Plant Structure

Chapter 3 Lesson 3 Plant Structure

Pages 100-103

ROOTS

read page 100

Multiple Select

Check all the things that a plant's roots do...

• absorb water

• absorb minerals

• anchor a plant in the ground

• store food

Types of roots...

• fibrous roots

• tap root

• read page 101

Multiple Choice

What type of root is pictured?

• fibrous root

• tap root

Multiple Choice

Which of these is a tap root?

Multiple Select

Check the plants that have tap root systems.

• dandelion

• carrots

Multiple Choice

Which of these plants has a fibrous root system?

Multiple Select

Check the plants that have fibrous root systems.

• grass, corn, onion,

• cacti, dandelions, carrots

Root Structure (page 101)

• the tip of the root is called the root cap

• root hairs absorb the water and minerals

• Phloem tissue bring food from the leaves to the roots

Multiple Choice

What do the roots use the food that the phloem brings from the leaves for?

• for growth

• for storage

• for both growth and storage

• for photosynthesis

Open Ended

What is the function of the root cap?

STEMS (read page 102)

Multiple Select

What is a function of the stem of a plant?

• provides support

• holds up leaves

• carries substances between the leaves and roots

• store food

Multiple Choice

What type of stem is soft and flexible like that of a lily?

• woody

• herbaceous

Multiple Choice

What type of stem is hard and rigid such as a maple tree?

• woody

• herbaceous

Multiple Select

What type of tissue do woody stems have?

• xylem

• phloem

• bark

• cambium

• sapwood

Multiple Choice

Xylem is also known as...

• cambium

• cork

• sapwood

• bark

Multiple Choice

Xylem transports...

• food

• water

Multiple Choice

Phloem transports...

• food

• water

Multiple Choice

What is old, inactive xylem called?

• sapwood

• heartwood

• cork

• cambium

Multiple Choice

What protects the cells inside the woody stem?

• wood

• heartwood

• sapwood

• cork

Multiple Choice

What divides to produce new xylem and phloem?

• heartwood

• cambrium

Annual Rings (page 103)

• represent a tree's yearly growth

• made of xylem

Multiple Choice

What makes up most of what people call "wood"?

• xylem

• phloem