What are Some Plant Structures?

The process in which plants use energy from the sun to change carbon dioxide and water into sugar and oxygen.

• chlorophyll

• stem

• photosynthesis

• carbon dioxide

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A plant part that is usually underground and absorbs water and minerals from the soil.

• stem

• root

• leaves

• flower

A green pigment in plants that allows plant cells to make food using sunlight.

• leaves

• taproots

• flowers

• chlorophyll

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Thin, branching roots that grow close to the surface.

• fibrous roots

• taproots

• stem

• photosynthesis

The simplest types of plants that grow on land. They don't have stems or leaves.

• nonvascular plants

• vascular plants

Plants that have a system of tubes that carry water and nutrients through the plant.

• nonvascular plants

• vascular plants

The part of a plant that holds it up and has tubes that carry water, minerals, and nutrients through the plant.

• root

• leaves

• stem

• flowers

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The part of a plant that makes food using air, light, and water.

• leaves

• stem

• roots

• flower

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A gas that plants get from the air.

• photosynthesis

• chlorophyll

• taproots

• carbon dioxide

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Thick, strong roots that grow deep in the soil.

• fibrous roots

• taproots

• leaves

• stem

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