Characteristics of Plants
Trees
Flowers, Seeds and Fruits
Non-flowering Plants
100

What does the STEM of a plant do?

The STEM holds the plant up.

100

What are TREES?

Trees are tall, woody plants.

100

What do the SEEDs of a plant do?

They make new plants.

100

What color leaves do FERNS have?

Ferns have green leaves.

200

What do the LEAVES do?

The LEAVES take in air and sunlight.

200

What is the name for the stem of a tree?

A trunk.
200

What are the four parts of a flower?

Petals, stamen, pistils, sepals.
200

Name 2 types of non-flowering plants.

Mosses and Ferns.

300

What do the ROOTS do?

The ROOTS take in water and nutrients from the soil.

300
What type of tree is the same all year round?

Evergreen trees.

300

What does the FRUIT of a plant contain?

The FRUIT contains seeds that will grow into new plants.

300

What are MOSSES like?

Mosses are short and soft.

400

What is grass like?

Grass is thin and bendy.
400

What is a branch?

A branch is a part of the tree that grows out of the trunk.  Branches are smaller stems that are connected to the big tree trunk.
400

What is the STAMEN?

The stamens are the male parts of flowers.

400

Where do mosses and ferns like to live?

In shady places like woods and forests.

500

What are BUSHES?

They are short plants that have lots of stems.

500

In what season do deciduous trees lose their leaves?

In Autumn.

500

What is the PISTIL?

The pistil is the female part of the plant.

500

How do mosses and ferns reproduce?

They reproduce with SPORES.

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