Vocabulary
What is a botanist?
A scientist who studies plants
Where does a plant's life begin?
With a seed
What is the job of the roots.
Absorb water and nutrients
Name one thing a plant needs.
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You can observe plants over a period of time.
True
What does germinate mean?
To begin to grow
What part of the plant begins to grow first?
A root
What is the job of the stem?
To hold up the plant and leaves.
To carry water and nutrients.
Name 2 things a plant needs.
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Trees are the largest living thing on earth.
True
What is a system?
Something with parts and each part has a job.
What part of the plant first appears above the soil?
The stem
What is the job of the leaves?
To make food for the plant using photosynthesis.
Name 3 things a plant needs.
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You can plant a carrot seed to grow a corn plant.
False
What does it mean to observe something?
To look and think about something.
What type of leaf first begins to grow on the stem and what is the name of the next type of leaves that will grow?
Seed leaf
True leaves
What is the job of the flower?
To make seeds.
Name 4 things a plant needs.
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Seeds need light to begin growing.
True-they need the warmth of light.
Or false- If it is warm a seed can germinate without light but will need light to continue to grow.
What is photosynthesis?
A process where leaves use carbon dioxide, sunlight, and water to make food for the plant.
After the leaves begin growing, what is the next part of the plant to develop?
A bud which will bloom into a flower.
Name 2 things that hold and protect seeds on a plant.
Some plants have seed pods and some plants have fruit.
Bonus! Some trees have cones to hold and protect seeds!
Name all 5 things a plant needs.
Water
Sunlight
Space
Air(carbon dioxide)
Nutrients(usually from the soil)
Plants will only grow if they are planted in soil.
True
Some scientists are growing plants in water but have to add nutrients to the water.