Basic Needs
What are three things plants need to survive?
air, water, food
What are the four parts of a plant?
flower, leaf, stem, root
What are the 3 needs for photosynthesis to begin?
carbon dioxide, water, sunlight
How do plants reproduce?
Seeds
Makes plants green! Absorbs sunlight needed for photosynthesis!
Chlorophyll
We buy food from the grocery store and eat plants and animals, what process do plants use to make their food?
photosynthesis
What part of the plant absorbs water and nutrients from the soil?
Roots
During photosynthesis, ________ energy from the sun turns into chemical energy in glucose?
light
Water moves from the soil to the stem and then to the.......
leaves
What is glucose?
Plant food/ sugar
If an entire species of a plant was unable to reproduce, what would happen?
It would become extinct
What part of the plant absorbs sunlight?
Leaf
What are the two products of photosynthesis?
oxygen and glucose
If all the leaves fell off a plant, what would happen?
Tiny holes that absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen.
Stomata
What is a limiting factor of growing an oak tree in the desert?
rain/water shortage
Which part of the plant is responsible for reproduction?
Flower
Where does photosynthesis occur in a plant?
Leaves
Roots also have ________________, that assist in the absorption of water and nutrients from the soil.
root hairs
Smaller vessels
Plants use _________ for energy
glucose/ sunlight
Which part of the plant anchors it to the soil?
Roots
True or False. Photosynthesis is a chemical reaction.
True!
If you planted a flower in a pot with good soil, watered it daily, and put it in direct sunlight, what would happen?
It would grow!
Vessels