Roots help hold up the plant. They take in water and minerals. Roots also help store food made in plant leaves.
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What does deciduous mean?
Deciduous describes trees that lose all their leaves.
100
What are two ways that animals scatter seeds?
Animals scatter seeds by carrying them on their fur or by eating them.
100
What can scientists learn by studying fossils?
Fossils give scientists clues to life forms that lived long ago.
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How are plants and animals different?
Animals find and eat their own food. Plants make their own food.
200
How do stems help a plant?
Stems support leaves, flowers, and fruits. Stems carry food from the leaves to the roots. Some stems help protect the plant from enemies.
200
What is pollinate?
Pollinate is when pollen moves to the flower part that makes seeds.
200
Other than by animals, name two other ways seeds can scatter.
Wind and water
200
How does a plant become a fossil?
The plant (or leaf) is pressed into mud and over time the mud hardens and becomes rock. The mark of the plant (or leaf) is left in the rock and becomes a fossil.
300
List the main parts of most plants. (at least 3 parts)
Leaf, root, stem, flower
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How are roots and stems alike and different?
Alike: Help support plant and transport materials. Different: Roots are below ground, while stems are usually above ground; some stems help make food or store water, some roots store food.
300
How does a flower make a seed?
Pollen is placed on the tip of a certain part of the flower, then seeds form at the bottom of that part.
300
What are the parts of a seed? (Hint: there are three)
Seed coat, one or two seed leaves, and a tiny new plant
300
What is an extinct plant?
An extinct plant is a type of plant that no longer exists on Earth.
400
How does a leaf help a plant live?
A leaf makes food for the plant. It also helps balance water inside the plant.
400
What is important about the stem of a cactus?
The stem of a cactus swells up as it stores water. It gets smaller as the cactus uses water.
400
What is coniferous?
Coniferous trees do not lose all their leaves in the fall. They grow cones instead of flowers to make their seeds.
400
Describe the life cycle of a plant starting with a seed being planted.
A seed that is planted germinates and grows into a seedling, an adult plant makes flowers or cones, pollination occurs, and seeds are made.
400
How do scientists learn about plants that are extinct?
By studying their fossils.
500
What is a system?
A system consists of parts that work together.
500
Name a plant that is a stem.
Potato, vine, tree (wood), and rhubarb.
500
How does the pollen of a coniferous plant travel in order to make seeds?
The wind
500
What is germinate?
Germinate means to grow.
500
How are extinct magnolia plants similar to magnolia plants alive today?
The fossils of the magnolia leaves from long ago look similar to magnolia leaves today.