Science Roots/Stems

An example of a bulb is ____________.

• carrots
• onions
• ivy
• cactus

An example of a tuber is ______________.

• carrots
• onion
• potatoes
• basil

An example of a fibrous root is _____________.

• basil
• cactus
• yucca
• ivy

An example of a taproot is ______________.

• basil
• ivy
• potatoes
• carrots

What moves water, nutrients and food to all parts of the plant?

• Bulbs
• Leaves
• Roots
• Stem

What is the type of root that is found in dry areas that grow deep?

• taproots
• fibrous roots
• Stem
• Tuber

What has a thick underground stem?

• Tuber
• Taproots
• Bulbs
• Cactus

What contains a stem?

• Tuber
• Ivy
• Bulb
• Basil

What is a type of root found in moist areas and branches out and spreads in soil around a plant?

• Fibrous roots
• Taproot
• Ivy
• Pitcher Plant

What holds a plant in the ground and absorbs water and nutrients?

• bulb
• leaves
• stem
• roots