Plant Structures

A ______ can get water from deep undergound.

• leaf

• fibrous root

• taproot

• stem

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_________ help plants such as trees and shrubs stay upright in strong winds.

• spores

• taproots

• green stems

• woody stems

________ capture sunlight and use it to make food in the form of sugar.

• leaves

• stems

• roots

• flowers

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_____ help hold a plant in place.

• leaves

• stems

• roots

• flowers

____ support leaves and help plants stay upright.

• leaves

• stems

• roots

• flowers

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______ can quickly absorb water and nutrients near the soil's surface.

• taproot

• fibrous roots

• woody stems

• leaves

The ____ of evergreens gather sunlight for the plant to make food.

• taproot

• leaves

• needles

• green stems

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Plants such as dandelions and apple trees produce _____.

• spores

• flowers

• thorns

• bark

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Cacti and other plants that live in dry areas have leaves shaped like ____.

• spines

• bark

• thorns

• spores

Plants such as pine trees make ____ instead of flowers.

• spores

• flowers

• thorns

• cones

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