Photosynthesis
What do leaves take in during photosynthesis?
Sunlight and carbon dioxide
The tiny holes on the bottom of a leaf that are used to collect carbon dioxide and release water
Stomata
This plant part takes up water and nutrients from ground and holds the plant in place
Root
We can classify plants into how many groups?
Two
What do plants release during photosynthesis?
Oxygen
The thin, protective covering on a leaf that keeps water in the leaf
Epidermis
This plant part moves food, water, and nutrients through the plant.
Stem
Mosses do not have what plant parts?
Roots, stems, or leaves
During photosynthesis, plants make food. What is this food called?
Plant sugars
The process in which water exits the leaves of a plant
Transpiration
These are threadlike cells on a root that take in water and nutrients from the soil
Root hairs
How do mosses and ferns reproduce?
Spores
Where do water and nutrients go after they are taken in by the roots?
They are brought up the plant stem to the leaves
This process breaks down food and releases energy
Respiration
Name three things that we use plant parts for
Food, medicine, clothing, toys, furniture
How do mosses and ferns get the water and nutrients that they need?
They absorb water and nutrients directly into their body.
Put the steps in order: 1) the plant makes food; 2) the plant gives off oxygen; 3) the plant takes in sunlight and carbon dioxide
3, 1, 2
Small tubes that carry the water from the roots to the stem
Veins
There are two kinds of stems. What are they called?
Woody and nonwoody
A spore case protects the spore from too much ________ or too little ______.
Too much heat and too little water