Parts of a Plant
What part of a plant helps keep it in place in the ground?
The Roots
Do the leaves help a plant with growth, safety, or reproduction?
Growth
Name one of the three things plants will respond to.
Gravity
Light
Touch
What part of a plant keeps the plant up straight?
The Stem
Does the flower help a plant with growth, safety, or reproduction?
Reproduction
A plant tips over on its side. After being left on its side for 3 weeks, the stem starts to bend up towards the sky and keep growing. What is this plant responding to?
What part of a plant Collects sunlight to turn into food?
The Leaves
Do the roots of a plant help MOST with growth, safety, or reproduction?
Growth (since they provide nutrients from the soil and water)
The touch-me-not fern is a plant that closes its leaves when it feels threatened by something nearby. What is this plant responding to?
Touch
What part of the plant attracts bugs to help with reproduction?
The Flower
Do thorns help a plant with growth, safety, or reproduction?
Safety
Imagine you place a plant on a ledge near a window. If you leave the plant alone, which way will it start to grow? How do you know?
Towards the light from the window, because plants always grow towards a source of light for energy.
What is one thing the flower does or has that helps it attract bugs?
Any of the following:
Bright colors
Nectar to eat
Sweet smell
Does the stem of a plant help with growth, safety, or reproduction?
Growth
The Venus flytrap is an example of plants that respond to what?
Touch