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Essential Elements
Seeds
Roots
Stems
Leaves
100

The roots suck this up from the soil and send it up the plants

WATER

100

The part of the seed that softens and peels away so a root can grow out of it

SEED COAT

100

1 of the main functions of the roots 

1)Anchor them to the ground OR 2) absorb water and nutrients

100

The stem has 2 important jobs. Name one

Transport water and minerals from the roots OR Bring nutrients down from the leaves

100

The chemical in plants that makes them green

CHLOROPHYLL

200

Part of the earth, most plants need are anchored to the ground in this

SOIL

200

The part of the seed that needs nutrients from inside the seed so that a root can sprout

EMBRYO

200

What types of roots are very thin and stringy

FIBROUS

200

The name of the part in the stem that carries water and nutrients to the top of the plant

XYLEM

200

The process a plant goes through to make its own food

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

300

This element spreads seeds from the flower so new plants can grow

WIND/AIR

300

This part feeds the embryo nutrients so a root can sprout

SEED LEAF (Cotyledon)

300

The type of root that has 1 main root with many root hairs growing off of it

TAPROOTS

300

Carries the food down from the leaves

PHLOEM

300

What is the purpose of leaves often being large and flat 

Capture SUNLIGHT

400

The element that brings energy to the plant so it can go through phtotsynthesis

SUN/LIGHT

400

The type of leaf that we dissected/took apart

LIMA BEAN

400

The reason roots in dry environments are very long

They need to reach the water deep in the ground

400

During our celery experiment, what part of the plant could we see on the bottom of the stem?

XYLEM

400

The name of the element humans breathe out and plants breathe in

CARBON DIOXIDE

500

The element that is only present during the spring and summer months in Canada

WARMTH

500

The name of the process of a seed turning into a seedling

GERMINATION

500

Grass in the ground has what type of root

FIBROUS

500

If a stem isn't strong enough to hold a plant, what could a solution be? (Might have seen this on a tomato plant)

Tie it to a pole

500

The element plants release from photosynthesis into the air that is essential for humans

OXYGEN