PLANTS

GLOSSARY

100

This part of the plants absorbs the water and minerals from the soil 

Roots

200

On these part of the plant is where photosynthesis happens. 

Leaves. 

300

These plants have leaves that change colour in autumn. 

Decidious trees. 

400

This is a process which consists of transfering the pollen from one plant to another one by an insect or wind. 

Pollination. 

500

These type of plants remain green the entire year and their leaves are like needles. 

Evergreen plants. 

CLASSIFICATION

100

These are plants with thin, flexible and soft stem and no branches

Grasses. 

200

These are plants with low branches and a thick and hard stem. 

Bushes.

300

These are flowering plants which use seeds to reproduce. 

Angiosperm. 

400

These are flowering plants which do not produce fruits and their seeds develop inside cones. 

Gymnosperm. 

500

These are non-flowering plants that produce spores to reproduce. 

Ferns and mosses

REPRODUCTION

100

This is the part of the plant where  the reproduction occurs. 

The flore

200

This are the male reproductive organs and they contain the pollen

Stamen

300

This is the female reproductive organ of the plant and it includes the stigma and the ovary. 

The carpel

400

Define sepals

Sepals are leaves that protect the flower before it opens. 

500

Explain the life-cycle of a plant

PB page 65. 

NUTRITION

100

Where is water and minerals present for the plants to absorb?

In the soil. 

200

What do travel up the stem to the leaves?

Water and minerals

300

The plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air through small holes in their....

Leaves

400

Why does photosynthesis happen during the day?

Because sunlight is needed for photosynthesis. 

500

Write the equation of photosynthesis. 

water + carbon dioxide + sunlight Energy + minerals= food + oxygen.