Plants

Question 1

What is the function of a stem?

Answer 1

Support and transport materials to upper parts of plant. Some stems store food (celery, rhubarb)

Question 2

What is the function of roots?

Answer 2

Anchor the plant and take in water/minerals. Some roots store food (carrots,potatoes)

Question 3

What are the functions of leaves?

Answer 3

To make food for the plant and exchange gases

Question 4

What is the function of a flower?

Answer 4

To reproduce by attracting bees and insects (spread seeds)

Question 5

What does a plant use glucose for?

Answer 5

Respiration
Store as starch
Convert to cellulose for making cell walls

Question 6

What is chlorophyll?

Answer 6

A green pigment made by plants. It absorbs the sunlight

Question 7

How do leaves take in carbon dioxide for photosynthesis

Answer 7

Enters under the surface of the leave through tiny openings called stomata

Question 8

Explain how water gets from the roots to the leave for photosynthesis

Answer 8

Enters roots from soil and travels up stem in tubes called xylem