Vocab Words 1
Plant Growth
Photosynthesis
Energy Transfer
Parts of a Plant
100

What is energy?

The ability to do work or cause change.

100

Do plants need soil to grow?

No

100

What is photosynthesis?

Process plants use to make food (sugars) for the plant, and Oxygen for humans.

100

What is missing from the food chain?

________ -> flower -> ladybug -> bird

Sun

100

This structure anchors the plant to the ground and absorbs water & nutrients.

Roots

200

What is weight?

How heavy an object is.

200

What do plants need to grow?

Sunlight, water, and Carbon Dioxide (air)

200

Where does photosynthesis occur?

In the leaves of plants.

200

What is a food chain?

Shows how energy is transferred from organism to organism.

200

This structure helps the plant stand up straight, and has tubes that carry water and nutrients throughout the plant.

Stem

300

What is matter?

Anything that has mass or takes up space.

300

What is hydroponics?

Plants that grow with only water and air, no soil.

300

What are the ingredients of photosynthesis?

Sunlight, water, carbon dioxide, and chlorophyll.

300

How do plants and animals get energy from the sun?

Plants capture sunlight in their leaves and use it for photosynthesis. Animals eat other organisms.

300

This structure absorbs sunlight and makes/stores energy for the plant through photosynthesis.

Leaves

400

What is the xylem of a plant?

Tissue that carries water through the plant

400

Would Plant A or Plant B grow better and why?

Plant A: a bean plant placed in soil, receives water every day, is in the open air, and placed in a closet

Plant B: a bean plant not placed in soil, receives water every day, is in the open air, and is on the countertop by the window

Plant B: plants don't need soil to live, but they do need sunlight for photosynthesis

400

What is chlorophyll?

Green pigment in plants responsible for absorbing sunlight and and turns it into energy for the plant.

400

What is the difference between a producer and a consumer?

Producer - an organism that makes its own food from the sun's energy

Consumer - must eat other organisms to get energy

400

Which structure attracts pollinators, and which structures holds baby plants?

Flower petals - attract pollinators

Seeds - hold baby plants

500

What is the phloem of the plant?

Tissue that carries food (sugars) through the plant

500

Give an example of hydroponics.

Placing bean seeds inside of a baggie with water and placing them in the sunlight.

500

Would Plant A or Plant B grow better and why?

Plant A: a bean plant placed in direct sunlight

Plant B: a bean plant placed in the dark

Plant A because all plants need sunlight for photosynthesis.

500

Draw a picture of a food chain using 4 organisms. 

Sun -> grass -> rabbit -> wolf

500

Draw the parts of a plant and tell me the functions of each structure.

A drawing of a plant with the following labels:

roots - anchor the plant & absorb water and nutrients

stem - holds the plant up and transports water

leaves - capture sunlight and use photosynthesis

flower petals - attracts pollinators

seeds - holds baby plants