Matter & Energy in Plants

Front

Plants are __________ which means they can make their own food.

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Producers

Front

The matter from which a thing is or can be made.

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Material

Front

Uses plants, such as sunflowers, to safely clean the soil by absorbing toxic and unwanted materials in the roots.

Back

Phytoremediation

Front

The idea that plants do not need soil to grow is supported by which of the following observations?

Back

Some plants are grown in containers with nothing but water.

Front

A type of living thing that gets its energy from the Sun and is unable to move from place to place on its own.

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Plant

Front

The process by which plants use sunlight to make their own food.

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Photosynthesis

Front

The green pigment in plants that captures sunlight for photosynthesis.

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Chlorophyll

Front

The gas that plants take in during photosynthesis.

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Carbon dioxide

Front

The part of the plant that absorbs water and nutrients from the soil.

Back

Roots

Front

The process of breaking down dead plants and animals to return nutrients to the soil.

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Decomposition