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plant test
science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Name the four main stages of a flowering plant's life cycle: | 1st: seed 2nd: seedling 3rd: young plant 4th: adult plant |
| How do plants produce their own food? | photosynthesis |
| I am the special leaves that cover and protect the flower bud while it is growing...what am I? | sepals |
| I am the most noticeable part of the flower and I make insects come to the flower...what am I? | petals |
| I am usually in the center of the flower..I am sticky and make seeds.. I am shaped like a water bottle...what am I? | pistil |
| I hold pollen .. what am I? | stamens |
| I am the powder-like dust that helps the flower make seeds..what am I? | pollen |
| I am the ball shaped part at the base of the pistil..what am I? | ovary |
| Why are bees important to flowering plants? | The bees collect pollen while drinking the nectar from the flowers. This collected pollen is carried to other flower and helps to make new seeds. |
| I hold the plant into place and take in water and nutrients..what am I? | roots |
| I hold the plant up and carry water from the roots to the other parts of the flower...what am I? | stem |
| My function is to make the food the plant needs to survive...what am I? | leaves |
| What 3 things are needed to make a plant grow? | water, air, soil |
| What are 3 ways seeds can be dispersed? | animals, water, and air |
| Name a seed that travels by animals and tell how it travels? | cocklebur - has hooks that catch on animal's fur |
| Name a seed that travels by water and tell how it travels? | coconut - floats on the water away from the mother plant |
| Name a seed that travels by wind and tell how it travels? | maple seed - it has wings that turn like a helicopter as it rides the wind away from the parent plant |
| What energy source do all plants need? | sunlight |
| Plants take in carbon dioxide and give off __________. | oxygen |
| What are the four stages of a plant life cycle: | 1st: seed 2nd: seedling 3rd: young plant 4th: adult plant Now cycle repeats |
| How do plants produce their own food? | photosynthesis |
| I am the special leaves that cover and protect the flower bud while it is growing...what am I? | sepals |
| What is the leaves #1 job? | to make food |
| What do we call the food plants make? | sugar |
| Name the 2 types of roots? | tap roots and fibrous roots |
| Give an example of a fibrous root? | evergreen tree |
| Give an example of a tap root? | carrot |
| Name the most common plants on Earth? | flowering plants |
| Why are flowering plants important? | -food (most of the food we eat are flowering plants -clothing -medicines -perfumes -pesticides |
| What is the male part of the flower? | stamen |
| What is at the end of the stamen? | anther |
| What do the anthers hold? | pollen grains |
| What is the female part of the plant? | pistil |
| What does the ovary hold? | egg cells |
| Name a plant that lives in a different environment than Missouri tell about its roots, stem, and leaves: | A cactus grows in the desert. Its roots are shallow and wide so it can quickly drink up any rain water that falls. The stem is swollen so it can store water. The leaves are spiny to keep predators from eating the plant for moisture. |
| How has the cactus adapted to the desert? | It can live without much water. |
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