Plant parts & functions

Which answer is NOT true of a leaf?

• Surrounds the seed of a flowering plant

• Grows out of the stem

• Where a plant makes food

• Contains chlorophyll for photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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The pipe-like shape of this structure makes it perfect for carrying water & nutrients between the roots and leaves

• plant

• stem

• fruit

• photosynthesis

The protective covering on this holds a baby plant & a food supply.

• fruit

• roots

• seed

• flower

Before there can be a fruit - there has to be a flower

• True

• False

These tubes inside the stem transport the water and nutrients from photosynthesis throughout the plant.

• chlorophyll and chloroplast

• guard cell and stomata

• xylem and phloem

Which of these is NOT a function of the roots?

• anchors the plant in the soil

• absorbs water from the ground

• support the plant in the soil

• capture sunlight

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What is the difference between a chloroplast and chlorophyll?

• One is in the ground and the other is not.

• One is a pigment and the other is an organelle

• One is in the leaf and the other is in the stem

• One can move and the other can't.

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Guard cells and stomata are important because:

• They are green pigments in the plant

• They can't move.

• They anchor the plant and absorb water

• They let ingredients in and out of the leaf

Adding the prefix chloro to the front of the word chlorophyll tells us the color of the pigment used to carry out photosynthesis must be:

• green

• yellow

• blue

• none of these

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2 things that make a plant different from humans:

• They are green and live outside

• They make their own food and can't move on their own

• They don't mind wind and rain.

• Their houses are called greenhouses and they can't grow in the cold.

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