Plant Structures

Structures for Support

100

This plant structure connects the roots with the leaves and gives support to the plant.

stem

200

This is the process by which a plant makes its own food.

photosynthesis

300

These are the 4 things that all plants need to survive.

sunlight, water, air, nutrients

400

This is the structure where food for the plant is made.

leaf

500

The substance that gives leaves their green color.

chlorophyll

Structures for Growth

100

This structure takes in water for the plant from the soil.

roots

200

This is a system of tubes inside a plant that connect the leaves, stems, and roots

vascular system

300

This type of gas is absorbed by a plant from the air around it and used in photosynthesis.

carbon dioxide

400

Name the two different types of roots.

fibrous roots and tap roots

500

This plant is able to store extra water in its trunk and use it when it doesn't rain for a long time.

cactus

Structures for Protection

100

How does the bark on a birch tree protect it?

Keeps it cool in te sun

200

Many plants have leaves covered in a layer of wax. Why?

to prevent water loss

300

How does sap (resin) protect a conifer?

traps insects and keeps them from burrowing into the tree

400

Why do some plants have berries that taste bad?

to keep animals or insects from eating them

500

What protective structures does a cactus have?

spines

Structures for Reproduction

100

This is the female reproductive part of a flower.

pistil

200

This is the part of a flower that holds the seed that can develop into a fruit.

ovary

300

When the male and female parts of flower come together it is called this.

fertilization

400

This is the male reproductive part of a flower.

stamen

500

Name two insects that are helpful in pollinating flowers.

bees and butterflies

Responding to the Environment

100

Something in the environment that causes an organism to act in a certain way is called this.

stimulus

200

What does the stimulus of sunlight cause a plant to do?

lean/grow toward the sun

300

This is the force that pulls an object down.

gravity

400

Describe what happens to the leaves of a maple tree in the fall.

they stop making chlorophyll, lose their green color, and fall off the tree

500

Name two plants that respond to touch.

vines/grapes, Venus flytrap, sensitive plant