Plant Parts and Functions

What are the functions of the stem of plants?

• To absorb water and nutrients for the plant. To provide support for the plant to grow.

• To enable the plant to grow taller. To transport materials around the plant.

• To make seeds for the plant in order to help plants reproduce.

• To make fruits and vegetables for the plant in order to help plants sexually reproduce.

• To make food for the plant through the process of photosynthesis.

What are the functions of the leaves in plants?

• To absorb water and nutrients for the plant. To provide support for the plant to grow.

• To enable the plant to grow taller. To transport materials around the plant.

• To hold the DNA and nutrients for a plants so it can reproduce and form a new plant.

• To make fruits and vegetables for the plant in order to help plants sexually reproduce.

• To make food for the plant through the process of photosynthesis.

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In the process of photosynthesis, leaves in plants convert.....

• Oxygen to Carbon Dioxide

• Carbon Dioxide to Oxygen

• Water to Oxygen

• Oxygen to Water

• Water to Carbon Dioxide

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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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What part of the plant is the main support and anchor and helps absorb water?

• Tap Root

• Lateral Roots

• Root Hairs

• Stem

The raw materials used by plants for photosynthesis are ______________.

• Carbon dioxide

• Water

• Chlorophyll

• Nitrogen

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The image shows ____________________ leaf.

What type of root system does this carrot have?

• Tap Root

• Fibrous Root

What type of root system does this corn have?

• Tap Root

• Fibrous Root

What type of root system does this bamboo have?

• Tap Root

• Fibrous Root