Structures of Plants
I am an apple tree. I reproduce by.....
seeds
The letter "O" represents the element
Oxygen
conserve
to keep in a safe state
to not use up
True or false - plants can respond to their environment
What is true?
This part of the plant is where photosynthesis happens.
What are the leaves
I am the outside protection for the seed.
What is the seed coat.
To take in or soak up
absorb
chloroplast
a cellular part that contains chlorophyll
What happens to a plants position when it is placed in sunny window
It grows towards the sunshine/light
This part of a plant that holds it up to the sun, so it can go through photosynthesis
What is the stem
Just a little baby inside the seed. I am called...
the embryo
What is the name of the gas represented by the letters CO 2?
Carbon Dioxide
structure
something constructed
the shape of something
I am a plant that is wilting, falling over, and losing leaves; what do I need more of
water
A cactus has these structures for protection
spines
What are 3 foods that are seeds?
pumpkin - sunflower- sesame- "peanut" - "lima"
Any living thing is called an
Organism
glucose
a sugar source of energy for living things
Plants with flowers that ripen in the middle and grow a large protective flesh around the seeds make what kind of foods?
fruits and vegetables
A plant cell has a cell membrane and a cell
wall
How does a bird help disperse seeds?
Eating them and releasing the seeds as waste in another location
I can make my own food, I am a
producer/plant
organelle
a structure or part in a cell that performs a special function (ex mitochondria,chloroplast)
The leaves of a plant collect sunshine to make food. What do they do when there are no leaves? How do they survive?
Store it in cells vacuoles in the roots of the plant.
Why doesn't a seed need sunlight to start the plant growing?
The seed IS the food for the baby plant?
The name of the process for a plant making its own food
Photosynthesis
function
the particular purpose or job
Plants respond to light or other things in the environment because of their ......
hormones
This part of the peanut plant is the part that becomes the peanut
a "peg" . the stick that grows out of the flower & into the ground, after the flower dies
Germination is the "textbook" name for what process that happens to the seed?
seed begins to grow and develop into an immature (small) plant
C6 H12 O6 is the chemical formula (name) for
glucose/sugar
process
something going on
series of actions or changes
This plant is known to use photosynthesis and also eat insects
a venus flytrap