plant

Stem

The stem has many jobs. One of the main jobs it does is to provide support and elevation for the leaves, flowers and fruits. It also transports fluids between the roots system and the shoot system.

Roots

The roots of a plant have two jobs. They help anchor the plants into the ground so they don't fly away in the wind or wash away in the rain.

Another important job that roots do is to soak up water and nutrients from the soil and bring it up to the stem.

Leaves

The main job of the leaves is produce food for the plant through the process of photosynthesis. Inside of the leaves, there are chlorophyll, little green blobs that absorb sunlight, water and carbon dioxide to create food called glucose, a type of sugar, as well as oxygen and water.

Open Ended

The chlorophyll inside of a leaf produces these three things: _______, ______, and _______.

Multiple Choice

What part of the plant is #2? L.1.1

• flower
• stem

Multiple Choice

What part of the plant is #3? L.1.1

• leaf
• stem

Multiple Choice

Which part of plant takes in water and nutrients? L.1.1

Multiple Choice

What do plants need to make their food? L.1.1

• sunlight and water

• water, air, sunlight, and nutrients

Multiple Choice

How many major parts do a plant have? L.1.1

• 4

• 2

Multiple Choice

Plants are living things.  L.1.1

• true
• false

Multiple Choice

Plants can be many different shapes and sizes. L.1.1

• true
• false