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100
to sprout
germinate
100
the science of farming
agriculture
100
All living things depend on ____________ for food. This is because green plants are able to ___________________________, something that no animal or human can do.
green plants
make their own food
(not just make food)
100
When a green plant makes its own food by photosynthesis, it takes __________________ from the air.
carbon dioxide
100
Plants take carbon dioxide from the air and put ________________ back into the air for us to breathe. When we breathe, we return it back to the air for plants to use.
oxygen
200
alive but not growing
dormant
200
layer of wood showing the growth of a tree
annual ring
200
Every seed contains a new, ________ plant.
living
200
What was Dr. Carver's most valuable piece of equipment?
his Bible
200
The best way you can use plants for good health is to _____________________
eat a balanced diet
300
trees that produce seeds in cones
conifers
300
green coloring matter that helps plants make food
chlorophyll
300
Name one food that comes from each part of the plant:
seed
stem
leaf
root
seed: rice, wheat, corn, sunflower
stem: celery, rhubarb
leaf: lettuce, spinach, cabbage, beet greens, watercress
root: carrots, beets, sweet potatoes
300
What are the three main groups of trees?
needleleaf
broadleaf
palms
300
What are the three main parts of a seed?
embryo (new plant)
stored food (cotyledons)
seed coat (covering)
400
trees that lose all their leaves in the fall
deciduous
400
trees that do NOT lose all their leaves each year
evergreen
400
When an insect (such as a honeybee) travels from flower to flower, it moves pollen from the stamens to the pistils. Scientists call this process _______________________. After the flower is pollinated, tiny sperm cells in the pollen ______________________ the undeveloped seeds so they can grow into new plants.
pollination
fertilize
400
Why will you never get cherries from radish seeds?
God designed plants to only produce after their own kind.
400
List four things which carry seeds away from the parent plant.
wind/air
water
animals
people
500
process by which plants use the energy of the sunlight to change water and carbon dioxide into sugars
photosynthesis
500
Name the parts of this flower: petal, pistil, stamen, sepal, stem.
Left side:
petal
stem
Right side:
pistil
stamen
sepal
500
List one common poisonous plant in our homes/yards.
dumbcane, dieffenbachia, philodendron, hyacinth, azaleas, poinsettias, daffodils, irises, morning glories, wisteria, mistletoe, crocus (daphne/holly - ok)
500
What nickname did George Washington Carver have? Why?
The Plant Doctor
He would help sick/ailing plants get healthy again.
500
Dr. Carver began a “movable school” so he could travel and teach people better ways to farm. He taught them how to ___________________________________.
rotate crops