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Plants
Fourth Grade Science ~Lesson 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hypothesis | An educated guess |
| nutrients | Materials needed by living things for growth |
| reproduce | To produce offspring of the same kind |
| roots | Structure that holds the plant in the ground. They also provide the plant with water and nutrients that are dissolved in the water. |
| stems | Structure that carries water and nutrients from the root to the rest of the plant. |
| leaves | The part where the plant produces food (food factory) |
| adaptation | A change in a plant or an animal that makes it better suited to survive in its environment |
| chlorophyll | The green coloring matter of plants that traps energy from the sun and is needed by plants for making food. |
| photosynthesis | Process by which green plants make food. |
| respiration | Using oxygen to change food into energy. |
| Name the parts of a plant. | Stem, leaves, roots |
| What does a plant need to grow? | nutrients, sunlight, air, water and a place to grow. |
| Green plants make ______ by a process called ____________. | food photosynthesis |
| __________ are the main place where photosynthesis takes place. | Leaves |
| During photosynthesis, plants use ___, ___ and _____ to make sugar and oxygen. | sunlight, water and carbon dioxide |
| This type of sugar is only made in cells that contain a green substance called ____. | chlorophyll |
| Explain the process of a how a plant grows from a seed | A seed is planted in the soil. The root system starts. The seed begins to sprout. The seedling grows stronger. The grown plant buds. The pretty flower blossoms. Eventually a seed travels to the ground & the cycle continues. |