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External Plants
Science Unit 7 Lesson 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the common external structures of plants? | Leaves, stem, roots, and flowers |
| What are external structures | Structures on the outside that you can see |
| What do external structures help a plant do? | Survive, grow, and reproduce |
| Where do plants lose water? | Through their leaves |
| What do plants lose through their leaves? | Water |
| What is a cuticle? | A waxy covering |
| What is a waxy covering? | A cuticle |
| What part of the plant has the cuticle? | The leaf |
| What is the job of a cuticle? | Limits the amount of water that a plant loses |
| What part of the leaf limits the amount of water that a plant loses? | The cuticle |
| Describe the cuticle of a desert plant | Thick, smooth and waxy |
| Why do desert plants have thick leaves with smooth and waxy cuticles? | To store water |
| Why would the plant want the cuticle to prevent water from coming in? | It is best to go in through the roots, not the leaves |
| What does the cuticle work with to make sure air can enter the plant? | Stomata |
| What do plants attract to help them reproduce? | Animals |
| What is the job of thorns? | To keep away animals |
| What are different types of stems? | Green or woody |
| What does classify mean? | Group |
| What word means group? | Classify |
| How do scientists classify stems? | By their structures and function |
| What does thick bark help a tree against? | Fires |
| What part of the plant attracts pollinators? | Petals |
| What is the function of petals? | To attract pollinators |
| How do petals attract pollintors | Color, share, patterns, and odors |
| What are odors? | Smells |
| What is another name for smell? | Odor |
| What is the male part of the flower? | Stamen |
| What is the stamen? | The male part of the flower |
| What does the stamen make? | Pollen |
| What part of the flower makes pollen | Stamen |
| What is the female part of the flower? | Pistil |
| What is the pistil? | The female part of the flower |
| What does the pistil receive? | Pollen |
| What part of the flower receives pollen? | Pistil |
| Where does the pistil receive pollen from? | Stamen |
| What is the sepal? | Protects the budding flower by wrapping around it |
| What protects the budding flower by wrapping around it? | Sepal |