Parts of a plant.
This has a baby plant inside of it.
A seed
Protects the plant embryo inside a seed.
A seed coat
Many plants begin their lives as _____.
Seeds
People eat the orange root of this plant.
A carrot
A plant needs soil, air, ________ and ____________ to survive.
sun, water
This is where the plant's food is made.
The leaves
The stored food inside a seed.
The endosperm
The seed germinates and starts to do this.
Sprout
Vitamins in the soil that help feed the plant
nutrients
The tiny openings in leaves.
Stomata
Holds the plant tightly in the ground and takes in water and nutrients from the soil.
The roots
The process of a plant beginning to grow.
Germination
We call the plant this when leaves grow and photosynthesis begins.
Seedling
The process through which plants make their own food.
Photosynthesis
Holds up the leaves and the flowers. Also carries nutrients and water from the roots and sugar from the leaves to the rest of the plant.
The stem
The first part of the plant that breaks through the seed coat.
The roots
Flowers grow and are pollinated. The plant is now an _______ plant.
Adult
Main function of the spines on a prickly cactus is to ________ __________ ___________.
protect the plant
Describe how water and nutrients travel from the soil to the parts of the plant
The roots absorb the water and nutrients from the soil and send them to the stem. The stem absorbs them through little tubes and send them to the leaves of the plant.
The part of a plant that can hold seeds inside of it.
The fruit
When a plant has broken through the seed coat and reached the air above we say it has done this.
Sprouted
Wind, air, animals, and people do this.
Spread seeds
When a plant like the cactus grows spines to protect itself, the plant is __________ to its environment.
adapting
How does Photosynthesis happen?
The leaves use water, the energy from the sun and air to make food (sugar) for the plant.