Vocabulary
Lesson 1: How do plants use sunlight to make food?
Lesson 2: How do plants use roots and stems to grow?
Lesson 3: What affects plant growth?
Lessons 4 + 5
100
What do you call it when plants make more of the same kind?
Reproduce
100
Fill in the blank: Unlike animals, plants ______ their own food?
Make
100
Carrots and dandelions are examples of what kind of root?
taproot
100
What two things affect plant growth?
temperature, seasons
100
What are the two types of cones that conifers make?
small pollen cone, large seed cone
200
What is any material needed by living things for energy, growth, and repair?
nutrient
200
Energy from what enters the plant's leaves to help the plant make food?
the sun
200
Grass and pine trees are examples of what kind of root?
Fibrous roots
200
What two elements do plants get from the air?
carbon, oxygen
200
What are three ways to classify plants?
color, size, shape
300
What is the term that means to begin to grow?
germinate
300
Plant's leaves take in ___________ and let out __________ (gases)
carbon dioxide, oxygen
300
Most plant stems have tiny tubes that move what two things from the roots to the leaves?
Water and minerals
300
Which element does a plant get from the water in the soil?
Hydrogen
300
Coniferous trees grow what instead of flowers?
cones/needles
400
What is a small cell that grows into a new plant called?
spore
400
Name two ways leaves help a plant
control amount of water; protect plants
400
Do cactus stems grow above or below ground?
above
400
Where do most plants get the nitrogen they need?
Soil
400
Name the three parts of a seed
seed coat, seed leaf, developing plant leaf
500
What is the substance added to soil to help the plant produce more food?
fertilzer
500
What are the four main parts of a flower?
leaves, roots, stems, petals
500
Name three things that roots do for the plant
take in water and nutrients, store food, keep the plant stable
500
Which element helps regulate water in plants?
Potassium
500
Define pollinate
Pollination means to carry pollen to another flower
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