Plants: Shoot System

The shoot system is the part of the plant that is ________________________________.

• below the ground

• above the ground

• in the water

• In the tree

What are the parts of the shoot system? (Choose more than one)

• Leaf

• Stem

• Flower

• Fruit

• Roots

Which of the following is the functions of a stem in the shoot system?

(Choose more than one)

• It carries the air from the leaves to the rest of the plants

• It carries the water from the roots to the rest of the plants

• It carries the food from the leaves to the rest of the plants

• It carries the soil from the roots to the rest of the plants

What is the function of the leaves in the shoot system?

• It makes food

• It makes water

• It makes fruits

• It makes flowers

What three things do plants need to make food for the plant?

• Carbon dioxide

• Oxygen

• Water

• Light energy

• Sound energy

The process where the leaves make food for the plant is called ____________________________.

How does a plant take in carbon dioxide?

• Using the holes in the stem

• Using the holes on underside of the leaves

• Using the holes on the underside of flowers

• Using the holes in the roots

What colour are leaves that can make food for the plant?

• Green

• Purple

• Brown

• Yellow

Hamdi did an experiment where he placed the stem of a white flower in a cup of water mixed with blue dye.

After a week, the colour of the flower was blue. Why?

• The petals were covered with the blue dye

• The stem moved the blue water to the flower

• The leaves moved the blue water to the flower

• The leaves made food using the blue water

Marina noticed that a sunflower in her garden had lost all its leaves.

When she came back in one week, the sunflower wilted and died. Why?

• Plant cannot make food without leaves

• Plant cannot take in water without leaves

• Plant cannot breathe without leaves

• Plant cannot take in minerals without leaves