Plant Parts
What is number 1?
Bonus: What is my job?
Bonus: What is another part of a plant that does this same job?
Leaf/Leaves
Bonus: Makes food
Bonus: Needles
What part of the plant attracts pollinators and is in charge of reproduction?
Flowers
The more sunlight there is...the more ____ there will be?
Leaves
I am tree. I am losing my leaves and I have stopped making food. What season am I in?
Fall
What is number 2?
Petal
What is number 4?
Fruit
Name ALL THREE functions of the roots!
Plants respond to stimuli found in their environment. Three stimuli which plants respond to are:
BONUS: 100 Per Explanation of WHICH parts of the plants are reponsive to EACH stimuli
Gravity, Heat, Light
Bonus, Gravity: Roots grown downward, Heat: Plants bud when its warmer, ideal temps will germinate, Light: Leaves and Stems turn toward the sunlight
Extra 100: if you used the word germinate
Jameson is doing an experiment on how quickly a bean plant can grow. What should Jameson do during his experiment?
Write opinions, Monitor and record the plant daily, Memorize the information, OR Only use the data that he wants to?
Monitor and record the plant daily
What is number 3?
Egg
What is number 5?
Flower
What is a spores job?
BONUS: Per Plant that has spores
It is the center of reproduction for nonflowering plants.
(IF YOU DON’T SAY NONFLOWERING PLANTS IT DOESNT COUNT)
Bonus: Ferns & Moss
What are the 3 things leaves need to make food for the plant?
Carbon Dioxide, Sunlight and Water
A plant is drooping. The soil is dry, the roots look healthy and it has been sitting in sunlight all day.
1. What does the plant need?
2. Which part will take it in?
3. Where will it go next?
1. Needs water
2. Roots
3. Stem carries to the rest of the plant
What is number 5?
Bonus: What is my job?
Stamen
Bonus: Produces/makes pollen
I don't collect or hold water.
I don't make the food.
I don't look or smell nice.
What am I?
What are my jobs?
Stem.
Holds structure
Transports nutrients to the rest of the plant
A plant has healthy roots, a strong stem, and green leaves but it's missing its flowers. What major job can't occur and what might fail to form?
Reproduction cannot happen and seeds may not form.
What 2 things HOLD/PROTECT seeds?
Bonus: SOME Nonflowering plants use what to produce new plants?
Fruits and Cones
Spores
How do scientific investigations begin?
They start with a question
What is number 6?
Bonus: What is its job?
Pistil
Bonus: receive/collects pollen to produce seeds
What part of the plant TAKES IN Carbon Dioxide and CREATES/RELEASES Oxygen?
Leaves
A plant has plenty of water and healthy roots but its leaves are covered and cannot get any sunlight. What important job will be affected?
Making food
Ms. Britton planted flowers for her third grade class. They are very pretty with a wide range of colors. She did a good job of watering them and giving them plenty of sunlight. She gave them 2 of the things necessary to make food. To thank Ms. Britton, the flowers released _____ into the air as a thank you.
Oxygen
In your own words explain why it is important to conduct and publish scientific findings?
your own answer
Oh No! Ms. Jordan's favorite flowers started wilting! Why?
Leaves wilt and droop to minimize water loss when it gets too hot.