Leaves
What do leaves breathe in?
carbon dioxide
What is one of the things roots are always looking for?
water or nutrients
What are the tubes that send water up from the roots to the rest of the plant?
xylem
When can you garden in Florida
almost year round!
What is a baby tree called?
a seedling
What do leaves breathe out?
oxygen
Where is the root cap?
What are the tubes that send sugary food down from the leaves to the rest of the plant?
phloem
Name a way to help care for a garden
watering, weeding, pruning, removing pests, fertilizing, etc.
What do we call a tree after it is a few feet tall?
sapling
What makes leaves green?
chlorophyll
What do root hairs do?
Absorb nutrients and water
What do we call stems that are hard and not bendable?
woody stems
Name one common garden pest
aphids, mites, beetles, and caterpillars (also rabbit, squirrels, deer, etc)
What do we call the outside layer of a tree's trunk?
bark
What important job does a leaf do for the plant?
It makes food (sugar) for the plant
What are the two main types of root systems?
What do we call a stem that is green and bendable?
herbaceous stems
What is the term for removing part of a plant so that the rest of the plant can grow better?
pruning
What do we call trees that are green all year long?
evergreen
What is the "mouth" opening on the underside of a leaf called?
stoma
What do we call the root's tendency to grow down into the earth?
geotropism or gravitropism
What do we call a plant's tendency to grow toward the sunlight?
phototropism
Name one thing that can cause a plant disease
mildew, fungus, or bacteria
What do we call trees that lose their leaves in the fall?
deciduous