Plant Parts
This part absorbs water and nutrients.
roots
Plants make their food using this process.
photosynthesis
Fish use this to breathe underwater.
gills
This system helps animals breathe.
respiratory system
A plant without sunlight will struggle to do this.
make food (photosynthesis)
This part transports water and nutrients through the plant.
stem
This structure helps plants capture sunlight.
leaves
Birds use these to fly.
wings
This system moves oxygen and nutrients.
circulatory system
Why do roots grow underground?
to absorb water and nutrients
This structure produces seeds.s
Flower
This cell structure is where photosynthesis happens.
chloroplasts
This structure protects a turtle.
shells
This system helps break down food.
digestive
Why do fish not need lungs?
because they use gills to get oxygen from water
This part carries food throughout the plant.
phloem
This tissue moves water from roots to leaves.
xylem
This helps animals stay warm.
fur/feather
These two systems work together to help movement.
muscular system
Why might a cactus have thick stems?
to store water
This part allows gas exchange in leaves.
stomata
Plants need this AND water AND carbon dioxide to make food.
sunlight
This structure protects internal organs.
bones
This system controls thinking and responses.
nervous system
Explain one way plants and animals both transport materials.
both have systems (vascular system in plants, circulatory in animals) that move needed materials