Parts and Functions
What is the function of a flower?
Makes the seeds. / To reproduce
First stage of life for many plants
Seed
First stage of the life cycle of plants
seed
This is part of the plant system that has a function similar to the skeleton
stem
If something does not have a life cycle and does not change then it is a ___________ thing.
nonliving
This is where the plant's food is made.
The leaves
Protects the seed and the developing plant inside the seed
Seed Coat
Second stage of the plant's life cycle
young plant
This human system carries away waste materials from all parts of the body
circulatory system
The chlorophyll is the green pigment in plants. What is the function of the chlorophyll?
to trap sunlight/light energy for photosynthesis
Holds the plant tightly in the ground and takes in water and mineral salts from the soil
The roots
The part inside each seed that contains stored food
The seed leaf
When can the plant start making its own food?
when it has true leaves
respiratory system
How many seed leaves are there in a dicotyledon plant?
two
Holds up the leaves and the flowers and carry nutrients and water from the roots and sugar from the leaves to the rest of the plant
The stem
The young plant inside every seed
An embryo or a developing plant
Stage when plants can reproduce
adult plant
The main function of the spines on a prickly cactus is to _________________.
protect the plant
Once the water reaches the leaves, what do the leaves do?
The leaves use the energy from the sun to make the sugar/food for the plant.
Name three things needed for plants to make their own food or sugar.
water, carbon dioxide, light energy (sunlight)
Needed by seeds so they can germinate
water, oxygen, warmth (right temperature)
What happens to the mass of the seed leaves as the young plant grows?
the mass becomes less
When a mimosa plant closes its leaves when touched, the plant is __________ to its environment.
responding
Describe how water and nutrients travels from the soil to the parts of the plant
The roots absorb the water and nutrients from the soil and sends it to the stem. The stem absorbs them through little tubes and sends it to the leaves of the plant.