Show:
Plant Parts
Foods We Eat
Flowers
Plant Part Types
Other
100
What are the two jobs of a stem?
1) to hold the plant straight for the leaves to grow 2) to carry water and nutrients to the rest of the plant
100
Is an avocado a fruit or a vegetable?
A fruit! It has a big seed.
100
What grows on the end of the stamen?
Pollen
100
Give an example of a thin leaf.
Grass
100
What are the 5 things that a plant needs to grow?
Water, soil, the right temperature, sunlight, air
200
Give an example of a plant with a shortened stem.
Carrots, dandelions, primroses
200
Name 3 seeds that we eat.
Coffee beans, corn, chocolate, rice, beans, wheat, cooking oil
200
What are two ways that a flower can get pollinated?
1) insects carrying pollen 2) wind pollination
200
What does a taproot look like underground?
The root grows straight down.
200
What part of the plant does cinnamon come from?
The bark of a tree
300
Name the 3 parts of a leaf.
Blade, vein, petiole
300
Name 3 types of leaves that we eat.
Lettuce, cabbage, spinach
300
What is in the ovary of a flower?
Eggs
300
Name the 4 types of stems.
Woody stem; soft, green stem; shortened stems; bulbs
300
What is a spice?
A plant part that is used for flavoring foods.
400
Leaves are sometimes called "_________ factories"
Food
400
Why do fruits have seeds on the inside?
When the flower on a fruit plant dies, the fruit grows around the seeds that were on the flower.
400
When does a flower lose its petals? (HINT: the answer is NOT when it dies)
A flower loses its petals when a seed has been formed to reproduce the plant or make a fruit.
400
Name the 4 types of leaves.
Broad leaves, Thin leaves, Needles, Spiny Leaves
400
What is a disadvantage of eating processed food?
It is not as healthy, don't get the same nutrients as fresh foods
500
A seed has three parts (embryo, seed coat, and seed leaves). What is another name for "seed leaves"?
Cotyledon
500
What part of a plant is a potato?
A stem!
500
What two parts of a flower have to join to produce a new flower?
Pollen and eggs
500
Give an example of a bulb (type of stem).
Tulip, daffodil, hyacinth
500
How do people benefit from photosynthesis?
During photosynthesis, plants breathe in carbon dioxide and give off oxygen. We need the oxygen to breathe!