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Plants
Review Packet
Test: Friday, January 13th
Review:
Textbook Pages: 48-65; 68-73; 172-177
Plant Adaptation Packet
Vocabulary Cards
1. What are the four things plants
need to survive? (p.54-55)
The four things plants need
to survive are light, carbon
dioxide, water, and nutrients.
2. What are the main parts of a
plant? (p.52-55)
The main parts of a plant are
roots, stems, leaves, and
flowers/fruits.
3.
Why are roots important?
(p.53)
Roots are important because
they take up water and nutrients
from the soil, and keep the
plant firmly in the ground.
4.
Why are stems important?
(p.53)
Stems are important because
they move food, water, and
nutrients through the plant and
they keep the plant from falling
over.
5. Why are leaves important?
(p.54-55)
Leaves are important because
they make food (sugar) for the
plant by going through the
process of photosynthesis. They
take in sunlight and carbon
dioxide and let out oxygen.
6. Why are flowers/fruits
important?
Flowers/fruits are important
because they produce and
protect seeds.
7. Describe the process of
photosynthesis. (54-55)
Sunlight is trapped by chlorophyll in the
leaves. The leaves take in carbon dioxide.
The roots take in water. The carbon dioxide
and the water combine in the leaves using
energy from the sunlight. Food (sugar) is
formed. Oxygen is given off as a waste
product through stomata in the leaves.
8. Why is photosynthesis so
important?
Photosynthesis is so important
because without it, plants can’t make
food and will die. Without plants, there
wouldn’t be enough oxygen for people
& animals to breathe (since plants give
off oxygen during photosynthesis).
9. How are new plants created?
(p.56-57; p.64-65; p.68)
New plants are created through
spores and seeds. Given the
right conditions, the seed will
germinate and grow into a new
plant.
10. How are seeds spread?
(p.69)
Seeds are spread by wind, water,
and catching onto animal
fur/clothing. Some seeds are
inside of fruit. An animal may eat
the fruit and then the seeds are
eliminated with its waste.
11. What is the life cycle of a
plant? (p.68-69)
The life cycle of a plant begins with
a seed/spore. It germinates,
grows into a seedling, grows into a
mature plant, reproduces, and dies.
New seeds/spores begin the cycle.
12. What is an adaptation and why
is it important to living things?
(p.176)
An adaptation is a trait that helps one kind of
living thing survive in its environment.
Without adaptations, living things might not
survive. For example, in order to survive in
the dry desert, a cactus needs a thick, waxy
cover to keep water inside, and short roots
to collect water when it rains.
13. Give some examples of other
plant adaptations? (p.175)
* Water lilies have a long stem to allow them to
reach the sunlight, and they have big leaves to
collect as much sunlight as possible. Their
roots help them absorb nutrients from the mud.
* Vines have long stems that can cling to
other objects to help its leaves reach sunlight.
* Know all the vocabulary in the
chapter. (photosynthesis, stem,
root, root hair, germination,
spore, stomata, transpiration,
adaptation)
Good Luck!!
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