant
Name that plant
Plant Terms
Fun Facts
True or False?
100
What part of the plant carries water from the roots to the leaves, and creates structural support?
What is a stem?
100
What plant creates a red juicy fruit/vegtable with seeds?
What is a tomato plant?
100
What is the term in which you would move a seedling from one location to another (a pot to a garden bed)?
What is transplanting?
100
Apples, Strawberries and peaches are all apart of what plant family?
The rose family.
100
True or False? Sweet potatoes and Potatoes belong to the exact same family.
False, potatoes are in the nightshade family and sweet potatoes belong to the morning glory family.
200
What part of the plant captures sunlight to create food for the plant through photosynthesis?
What is a leaf?
200
What is basil?
200
What is the term in which a seed "breaks open" and begins to grow into a plant?
What is germination?
200
How many gallons of water can a mature oak tree transpire into the atmosphere every year?
40,000
200
All plants produce flowers to reproduce?
False, many plants do produce flowers but some reproduce using spores.
300
What part of the plant produces pollen?
What is the Anther?
300
What is a Purple Coneflower?
300
What is the process where the plants create their own food?
What is photosynthesis?
300
What was Queen Elizabeth's favorite flower?
What is lily of the valley?
300
True or False?? Carnivorous plants get all their nutrients from the soil
False, they thrive in poor-nutrient soil areas and get extra nutrients from digesting insects.
400
What is the name of the tiny pore-like openings found mainly on the undersides of the leaves that allow for gas exchange?
What is Stomata?
400
What flower is the most famous in the summer months?
What is a sunflower?
400
What term describes a plant that completes its entire lifecycle in just one growing season?
What is an Annual?
400
What is the most used house plant?
What is a Golden Pothos? This plant is very hard to kill and thrives in any lighting condition.
400
True or False? Seaweed is a type of plant.
False, it is classified as algae.
500
What part of the flower forms a protective green outer ring around the bud before it opens into full bloom?
What is Sepal?
500
What plant keeps mosquitoes away?
What is citronella?
500
What is the process of gradually adapting indoor seedlings to outdoor elements like wind and sun called?
What is Hardening off?
500
What plant has exploding seeds that sound like gunshots?
What is a Sandbox Tree? They have seed pods that explode and fire up to 150 mph.
500
True or False? There is a tree that naturally grows a colorful trunk, with bright multi-colored neon bark resembling a rainbow.
True! The Rainbow Eucalyptus. It sheds parts of its outer bark, revealing different colors underneath.