Parts of a Plant
What is the job of the leaves?
Leaves make food for the plant using water from the soil, carbon dioxide from the air and energy from the sunlight through a process called photosynthesis.
Name 3 things that can be found in your house that came from a plant.
Chairs, beds, tables, paper, shelves, etc ...
Name two things that an animal needs to survive.
Food, water, space
What are the two different types of leaves that we learned about?
Simple and Compound
What is the job of the stem?
The stem carries water from the roots up to the rest of the plant. It also holds the plant up.
Name 3 plants that you can eat.
Cucumber, broccoli, tomatoe, lettuce, apples, etc ..
Name two things a plant needs to survive.
Sunlight, air, water, carbon dioxide
What two seasons in Canada make it difficult to identify plant by their leaves?
Spring and Winter
What is the job of the roots?
The roots collect water and transport it to the stem. They also keep the plant in place.
Cotton is one of the most useful plants on earth. Name three things that can be made from cotton.
Shirts, jeans, socks, underwear, etc ...
Name two animals that eat plants.
Bears, squirrels, cows, etc ...
What are three environmental conditions that threaten plant survival?
Use of Pesticide
Picking Flowers
Hurricanes
Cutting down trees .. etc
What is the job of the flower?
Flowers develop seeds to reproduce the plant.
What happened to the stalk of celery when we left it sitting in blue water?
The celery drank up the water and turned blue.
Name three ways that a seed travels.
Wind, water, animals.
What is one way that plants protect themselves?
Sticky Goo
Thorns/thistles
Smells ... etc.
What is the job of the seeds?
The seeds contain the baby plant which will grow into a new plant.
Name three things that are made from wood.
Tables, shelves, chairs, beds, etc ...
Name one way that plants and animals help each other.
Many possible answers.
What does a dandilion do to protect itself?
It has taproots that go deep down so that it continues to spread and it is therefore able to grow back once it is picked.