Vocabulary 1
Plants give off
oxygen
Tissue that carries water, food, and nutrients to all parts of the plants
vasular
Chlorophyll does what for a plant
collects sunlight
The part of the leaf where photosynthesis takes place is
chloroplasts
__________ plants take in water right from the ground surface or air.
nonvascular
Food moves down from the leaves to other parts of the plant through tubes called
phloem
All plants are made of
cells
2 reasons animals depend on plants
1. Animals can NOT make their own food
2. Animals must eat food to get energy to live and grow. (some eat plants or animals that have eaten plants)
A tree's wood is made from old
xylem
Plants get energy from sugar through
respiration
light, gravity, touch
The job of the plant stem is
holds up leaves
moves water, nutrients, and food
stores food and water
Plants make their own food by
Photosynthesis
______________ helps plants survive in a certain environment.
adaptation
The job of the leaves
make sugar that is food for the plant
Job of the roots
take in water and nutrients
hold the plant in the ground
store food