A seed coat protects the young plant inside the seed.
100
What are monocots?
Monocots are a group of seeds that do NOT have halves.
100
True or false: All seeds are the same. They are all small and round.
False.
100
The food-making process of plants is called ________.
Photosynthesis.
100
What are the four things that all plants need?
Water, light, soil, and air.
200
What is a leaf?
A leaf grows from the stem on a short stalk. It is usually green.
200
What are dicots?
Dicots are a group of seeds that have two halves.
200
What are the needs of seeds?
Warmth and water.
200
__________ in plants helps take in light. It is also a green pigment.
Chlorophyll.
200
What are the parts of a seed (there are 3)?
A seed coat, a seedling, and food for the plant.
300
What is stored food?
Stored food composes most of the inside of a seed. The young plant uses food to grow when the seed sprouts.
300
What is chlorophyll?
Chlorophyll is a green pigment present mostly in the leaves of plants.
300
Some plants are grown from bulbs. A bulb is a part of the ________?
Stem.
300
Plants take in _______ _______ and give off oxygen.
Carbon dioxide.
300
What do plants give off during photosynthesis?
Oxygen.
400
What does a root do?
A root holds the plant in place and takes in water and minerals from the soil.
400
What does a stem do?
A stem is a plant part that connects the roots of a plant to the leaves, supports the leaves, and carries water and minerals up from the roots to the leaves.
400
The three ways seeds are spread are by_____, _____, and _____.
Wind, water, and animals (another acceptable answer: other plants).
400
Can you name the four things plants need for photosynthesis?
Chlorophyll, sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide.
400
What a the three parts of a plant?
The root, the stem, and the leaves.
500
What does "germinate" mean?
Germinate means that the seed is beginning to sprout or when the small plant breaks out of the seed.
500
What is a seedling?
A seedling is any plant growth from seed that is at an early stage of development. It is also called "a young plant" (after the seed breaks open).
500
What kind of seed is a "bean seed"?
A dicot.
500
How do plants use food? There are two that we mentioned in class.
They use food to grow larger and they store it in stems, roots, and fruits.
500
Two groups of plants form seeds. What are the two groups?
Plants that have flowers and plants that form seeds.