Plants
Stages of Plants
Changes
Adapting
Survival
100
Every plant and animal has a pattern of growth and development.
What is a life cycle?
100
Seeds need water and warmth to begin to grow or _______________.
What is germinate?
100
The stages of metamorphosis in a grasshopper.
What is egg, young (nymph), and adult?
100
Take in water and nutrients from the habitat. They may also hold the plant in place and store food and water. Each variety of plant will survive where their size, length, and spread are adapted to the habitat.
What are roots?
100
In habitats where the temperature is cold, animals may have these adaptations.
What is blubber or thick fur for warmth?
200
Plants and animals have ___________ that allow them to survive the conditions within habitats in which they live.
What are adaptations?
200
Produce the parts of the plant that will be needed for the adult plant to survive in its habitat.
What is seedlings?
200
The stages of metamorphosis in a beetle.
What is egg, larva, pupa, and adult?
200
Some plants have special structural _______________ for meeting their needs in their particular habitat.
What are adaptations?
200
Some examples include: o Water lilies develop wide leaves that allow them to float on the water to capture sunlight to make food. o Evergreen trees have leaves that are thin, waxy needles to protect them from freezing and from losing water.
What are leaf adaptations?
300
A place where an organism or groups of organisms live and obtain the air, food, water, shelter or space, or light needed to survive.
What is a habitat?
300
Begin to grow and take in nutrients and water from the habitat.
What are roots?
300
Have the same structures (for example roots, stems, and leaves) as seedlings, but in addition they develop flowers or cones, which produce seeds.
What are mature plants?
300
Some examples include: o Some fruits are moist and fleshy (tomatoes, grapes, or peaches). Fleshy fruits attract animals that eat them helping to disperse the seeds. o Others fruits are dry and/or hard (coconuts, walnuts or pea pods).
What are fruit adaptations?
300
Flowers often have special sizes, smells, shapes, or colors that attract organisms for ____________________.
What is pollination?
400
The spreading of pollen from flower to flower.
What is pollination?
400
Starts to grow towards light and the first leaves form on this.
What is stem?
400
Some animals begin as an egg and then undergo changes in their life cycle. These changes may be in appearance, color, shape, or growth of new structures. These changes in form are called ___________________.
What is metamorphosis?
400
Examples include: o Water lilies have long roots that can take in nutrients from the muddy bottoms of ponds or lakes. o Cacti have roots that spread out close to the surface for living in dry habitats. o Carrots and dandelions have a large, thick root that is longer than its other roots. This long root helps the plant survive by reaching far underground to find water and to firmly anchor the plant.
What are root adaptations?
400
Some examples include: o Vines have stems that can climb and stick to various surfaces to ensure that the leaves are exposed to light. o Corn and sunflowers have stems that grow thick and strong but remain green and flexible so that they can grow toward the sun. o Trees develop woody stems to support their size and provide protection during their long life cycles. o Cacti have thick stems that store water when the habitat does not provide it. o Some stems have thorns that provide protection.
What are stem adaptations?
500
Contain tiny undeveloped plants and enough food for growth to start.
What is a seed?
500
Help the plant make its food.
What are leaves?
500
Some animals give birth to baby animals that look like small _____________. As the babies grow, they change in size. Other changes might be color, shape, or type of covering.
What is adults?
500
Move and store water and nutrients in the plant. They also provide support and protection for the plant.
What are stems?
500
Formed around the seed to protect it.
What are fruits?
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