Definitions
Living thing that makes its own food:
Plant
Which part of the plant absorbs water and nutrients from the soil?
Roots
Name a fruit we eat
Squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, apples
Tiny parts of plants that help make food
Chloroplasts
Plants use energy from ____________ to make food.
Gas that plants give off
Oxygen
Part of the plant that contains seeds
Fruit
Carrots, turnips, sweet potatoes
Tiny openings on the underside of leaves that allow carbon dioxide into the plant and let oxygen out
Stomata
Why do animals and humans eat plants?
To get the energy that is stored there
Gas that plants take in
Carbon Dioxide
Transports food and water to different parts of the plant
Stem
Name a stem we eat:
Celery, broccoli stems
Green coloring inside chloroplasts that make plants green and absorb sunlight
Chlorophyll
Name 2 things besides food that animals and people use plants for:
Paper, housing, furniture, fuel, medicine
How do plants and animals help each other?
Plants release oxygen that animals need. Animals breath out carbon dioxide that plants need.
Part of the plant that stores food and we most often eat:
Fruit
Name a leaf plant that we eat:
Lettuce, cabbage, spinach
Why do leaves change colors in the fall?
Plants produce less chlorophyll
What 2 things do plants make during photosynthesis?
Food and oxygen
Plants make food through a process called
Photosynthesis
Part of the plant that makes food
Leaves
Name a seed that we eat:
Nuts, beans, peas, wheat, oats, corn
Tiny tubes that carry sugar to all the parts of the plant
Phloem
What 3 things do plants need for photosynthesis?
Sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide