Vocabulary
Plant Parts
Plant Responses
Plant Uses
Cactus & Thorns
100

A simple way to represent a more complex object or idea is called a __________.

Model

100

Carrots are an example of a plant’s __________ that people eat.

Root

100

A plant that grows toward the window is responding to __________.

Light

100

Plants give us __________ to breathe.

oxygen

100

Cactus __________ provide shade and protect from animals.

thorns

200

The way a person thinks about and understands the world is their __________.

Worldview

200

 Broccoli is an example of a plant’s __________ that people eat.

Flower

200

A stem that grows upward is responding to __________.

Gravity

200

 Plants provide __________ for people and animals.

food

200

Cactus roots grow quickly after __________ to collect water.

rain

300

The process plants use to make food with sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide is called __________.

 Photosynthesis

300

 Lettuce and spinach are examples of __________ that people eat.

Leaves

300

Roots that grow downward are responding to __________.

Gravity

300

Plants are used to make things like __________ for clothes.

fabrics

300

The __________ view teaches that thorns are a result of sin.

Biblical

400

Tiny holes on the underside of leaves that take in carbon dioxide are called __________.

Stomata

400

__________ and __________ are two external parts of a plant that help with reproduction.

Flowers and Fruit

400

A vine curling around a fence is responding to __________.

Touch

400

Plants provide __________ for people and animals to live in.

shelters

400

The __________ view teaches that thorns developed slowly over millions of years.

evolutionary

500

The structures in leaves where photosynthesis happens are called __________.

Chloroplasts

500

The internal structure that moves water and nutrients from roots to leaves is called __________.

Xylem

500

Cactus roots that grow quickly when it rains are responding to __________.

Water

500

 A long, thick root that grows straight down is called a __________.

taproot

500

The internal structure that moves water and nutrients from roots to leaves is called __________.

xylem