Basic Needs of Plants

Which of the following correctly identifies the basic needs of plants?

• sunlight, space, water, nutrients from soil, air

• shelter, food, soil

• air, sugar, shelter, soil

• a taco

Describe how leaves help a plant meet its basic needs.

• Leaves carry water inside the plant

• Leaves makes tacos

• Leaves use sunlight to make food

• Leaves make the plant colorful

Compare the stem of a plant and the trunk of tree.

• The stem and the trunk each carry water.

• Both plant parts collect water from the ground.

• Both make tacos.

• Neither the stem, nor the trunk help the plant live.

Which of the following correctly records how the physical characteristics of plants help them meet their basic needs?

• Tacos absorb sunlight.

• The stem absorbs sunlight to make food.

• The stem carries water throughout the plant.

• The leaves carry water throughout the plant.

If a plant's roots are long and deep, what can be predicted?

• The plant will grow tall.

• It will produce tacos.

• Water is far below the ground.

• Its environment is shady.

What part of the plant absorbs water and nutrients from the soil?