Plants Structures/Function

What are the 3 main structures of a plant? Select all that apply.

• Stem

• Leaves

• Roots

• Soil

Roots are involved in plant growth. Which evidence supports this claim?

• Roots help protect plants from animals.

• Roots capture sunlight, which gives plants a source of energy for making food.

• Roots are involved in plant reproduction.

• Roots absorb water, which plants need to make food.

Which answer correctly states how a plant’s food system functions?

• Leaves absorb water, which plants need to make food.

• Leaves produce food using sunlight, and food moves around the tubes to the rest of the plant.

• Roots absorb nutrients, and nutrients move up the tubes and turn to sugar.

Name a structure some plants have to protect themselves from other animals.

What do spines, thorns, and bark do for plants?

• Protect them from the harmful sun

• Protect them from predators

• Gives them structure

• Helps them produce fruits and seeds

How do flowers help a plant?

• They attract insects to pollinate the plant.

• They absorb sunlight to make food.

• They are eaten by birds and other animals.

• They bring nutrients in from the soil.

In what part of the plant is food made?

• The flowers

• The leaves

• The roots

• The stem

Flowers' stems give them structure to stand upright and trees have trunks. Which human system is similar, in that it gives us support to stand upright?

• muscular system

• skeletal system

• integumentary system

• nervous system

Which part of the plant brings in water and minerals?

• leaf

• stem

• roots

• flower

What is the function of the leaf?

• To absorb water from the ground

• To absorb sunlight and make food

• To absorb nutrients from the soil

• To absorb pollen from pollinatros