what living things need
I am a living thing that makes my own food.
plants
This can grow into a new plant. Most fruits have these.
seed
When a fruit is BLANK it can be picked and is ready to be eaten.
ripe
I hold the plant in the soil. I also take in water and minerals. I also store food for the plant.
roots
am the name of the seed for an oak tree. Squirrels eat me.
acorn
I am the 3 BASIC things a plant needs to make its own food.
sunlight , air ,water
I am 3 things that can move pollen between flowers.
birds, bees, wind and water.
Fruits protect me. I live inside a fruit. There can be 1 or me or many, many of me.
seed
I take in air and use sunlight to make food.
leaves
The way plants and animals look or act. Children have many of these from their parents.
trait
When plants make food, they give off this gas. We need to breathe this in order to live.
oxygen
Every seed has this. It keeps the seeds from out.
seed coat
I am an orange fruit with many seeds. I am round and shiny on the outside and juicy on the inside.
orange
O hold up the plant. I allow water and food to travel through the plant.
stem
This tree lives in a very dry place. It has almost no leaves! It stores its water in its thick stem.
Joshua Tree
Bits of rock and soil that help plants and animals grow.
minerals
Some seeds have me. I am hard and I provide an extra layer of protection for the seed. Hint: Penus have me.
shell
I am a small round fruit. I am brown on the outside and green on the inside. I have many tiny, black seeds.
kiwi
The part of a plant that can become a fruit.
flower
Trees and other plants that live in very wet places have me.
large leaves
I am what comes out of the ground right after you place a seed. I am a very tiny plant.
saprout
This shows how a living thing grows, lives, makes more of its kind & dies. It begins with a seed.
life cycle
Roots always grow down into me to keep the plant in one place. There are many minerals in me.
ground
Most flowers make me. I am a sticky powder inside the flower than helps to make the seeds.
pollen
I am a flower that has seeds that move with the wind. I have long, light tufts that can float in the air. I am white and circular shaped.
dandelion