Plant Parts & Functions
This plant part makes food using sunlight.
What is the leaf?
The first stage of a plant’s life cycle.
What is a seed?
Living things in an ecosystem are called this.
What are biotic factors?
A trait that helps a living thing survive.
What is an adaptation?
What tool would you use to measure plant growth?
What is a ruler?
This part holds the plant in the ground and absorbs water.
What are roots?
This stage comes after germination.
What is a seedling?
Nonliving things like water and sunlight are called this.
What are abiotic factors?
Camouflage helps an animal do this.
What is blend into its environment?
What is the best way to test how sunlight affects plant growth?
What is change only sunlight and keep everything else the same?
This transports water from roots to leaves.
What is the stem?
Name one difference between a frog and plant life cycle.
What is frogs undergo metamorphosis; plants do not?
This is when living things depend on each other for survival.
What is interdependence?
Why do cacti have thick stems?
What is to store water?
A student says plants grow faster with more water. What should they do next?
What is conduct an experiment?
This part helps plants reproduce by making seeds.
What is the flower?
Why are seeds important in a plant’s life cycle?
What is they grow into new plants?
What might happen if a plant species disappears from an ecosystem?
What is animals may lose food or shelter?
How do webbed feet help animals?
What is they help animals swim better?
Why is it important to record data during an experiment?
What is to track results and draw conclusions?
Why would a plant with damaged roots struggle to survive?
What is it can’t absorb enough water and nutrients?
Compare a butterfly and plant life cycle.
What is butterflies go through stages like egg → larva → pupa → adult, while plants grow from seed → seedling → adult plant?
Why is sunlight important in ecosystems?
What is it provides energy for plants to make food?
Explain why some plants have waxy leaves.
What is to reduce water loss?
A plant grows taller in sunlight than in shade. What conclusion can you make?
What is sunlight helps plants grow?