Plants Flashcards
What provides support and allows the movement of water and nutrients?
The stem
What is the study of the parts of plants and their job called?
Plant anatomy
What anchors the plant to the soil and absorbs water and minerals from the soil?
The roots
Which two parts give the plant support ?
Roots and stem
What are the four basic parts of a flowering plant?
Roots, stem, leaves, and flower
What raw materials do plants need to make their own food?
Water, nutrients, carbon dioxide and sun light
What is the food making process called?
Photosynthesis
Where is the main site of photosynthesis?
The leaf
What makes leaves green?
A pigment called chlorophyll
What does chlorophyll do in a plant?
It helps the leaves make food by using the energy from the sunlight in photosynthesis. It traps and stores this energy in order to make glucose
What does photosynthesis make?
Glucose and oxygen
What is transported throw ought the plant and used for food?
Glucose sugar
What is another name for glucose
Sugar
Where is the extra glucose stored
The roots
What is given off during the process of photosynphesis
The oxygen that we depend on!
