Parts of a plant
What are the 3 main parts of a plant?
1. Roots
2. Stem
3. Leaves
What is the name of the process through which plants make food?
Photosynthesis
What are the male and female parts of a flower?
Male: stamen
Female: pistil, ovary
What are the 2 different groups of plants?
1. Seed plants
2. Seeded plants
Why are plants important for other animals?
They provide food, oxygen, and a home to many animals.
What are the 3 purposes of the roots?
1. To fix the plant to the ground
2. To absorb water and nurtrients from the soil
3. To store food for the plant
What is the first step of photosynthesis?
Plant roots take water and mineral salts (raw sap) from the soil.
What part of the flower contains the petals?
1. Flowering plants
2. Non-flowering plants
Why are plants important for the soil?
They protect the soil from being washed away by rain and wind.
What are the 2 purposes of the stem?
1. To support the plant
2. To carry water and nutrients to all parts of the plant
What is the second step of photosynthesis?
Raw sap travels up the stem to the leaves.
What part of the flower contains the sepals?
The calyx
What are the 2 types of seedless plants?
1. Mosses
2. Ferns
Why are plants important to humans?
They provide, food and oxygen.
What are the 2 types of stems?
1. Herbaceous
2. Woody
Leaves absorb carbon dioxide and sunlight, and transform the raw sap into elaborated sap.
What are the 4 stages in the life cycle of a flowering plant?
1. Pollen is produced in the stamens
2. The pollen reaches the pistil of another flower, travels to the ovary
3. The ovary makes fruit and the fruit makes seeds
4. A seed falls to the ground and a new plant grows
What are examples of flowering plants?
cherry tree, apple tree, poppy
What can plants be made into?
Fabrics like cotton; paper and furniture; medicine; decorations.
What is the main purpose of leaves?
To make food for the plant.
What is the fourth step of photosynthesis?
The elaborated sap travels from the leaves to the other parts of the plant, and the plant releases oxygen into the air.
What are the 2 types of fruit?
2. Dry fruits
What are some examples of non-flowering plants?
fir, cypress, pine
Paper, wooden desks and chairs, cork bulletin board, etc.