Plant Parts 1
The structure of the plant that holds or anchors it in the ground.
What is a root?
What is the purpose of stems in plants?
To allow the movement of water, nutrients, and sugars across a distance.
Coconuts are an edible example of this part of the plant.
What are seeds?
This part of the plant produces and contains seeds?
What are flowers or fruit?
The structure that moves the water and nutrients up the plant?
What is the stem?
What gas do plants give off during the process of photosynthesis?
oxygen
Carrots are an edible example of this part of the plant.
What are roots?
What are the ingredients a leaf needs to make its food?
sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide
The scientific name for the gas in the air that leaves need, along with light and water, to make food (or energy) for the plant.
What is carbon dioxide?
This part of the plant attracts pollinators and makes seeds.
What is the flower?
Why do roots grow down on most plants?
Because of the force of gravity pulling them down.
This part of the plant holds the plant up toward the sun or light source.
What are stems?
The name of the process in which leaves create food for the plant.
What is photosynthesis?
This part of the plant is like a kitchen and makes the plants food.
What is the leaf?
What is the name of the food a plant produces during photosynthesis?
Sugar or glucose
When you eat salad, what part of the plant are you eating?
Leaves
The part of the plant that gets the water and nutrients for the plant.
What is the root?
Plants have tubes in them. What are the tubes for?
The tubes carry water and nutrients to different parts of the plant and move waste out of the plant.
How do plants respond to light?
They grow to or toward the light.
How can the shape of a plant help it survive?
The shape can help with its ability to capture sunlight in photosynthesis, managing water loss, and adapting to climate conditions.