God's Plan
True or false: God designed creation so life can only come from life
True
What is the job of the leaves?
To make food for the plant (BONUS POINTS if you can name the 4 ingredients and name the food-making process!)
True or false: forests only have trees
false - they have many plants
What are the three parts of a tree?
The roots, trunk (stem), and crown (leaves)
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What is the only planet plants can grow on?
Earth
What is the job of the flower?
What is the job of the fruit?
To make the seeds (BONUS: what is the yellow powdery dust formed? What is the process of moving it from flower to flower called?)
To hold and protect the seeds
Temperate forests have leaves that change ___ with the seasons.
color
You can tell how old a tree is by counting its ____.
Annual rings
All living things depend on ____
plants
What are the jobs of the stem?
1. Bring water and minerals UP
2. Bring food DOWN to root storage
3. Hold the plant up (like a spine!)
Conifer forests are found in ___ climates
cold
Each annual ring stands for one ___ of growth.
year
The ability of plants to make more of the same kind (copy) is to ___
reproduce
What are the 3 parts of a seed?
1. seed coat
2. baby plant
3. stored food
(BONUS: we call a resting seed ....?)
(BONUS 2: what 3 things are needed for a seed to sprout?)
Instead of flowers, conifer trees make ___ to hold their seeds and have ____ instead of leaves.
cones and needles
What are the three layers of a tree trunk? What is special about each?
1. Heartwood - dark center rings
2. Sapwood - light sap-filled rings
3. Bark - the outer "skin" of the tree
To refill something is to ____
replenish
What are the jobs of the roots?
1. Absorb water and minerals from the soil
2. Hold the plant to the ground
3. Prevent soil erosion
Tropical rainforests grow in _____ climates that get much ___.
Tropical (hot) and rain
Why are trees important?
They give us food to eat, make homes for animals, give us building materials, give us clean air, give food to animals, etc.