Structures
Functions
Photosynthesis
Response to Stimuli
Plants
100

A salad has carrots, radishes, and onions in it.  What part/structure of the plant are carrots, radishes, and onions?

Root

100

What part of the plant absorbs (gets) water from the soil?

roots

100

What part of most plants use sunlight to make food?

leaves

100

If you place a plant in a closed box and cut a hole on one side of the box, what happens as the plant grows?

it will grow toward the light, the stem will bend to grow toward the light. 

100

Mrs. Stout has 2 plants.  She puts both in a sunny spot. She waters 1 plant every day and the other plant only gets water once a week.  After 2 weeks she notices the plants look different.  Why do the plants look different?

because they were not getting the same amount of water

200

When you eat lettuce, what structure of the plant are you eating?

Leaf

200

Plants grow from seeds.  In what part of the plant are seeds formed?

A. flowers and cones

B. leaves and roots

C. cones and leaves

D. stems and flowers

A. flowers and cones

200

Which living thing can perform photosynthesis?

Butterfly, rock, sunflower, frog, or turtle

sunflower

200

Plants respond to stimulus.  How do plants respond to the temperature in the environment?

A. The right temperature can make seeds germinate.

B. The right temperature can make pine cones close.

C. The right temperature can make leaves grow smaller.


the right temperature can make seeds germinate (start to grow)

200
Scientists classify plants.  What are the 2 groups plants are classified into?

Flowering and non flowering

300

Mrs. Sacks loves celery.  What structure of a plant is celery?

stem

300

What is the function of the stem?

The stem moves(carries) water and nutrients through the plant like a straw or elevator

300

What is the original source of energy in a food chain or photosynthesis?

sunlight

300

Plants respond to stimulus in their environment.  What is an example of how plants respond to gravity?

roots grow downward

300
Flowering plants reproduce with seeds.  How do nonflowering plants reproduce (2 ways)?

spores and cones with seeds