Plant Unit Notecards

Why are plants important?  Provide food  Provide shelter  Used in healing ointments  Make the world beautiful  Give us oxygen! Draw a picture showing what you think is the most important reason!

What do roots do?  Anchor plant to the ground  Absorb water and nutrients Draw a picture of a root.

What do root hairs do?  Increase the surface area  Absorb water and nutrients from the soil Draw a picture of root hairs absorbing water

Name a root we eat!  Carrots  Turnips  Beets These are all TAPROOTS! Draw a picture of a carrot and label it as a taproot

What do stems do?  Transport water and nutrients to leaves  Support the plant  Hold the plant up towards the light Draw a picture of the xylem and phloem transporting nutrients and water in the stem

What is Chlorophyll?  Pigment in the LEAF  Gives the plant a green color  Turns sunlight into food  Draw a picture of a leaf. Then draw green “Phyll” inside making food!

What does the plant do with the sugar?  Transports it through the PHLOEM  Draw a picture of the sugar going from the leaf, down through the phloem.

What is Photosynthesis?  Photo = Light  Synthesis= Putting Together  How plants use sunlight to MAKE food  Chlorophyll+ Light+CO 2 +Water = Sugar and Oxygen  Draw a diagram of photosynthesis!

What is Respiration  How the plant EATS the food  Sugar+Oxygen = Energy, Water and CO 2 Draw a picture of Phyll eating food, and releasing energy!

What is Transpiration?  When a plant releases WATER!  From the roots, up the xylem, out the stomata!  Draw a picture showing transpiration

What is pollination?  When pollen is moved from an ANTHER of a stamen to the STIGMA of a pistil  Can be SELF-pollinated on its own or CROSS-pollinated by a bee or other pollinator Draw a picture of cross pollination.

What is fertilization?  When the pollen travels from the STIGMA down pollen tubes, and joins the OVULE to create an EMBRYO Draw a diagram showing fertilization

What is Germination  When a seed GROWS into a plant Draw and label a seed, show how it grows into a plant

How do seeds move?  Wind blows them  Water carries them  Carried by animals  Birds eat the fruit and transport the seeds Draw a picture of one way a seed can be moved!

What are 2 different types of seed nutrients?  Monocot  Dicot

What is the difference between Vascular and Non-Vasular Plants?  Vascular  Have roots and leaves,  Have tube-like structures to support the plant  Have xylem and phloem  Example: Trees and flowers  Non Vascular  Do not have roots or leaves  Do not have tube- like structures  Do not have xylem or phloem  Example: Moss