Plant Parts
Supports the plant and transports water and minerals to the leaves and other parts of the plant
What is the stem
This causes roots to grow downward
What is gravity
Protects the seed
What is seed coat
Carrots are this part of a plant
What is the root
Plants use energy from this star to make food
What is the Sun
Food is made by this part of the plant
What is the leaf
Part of the soil that helps living things grow
What are nutrients
Seeds and plants need this to grow
What is water
Lettuce is this edible part of the plant
What is leaf
Leaves take this from sunlight to make food
What is energy
The part of the plant that anchors the plant in the soil
What are the roots
The process by which plants make their own food.
What is photosynthesis
The baby plant inside of the seed
What is embryo
Corn is this plant part
What is seed
Plants give off this gas which people and animals breathe in
What is oxygen
Seeds are grown from this part of the plant
What is the flower
Transported by wind, insects or other animals
What is pollen
The process by which seeds start to grow and get roots and a stem
What is germination
Celery is this plant part
What is stem
Plants will bend in response to this
What is light
Seeds do not need this to grow, but plants do
What is soil
Gives a plant its green coloring
What is Chlorophyll
This plant part from sunflowers and pumpkins are an edible snack
What is the seed
You can eat the flower of this green vegetable
What is broccoli
A plant's response to this causes budding
What is heat