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. |