plant review

NAME THE

PLANT PART

Take in water and nutrients from the soil

Fruits and seeds form inside

Carry water and nutrients from the roots to the rest of the plant

Hold the plant in the ground

Where the plant makes food

Holds up the leaves

Name the process through which plants make food.

Name the green matter in plants.

ChlorophyllWhat does the chlorophyll do?

It traps light energy from the sun.

What do the leaves take in during photosynthesis?Carbon Dioxide

What is released through the leaves during photosynthesis?

Oxygen

What do the roots take in during photosynthesis?

Water from the soil

How does the water get to the leaves?

The stem transports the water.

What is the food in the form of?

Do all plants go through photosynthesis all year long?No, some plants are dormant during the winter.

What does dormant mean?

The plant is saving its energy for growth in the spring.

What protects the flower before it blooms?

Name the female part of the flower.

What is the pouch at the bottom of the pistil called?

Ovary

What is inside the ovary?

Egg cells

Name the male part of the flower.

What do the stamens produce?

Pollen grains

What is inside each pollen grain?

Sperm cells

What is the transfer of pollen grains from the stamen to the pistil called?

Pollination

What is the joining of an egg cell and a sperm cell called?

Fertilization

What does the fertilized egg become?

Name two ways that plants reproduce.

Spores and seeds

Name two plants that reproduce using spores.

Ferns and mosses