Classifying Plants
What are the 2 categories for classifying plants?
Flowering and Non-Flowering
What is the FIRST stage of the plant life cycle?
seed
Which part of the plants helps take in and sometimes store water and nutrients.
roots
What is an adaptation?
*not an example, the definition?*
things that help the plant survive in its envirnoment
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What happens to the seed to make it begin to sprout?
germination
Which part of the plants helps move water and nutrients from the root to the rest of the plant?
stem
What adaptation might a cactus have?
Thick stem for storing water
Spikes for protection
Name a non-flowering plant.
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What comes after the seed stage of the life cycle (3rd step)
seedling
Which part of the plant captures the sun's energy and makes the food for the plant?
leaves
What adaptations does a plant that lives in water have?
Floating flowers and leaves
Is a fern a flowering or non-flowering plant?
Non-flowering
What are the 2 main things the seedling needs to grow its roots, stem, leaves, etc.?
Water and sunlight
Which part of the plant supports the leaves, flowers, and fruit? It also provides protection such as thorns and spines.
Stem
Roots grow downward
Is an orange tree a flowering or non-flowering plant?
Flowering
What is the LAST stage of the life cycle?
Mature plant
Which part of a FLOWERING plant produces pollen for pollination?
Flower
What is a carnivorous plant?
A plant that eats insects / small animals