Plant World Basics
Where on Earth can you find plants?
Answer: Where? Anywhere on Earth—plants can be found in forests, gardens, deserts, wetlands, and urban areas.
What energy begins the process of photosynthesis?
What? Sunlight energy.
What do we call a tree with one woody stem, at least 13 feet tall, and 3 to 4 inches thick?
What? A tree.
What does a part of each flower become?
Fruit
What Native American tea ingredient led scientists to discover the main ingredient for aspirin?
Willow bark/leaves.
What do plants provide for humans?
Answer: What? Oxygen, shelter, fuel, medicine, and more.
What do plants produce from carbon dioxide and water?
Glucose (sugars).
What part of a needleleaf tree is its needles?
Its leaves.
What does the fruit of a tree or plant do?
It holds and protects the seeds
What is the most useful type of palm tree due to its over 1,000 uses?
The coconut palm.
What is the natural home of a plant called?
A plant's habitat.
What is the green matter in plants that helps them make food?
Chlorophyll.
What kind of tree has broad, flat leaves?
A broadleaf tree
What is the fruit of the oak tree?
Acorns
What is the main difference between a deciduous tree and an evergreen tree?
A deciduous tree loses its leaves; an evergreen tree retains its leaves year-round.
What does the plant world give us a picture of?
The creativity of our Creator God.
How do plants produce oxygen?
How? By using carbon dioxide from the air and giving off oxygen in return.
What do we call a needleleaf tree that keeps its leaves throughout the year?
An evergreen tree
What is the organic material found in soil called?
Humus
Which conifer has very short, flat needles that grow on little stalks?
Hemlocks
What is a living thing called?
An organism.
What are the inputs and outputs during photosynthesis?
Inputs: Sunlight, carbon dioxide, water;
Output: Glucose (sugars).
What kind of tree has long, thin needles?
A pine tree.
What does humus do for the soil?
It adds nutrients and can soak up water.
Which conifer has single needles that grow directly on the twig?
Firs