Vocabulary
All the living and non-living things around an organism
Environment
This part of the plant absorbs sunlight and makes food for the plant.
Leaves
A plant that produces cones
Pine Tree
What is the main function of a tree trunk?
To hold up the leaves and flowers
To make more of its own kind
Reproduce
A living thing
Organism
This part of the plant supports the plant and carries nutrients to the leaves.
Stem
Plants that do not have seeds
Ferns or mosses
What is the main way the stem of a plant helps the plant to feed itself?
By taking water to the leaves
Roots respond to gravity by:
Growing down
When a seed begins to grow
Germinate
This part of the plant absorbs nutrients and water from the soil and holds the plant in the ground.
Roots
The remains of plants from a long time ago
Fossils
Which part of a potato plant stores most of the food made by its leaves?
Stem
How do leaves use sunlight?
To make food for the plant
The powder made by a male cone or male parts of a flower
Pollen
Which parts of the plant create pollen?
Male
The groups of plants that reproduce with seeds
Plants with cones and plants with flowers
How does the stem of a plant respond to sunlight?
It grows toward the light
Why will a plant need air and water to grow?
Leaves use the energy from sunlight to turn air and water into food.
A tiny part of a fern or moss that can grow into a new plant
Spore
The part of the plant that houses the seeds
Flower or Cone
Plants that produce fruit are this type of plant
Flowering
What parts of a plant does the stem connect?
Roots and leaves
How do we classify plants?
By their differences