Responding to Stimulus
Which part of the plant always grows downwards in response to gravity?
Roots
What part of the plant collects water?
Roots
What part of the plant helps hold the leaves up?
Stem
When a plant is pollinated what does it make?
A seed
What three things do all plants need to make food?
Water, sunlight, and Carbon Dioxide.
What part of the plant always grows up in response to gravity?
Stem
What part of the plant creates seeds?
Flower or cone
What job do the roots have other than collecting water and nutrients?
They anchor the plant in place.
What needs to happen before a plant can make a seed?
It needs to be pollinated.
What part of the plant is in charge of making food?
The Leaf
Sunlight
What does a leaf collect?
Carbon Dioxide and Sunlight
When a flower dies what is sometimes left in its place?
Fruit
What types of trees grow cones? No the answer is not Christmas trees.
Conifer trees
Where do plants get their energy?
The sun
Sally hypothesizes that if you plant a seed upside down the roots will grow up and the stem will grow down. Is Sally's hypothesis correct? Why or why not?
No, because roots always grow downwards even if they start growing from the top of the seed. Stems always grow upwards even if they start from the bottom of the seed.
What is flower petals job?
They are bright and colorful to attract pollinators such as bees, butterflies, and small birds.
What three things does the stem transport?
Water, nutrients, and food
Some plants do not grow seeds. What do they grow instead?
Spores
What is the process of making food called?
Photosynthesis