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Worksheet – Help Wanted
Different parts of plants do different jobs. Read the classified advertisements and help each of the
plant parts listed below to find the right job.
cambium
epidermis
guard cells
petals
leaf
pistil
phloem
root hair
root cap
taproot
sepals
xylem
woody stems
herbaceous stems
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
ADVERTISING EXECUTIVE
Colorful Personality needed to
advertise availability of pollen
and nectar. Must have
experience working with bees.
DOOR ATTENDANT
Full-time positions available
at entrance to stomates.
EGG FARMER
Female needed to manage
egg production and receive
pollen.
PLUMBER
Vascular specialist needed to lay
new plumbing each growing
season. Experience making new
xylem and phloem necessary.
Potential for growth.
SUPPORT TEAM
Permanent position supporting
leaves. Yearly growth.
TEMPORARY
EMPLOYMENT
One season only! Temporary
work supporting leaves.
WAITERS/WAITRESSES
Deliver food to hungry plant
cells. Work in busy roots, stems,
and leaves.
WATER RECEPTIONIST
Absorb water and minerals.
Work closely with others.
ANCHORPERSON
Interested in holding a plant in
place? If you have experience
digging deep in search of water,
we’re looking for you. No
branching necessary.
FACTORY WORKERS
Make sugar and oxygen.
Good conditions. Daylight
hours and sunny days only.
Apply.
HARDHATS
Construction workers. Drill
BODYGUARD
for water. Protect other
Help needed to protect buds.
members of water-search
Apply before spring.
team while drilling. Apply at
CONDUCTOR
root tip.
Individual needed to carry
OUTDOOR WORK
water. Rapid advancement. Start Protect and cover upper and
at the roots and work up to the
lower leaf surfaces. Apply at
top. Tubes with experience
leaf.
preferred.
Write the name of the plant structure next to the job for which it is best qualified.
Advertising Executive
petal
Hardhats
root cap
Anchorperson
tap root
Outdoor Work
epidermis
Bodyguard
sepals
Plumber
cambrium
Conductor
xylem
Support Team
woody stems
Door Attendant
guard cells
Temporary Employment
herbaceous stems
Egg Farmer
pistil
Waiters/Waitresses
phloem
Factory Workers
leaf
Water Receptionist
root hair