Unit 3 lesson 1

Question 1

Vascular plants have tubes that do what?

Answer 1

That carry water and nutrients through the plant

work like a straw to move water and minerals and sugars through plants

Question 2

What are roots

Answer 2

A part of the plant that is usually underground and absorbs water and minerals from the soil

Question 3

What do roots do?

Answer 3

They take in water and minerals and also anchor the plant in the ground.

Question 4

What are the 2 types of roots?

Answer 4

The fibrous roots and the taproots

Question 5

What are stems?

Answer 5

Stems hold up the plants leaves which make food for that plant
HAVE TUBES TO CARRY WATER SUGAR AND MINERALS TO DIFFERENT PART OF PLANTS

Question 6

What do stems support?

Answer 6

The stems help the leaves to make food

SUPPORT THE PLANT

Question 7

Where do stems grow?

Answer 7

Out of the seed

GROW ABOVE GROUND_ BUT SOME GROW UNDER GROUND

Question 8

What are the different types of stems?

Answer 8

1trunk
2 woody stems
3soft green stems

Question 9

DO vascular plants have leaves?

Answer 9

Sí

Question 10

What are leaves?

Answer 10

Leaves are plant parts that use sunlight to produce. Sugar for the plants food

Question 11

Do leaves come in many shapes and sizes?

Give examples?

Answer 11

YES

Long, short, wide, narrow, smooth, rough, shiny, or dull

Question 12

What are the different textures of leaves?

Answer 12

1 fuzzy

2 smooth and waxy

Question 13

How do different textures protect plants?

Answer 13

The hairs and wax keep the plant from drying

Question 14

WHat do veins do in leaves?

Answer 14

1carry food and water into the plant

2carry minerals through the leaves

Question 15

What is the process called that plants use to make food?

Answer 15

Photosynthesis

Question 16

Explain what happens during photosynthesis.

Answer 16

During photosynthesis plants use energy from the sun to change carbon dioxide and water into sugar and oxygen

Question 17

Where does photosynthesis take place?

Answer 17

In the leaves of the plant.

Question 18

What is chlorophyll?

Answer 18

Chlorophyll is what make the leaves green.

Question 19

What gas do plants get from air?

Answer 19

Carbon Dioxide

Question 20

What gas do plants give off?

Answer 20

Oxygen

Question 21

Where do the two gases move through in the plant?

Answer 21

Move through small openings in a plants leaves.

Question 22

What are fibrous roots?

Answer 22

thin bracnching roots that grow close to the surface— grass and most trees have fibrous roots

Question 23

what are taproots?

Answer 23

are think strong roots that grow deep in soil- some plants use taproots to store food- ex carrot or beet

Question 24

What are the 2 types of groups of plants?

Answer 24

Non Vascular and Vascular

Question 25

What are non vascular plants?

Answer 25

simpliest plant- grow close to ground soak up water and minerals like sponge

Question 26

what do “roots “ in non vascular plants do?

Answer 26

anchor plant to ground

Question 27

DO Non vascular plants have stems or leaves?

Answer 27

no- they have a stalk which leaflike structures grow

Question 28

What are the plant types you see the most?

Answer 28

vascular

Question 29

What parts do vascular plants have?

Answer 29

system of tubes that run through roots, stems and leaves

Question 30

what kind of plant is a rosebush or magnolia tree?

Answer 30

vascular plant

Question 31

Can vascular plants have reproductive structures called cones?

Answer 31

yes - a pine tree