All About Plants
Roots
Stems
Leaves
Flowers
100

We get this material from plants to make clothing.

Cotton

100

What is the main job of the root?

They suck water/nutrients up and out of the soil and carry it to the stem of a plant.

100

What are 2 jobs of a stem?

They hold the plant up; They carry water and nutrients to other parts of the plant; Store nutrients; Grow new plant cells

100
This is why leaves are usually thin and flat.
What is to collect as much sunlight as possible.
100

Why are flowers are brightly coloured?

To attract birds and insects.

200

What is 1 example of a medicine that we get from plants.

Aspirin / Aloe Vera / Ginger /Vitamin C

200

Name one plant that grows from a bulb.

onion, garlic, tulip, daffodil

200

Other than water, what is stored in the stems of plants?

Nutrients

200

During photosynthesis, leaves absorb this from the air.

carbon dioxide.

200
This is the male part of the flower.
What is the stamen.
300

Name a material we use for building homes that we get from plants.

Wood

300

What is an example of a root that we eat?

potato, carrot, turnip, onion, radish, garlic, ginger, beets

300
In droughts or emergencies, some stems do this.
What is store water and nutrients.
300

What makes leaves green?

Chlorophyll

300
This is the female part of the flower.
What is the pistil.
400

Name one environmental challenge to plants.

Drought / Flooding / Construction / Extreme Heat / Extreme Cold

400
This is why plants don't blow away in a storm.
What is the roots act like an anchor.
400

What is an example of a stem that we eat?

sugar cane / celery / asparagus / broccoli / cauliflower / rubarb

400

What is the name for the process where plants make their own food by taking in sun, water, nutrients and carbon dioxide, and releasing oxygen.

Photosynthesis

400

What is needed to make seeds.

pollen 

500

What are the 5 basic needs of a plant?

Warmth, Space, Air, Water, Light

500

Do all plants have roots?

No, some plants grow from bulbs.

500
2 products we can make from the stems of trees.
What is for wood products and paper products.
500

What is an example of leaves that we eat.

lettuce, cabbage, spinach, mint (or other herbs)

500

List 3 ways that flowers spread their seeds.

by wind, by animals eating the seeds, digesting them then pooping them out, by sticking to animal fur or clothing, through pollination