STUDYING PLANTS
Where might a plant live with a water-storing stem?
desert
What does the ROOTS do for a plant?
They hold the plant in the ground.
Classify means to put ______ things in the same group.
SIMILIAR
A ____ is a tiny single cell that does NOT need to be pollinated to become a new plant.
SPORE
What is it called when pollen is carried to the pistil of the flower?
pollination
What part of the plant absorbs water and nutrients?
ROOTS
Simple PLANTS do NOT______.
make seeds
A __________ does not flower or produce seeds.
PLANTS that live in the rainforest can have bigger/wider leaves, WHY?
The bigger leaves absorb more sunlight.
What does the STEM do?
Moves water and food to all parts of the plant.
A _______has a spine that protects it from animals
CACTUS
FUNCTION and FORM of a plant help it to live in its _____.
habitat
How are plants alike?
They have ROOTS, STEMS & LEAVES.
Where are BULBS and TUBERS are found _____?
underground
Simple plants DO NOT_____.
have FLOWERS
An insect or animal that carries pollen to the pistil of a flower is ________.
pollinator
How are PLANTS different?
They can look different and can work in different ways.
In a STEM, the ______ tissue moves food, made by photosynthesis in the leaves, to the rest of the plant.
PHLOEM
In a stem, the ______ tissue moves water and food from the ROOTS to the rest of the plant.
XYLEM
What is it called when: Scientists use a system for sorting similar organisms into groups?
scientific classification