Forests
the protective "skin" on the outside of trees
bark
a plant's ___ grow downward to absorb water and minerals from the soil
roots
yellow powdery dust formed by flowers
pollen
All living things depend on ____
plants
All flowering plants have ____
seeds
circles in the wood of a tree trunk that show a year's growth in a tree's life
annual ring
the part of the plant which carries water and minerals upward and food downward is the _____
stems
the act of moving pollen from flower to flower is called _____
pollination
What causes a leaf's veins to become blocked, which makes the leaves changed color?
Less sunlight
a gas given off by people and animals that plants need to make food
carbon dioxide
a forest where there is much rain
tropical rain forest
the part of the flowering plant that holds and protects seeds is the _____
fruit
_____ is the energy that helps plants make food
sunlight
God designed plant life to ______ or make more of its kind.
reproduce
Plant-like organisms which contain no chlorophyll are _____
fungi and bacteria
a forest containing many needed trees that bear cones
conifer forest
the part of the plant that makes food
the leaf
the food-making process of green plants
photosynthesis
the green material in plants (that help them make food)
chlorophyll
ferns and mosses are green plants that begin as a ____
spore
a forest growing where there are four seasons
Hint: think of our climate zone's name
temperate forest
the part of a plant that makes seeds is the ____
flower
When a seed is resting we say it is ____
dormant
Name all the things a plant needs to do photosynthesis
Hint: 4 things
1. Sunlight
2. Carbon Dioxide
3. Sunlight
4. Water
an insect or worm that breaks down decaying dead things is a _____
decomposer