Vocabulary
Plant Structures
Photosynthesis
Lesson Questions
100
Source of all energy for all living things on Earth.
Sun
100
State two (2) functions of the leaves.
1) Take in air and sunlight.
2) Create food for the plant.
100
How do plants get their energy?
Leaves take in sunlight to get energy.
100
The three (3) things a plant needs to survive.
Water, Sunlight, Carbon Dioxide
200
Producers that make their own food.
Plants
200
State two (2) functions of the stem.
1) Stem helps in transporting a water and minerals to the whole plant.
2) Stem holds the plant upright and gives structure to the plant.
200
Process of how plants make their food.
Photosynthesis
200
The two (2) materials that a plant releases after photosynthesis.
Oxygen and Sugar (food)
300
What part of the plant gets water and nutrients from the soil and holds the plant in place?
Roots
300
State two (2) ways roots help the plants.
1) They absorb water and minerals from the soil.
2) They help the plant to stay firm.
300
The stomata on the underside of the leaf allows ___________ to move in and out of the leaf.
Carbon Dioxide
300
Explain the relationship between people and plants. Why are we good partners?
We breathe out carbon dioxide which plants need and they release oxygen which we need.
400
What part of the plant makes food for the plant to use to grow?
Leaves
400
The part of the plant that takes food from the leaves to the rest of the plant.
Phloem
400
How do plants create their food?
Water, carbon dioxide and sunlight is taken into the leaves to create their food.
400
What's the order in which water moves through the tree’s parts?
1) Roots
2) Trunk/Stem
3) Branches
4) Leaves
500
What part of the plant moves water, nutrients, and food from one part of the plant to another, stores water and food, and supports the plant?
Stem
500
This part of the plant takes in the water and nutrients from the roots to the leaves.
Xylem
500
What do plants take in and what do they release?
1. Carbon Dioxide
2. Water
3. Sugar (food)
4. Oxygen
500
Name for system where plants live in water and given nutrients through animal waste.
Hydroponics