Cells (that are organized into tissues and organs)
100
My job is to produce food so I can survive in my environment. Which plant part am I?
Leaves
100
This part of the flower is often colorful. They come in many different shapes and sizes. They protect the parts of the flower that make seeds. What am I?
Petal
100
When a seed begins to grow, it absorbs water and the seed coat splits open. What is this called?
germination
200
What do plants need to survive?
Sunlight, water, carbon dioxide, and mineral nutrients from the soil.
200
I carry water, minerals, and food between the roots and the leaves. Which plant part am I?
Stem
200
The small green leaf below the petals are ___________. They cover and protect the flower as it grows inside the bud. Complete the sentence.
sepals
200
What does the young plant inside the seed use to grow?
Stored food.
300
Plants make their own food. The food they make is sugar. What is this process of making the sugar called?
Photosynthesis
300
I am a stem. I am hard and rigid. What kind of stem am I?
Woody stem
300
What are the small knoblike structures?
pistil
300
After the seedling grows into an adult plant, flowers start to grow. What is a trait that the plant inherits from it's parents?
The color of the flowers.
400
What is the substance in plants that make them green?
Chlorophyll
400
I absorb water and mineral nutrients from the soil. What plant part am I?
roots
400
The smaller stalks surrounding the pistils are _________.
stamens
400
Flowers that are pollinated produce fertilized eggs that develop into seeds. The seeds will separate from the parent plant. What happens to those seeds?
The seeds will germinate and the life cycle will begin again.
500
What is photosynthesis?
Plants use carbon dioxide and water. The water and nutrients travel through tubes in the stem to the leaves. The plants use sunlight energy to change these ingredients into food. Oxygen and water pass into the air through openings in the leaves.
500
What is the main difference between a fibrous root and a taproot?
Fibrous roots have many roots that extend in different directions, while taproots have one main root that grows straight down.
500
______________ is the transfer of pollen from the stamen to the pistil.
Pollination
500
Describe the life cycle of a plant.
1. Seedling germinates.
2. Young plant grows and pushes through seed coat.
3. Leaves begin to grow and photosynthesis occurs.
4. Seedling grows into an adult plant and flowers begin to grow.
5. Flowers produce eggs that turn into seeds and leave the adult plant.
6. The plant dies.