Plants
Where can plants grow?
Everywhere
Which is shorter: a tree or a bush?
A bush
What is the difference between a flowering and non-flowering plant?
Flowering plants have flowers. Non-flowering plants don’t have flowers.
Where are the reproductive organs of a flowering plant?
In the flower
True or false: Plants make their own food.
What 3 parts does every plant have?
Stem, leaves, roots
True or false: Bushes have one hard stem.
False
Angiosperms produce _ _ _ _ _and _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Flowers and fruit
Why are petals colourful?
To attract insects
What is the process called where plants make their own food?
Photosynthesis
What is the function of the leaves?
They are where the plant makes food
Grass is _________ and can bend in the wind.
Flexible
Gymnosperms don’t produce _ _ _ _ _.
Fruit
The carpel has two parts: the _ _ _ _ _ _ and the _ _ _ _ _.
The stigma and the ovary.
What 4 things do plants need for photosynthesis?
Water, minerals, light energy from the sun, carbon dioxide.
What is the function of the roots?
To hold the plant in the ground and absorb water and minerals
What is the stem of a tree called?
A trunk
In angiosperms, where do the seeds develop?
Inside the fruit
The stamen produces _ _ _ _ _ _.
Pollen
What part of the plant takes in light from the sun?
The leaves
What is the function of the stem?
To give support and to transport water
How can you find out how old a tree is?
Counting the rings in the trunk - one ring equals one year.
In gymnosperms, where do the seeds develop?
Inside the cone
Name 2 ways that pollen is transported.
By insects and by wind
What gas does photosynthesis produce?
Oxygen