Plant Parts & Jobs
Which part holds the plant up?
The stem
Plants bend and grow toward this source of energy.
This group of animals has fur or hair and usually live births.
A rose or sunflower is this type of plant because it has these colorful structures.
Flowering
In this season, many trees lose their leaves.
Fall
Which part of the plant takes in water from the soil?
The Roots
These grow down because of gravity.
Roots
This group has feathers and lays eggs.
Birds
Pine trees make seeds inside
Cones
Animals like bears rest or sleep for most of this cold season.
Winter
Which part makes food for the plant using sunlight?
Leaves
This plant part grows upward, away from gravity.
The stem
These animals have scales, are cold-blooded, and lay eggs on land.
Reptiles
Ferns make…
A. Seeds
B. Spores
C. Flowers
Spores
Plants use sunlight, air, and water to make this.
Their own food
Name the process plants use to make their own food.
photosynthesis
If you put a plant in a dark room except for one window, what will the plant do?
Grow toward the window
A butterfly, spider, or ant belongs to this group.
Anthropods
Plants like moss grow best in…
A. Dry sand
B. Wet, shady places
C. Snow
Wet, shady places
Animals change fur color (like arctic foxes) in response to this.
seasons or temperature changes
Flowers help plants by making…
seeds
Explain one way a plant and an animal help each other survive.
Bees pollinate flowers; flowers give nectar.
Animals spread seeds; plants provide food or oxygen.
Birds use trees for shelter; trees get seeds spread.
What do we call animals with a backbone?
Vertebrates
Which group uses spores, not seeds?
Ferns and moss
Florida doesn’t have four strong seasons, but states farther north do. Name the four seasons.
Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall