Parts of the Plants

Name the part plant

100

I am the part of the plant that holds it in the ground and takes in water. What am I?

Roots

200

I help the plant make food using sunlight. I am usually green and grow on the stem. What am I?

Leaves

300

I carry water and nutrients from the roots to the rest of the plant. What am I?

Steam

400

I am colorful and help attract bees and butterflies. What am I?

Flower

500

I grow inside the fruit or flower and can be planted to grow a new plant. What am

Seed

Plants needs

100

Plants drink this to stay healthy and grow. What is it?

Water

200

Plants breathe this from the air, just like people do. What is it?

Air

300

Plants grow best in this, which is made of dirt and has nutrients. What is it?

Soil

400

Plants use sunlight, air, and water to make their own food in a process called this. What is it?

Photosynthesis

500

Plants need this bright light to help them grow. What is it?

Sunlight

Flower Power

100

This part of the plant grows into a new plant. What is it?

Seed

200

Bees and butterflies help plants by spreading this yellow dust. What is it?

Pollen

300

This part of the flower makes seeds. What is it?

Pistil

400

This is what we call the process when a seed begins to grow. What is it?

Germination

500

Some plants don’t grow flowers but grow these instead, like pine trees. What are they?

Cones

Leaf it to me

100

Leaves use this to turn sunlight into food. What is it?

Chlorophyll?

200

This gas is what plants take in from the air to make food. What is it?

Carbon Dioxide

300

Some plants have these instead of leaves, like cacti. What are they?

Spines

400

This happens when leaves change colors in the fall. What is it?

losing chlorophyll

500

Trees with leaves that stay green all year are called this. What are they?

evergreen trees

Fun plants facts

100

This giant plant grows the tallest in the world. What is it?

a redwood tree

200

This part of a tree tells us how old it is. What is it?

tree rings

300

This plant grows the fastest and can grow several feet in a day! What is it?

bamboo

400

This fruit has its seeds on the outside instead of the inside. What is it?

a strawberry?

500

This type of plant eats insects instead of just using soil for food. What is it?

 a Venus flytrap