Plant Basics
The oldest living things on Earth are these organisms.
What are plants?
This is the sugar produced by plants during photosynthesis.
What is glucose?
Plants like cacti have these to protect themselves from animals.
What are spines or thorns?
This carnivorous plant traps insects in its leaves.
What is the Venus Flytrap?
Without plants, animals would lack this essential resource.
What is oxygen?
Plants take in this gas to perform photosynthesis.
What is carbon dioxide?
During photosynthesis, plants release this gas as a byproduct.
What is oxygen?
This plant produces an oil that causes skin irritation when touched.
What is poison oak?
A plant that smells like rotten meat to attract beetles.
What is the beetle flower?
The process plants use to provide all the air we breathe and the food we eat.
What is photosynthesis?
The green pigment that makes photosynthesis possible.
What is chlorophyll?
The main source of energy for photosynthesis.
What is sunlight?
Nettles use this method to irritate animals and deter them.
What are stinging spines?
These seeds float through the air, spreading far from the parent plant.
What are dandelion seeds?
This part of the plant is often eaten by animals to spread seeds.
What is fruit?
The term for the process where plants convert sunlight into food.
What is photosynthesis?
This reaction requires water and carbon dioxide to make sugar and oxygen.
What is photosynthesis?
Cacti store this in their stems to survive dry environments.
What is water?
Plants like kelp live in water and don’t need these structures for support.
What are roots?
This natural plant extract can soothe burns.
What is aloe vera?
The part of a plant that absorbs water and nutrients from the soil.
What are roots?
The microscopic structures in leaves where photosynthesis occurs.
What are chloroplasts?
The defensive strategy where plants release bad smells to attract or repel insects.
What is chemical defense?
This plant grows in swamps and digests insects for nutrients.
What is the pitcher plant?
Plants are used to make this medicinal beverage for soothing sore throats.
What is chamomile tea?