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NAME
THE
PLANT
PART
Take in water and
nutrients from the soil
Fruits and seeds
form inside
Carry water and
nutrients from
the roots to the
rest of the plant
Hold the plant in
the ground
Where the plant
makes food
Holds up the leaves
Name the
process through
which plants
make food.
Name the green
matter in plants.
Chlorophyll
What does the
chlorophyll do?
It traps light energy
from the sun.
What do the leaves
take in during
photosynthesis?
Carbon
Dioxide
What is released through
the leaves during
photosynthesis?
Oxygen
What do the roots
take in during
photosynthesis?
Water from the soil
How does the water get
to the leaves?
The stem transports
the water.
What is the food in
the form of?
Do all plants go through
photosynthesis all year
long?
No, some plants are
dormant during the winter.
What does dormant mean?
The plant is saving its energy
for growth in the spring.
What protects the
flower before it
blooms?
Name the
female part of
the flower.
What is the pouch at the
bottom of the pistil called?
Ovary
What is inside the ovary?
Egg cells
Name the male part
of the flower.
What do the stamens produce?
Pollen
grains
What is inside
each pollen grain?
Sperm cells
What is the transfer of
pollen grains from the
stamen to the pistil called?
Pollination
What is the joining of an egg
cell and a sperm cell called?
Fertilization
What does the
fertilized egg
become?
Name two ways that
plants reproduce.
Spores and seeds
Name two plants that
reproduce using spores.
Ferns and
mosses