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Plants
Study Guide
TEST DATE: ________________
Roots
Stem
Leaves
The part of the plant that
is underground and holds
the plant in place and
takes in water and
nutrients from the soil.
Connects the roots of the
plant to the leaves,
supports the leaves, and
carries water from roots to
leaves.
Parts of the plant that
take in light and air and
grow out of the stem.
Cells
The small units all living
things are made of.
Simple Plants
Plants with NO roots,
leaves, or stems.
Seed
The part of the plant
containing a young plant
and stored food. This is
the first stage of growth in
many plants.
Germinates
When the small plant
breaks out of the seed.
Seedling
A young plant.
Photosynthesis
The food making process
of plants.
Chlorophyll
Soil
Humus
Topsoil
The green color in plants
that helps the plant use
the energy from the sun to
make food.
Loose material made of
minerals, humus, water,
and air in which plants
can grow in the upper
layer of the Earth.
The part of soil made up of
decaying, once living
things.
The top layer of soil, made
up of the smallest grains
and has the most humus.
The solid rock under soil.
Bedrock
Clay
Loam
A type of soil with small
grain that hold water well.
Soil with a mix of large
and small grains that
contains humus.
Resource
A material found in nature
used by living things.
Conservation
Saving resources by using
them carefully.
Strip
Cropping
Contour
Plowing
Weathering
Planting strips of thick
grass or clover in between
strips of crops.
Planting rows of crops
along the sides of hills,
instead of up and down.
The process through
which wind or water can
break rocks down into soil
Erosion
The process of soil being
washed away; usually due
to lack of plant life to hold
it in place
Be able to:
 Identify and explain the purpose each part of the
plant
 Diagram the lifecycle of a plant
 Explain the process and purpose of
photosynthesis
 Compare and contrast the different types of soil
 Explain the purpose of strip cropping and contour
plowing