Life+Science+-+Plants

|| [|Plant Parts - Jobs] || 1. Plants are **__living__** (biotic) things. 2. The one big difference between plants and animals is that plants can make their own __**food**.__ 3. A plant makes its own food by a process called photosynthesis which takes place in the plant's **__leaves__**. 4. The process of photosynthesis: a. **__Light__** is trapped in the cholorophyll, the material that makes a leaf green. b.The plant uses carbon dioxide and water to make the **__food__**. c. The leaves take in carbon dioxide and the roots take in the **__water__**. d. The water travels to the **__leaves__**. e. The leaves use the **__energy__** from the light to make food from the carbon dioxide and water. f. The food that is made is **__sugar__**. g. Oxygen is a waste product of photosynthesis. It is given off by **__leaves__**. 5. A plant needs light, carbon dioxide, chlorophyll, and **__water__** to carry out photosynthesis. Chlorophyll gives a plant its **__green color__**. 6. There are three basic plant parts: __l**eaves, stems, and roots**.__ 7. Leaves come in different shapes and **__sizes.__** 8. Leaves help carry out the process of **__photosynthesis__**. 9. **__Stems__** support plants and give them shape. They also contain tubes that carry water and minerals from the __roots__ and food from the leaves to all parts of the plant. Stems also **__store__** water and food. 10. Roots: There are many different types of roots, however most roots are **__underground__** and hold plants in the soil. Roots take in water and nuturients that plants need for photosynthesis. Ex. **__Cacti__** have roots that grow near the surface because it is easier to collect rain water in their very dry climate. 11. To live, a plant needs four things from its environment : **__air, nutrients, water, and light__**. 12. **__Carbon dioxide__** is a gas breathed out by animals and taken in by plants. 13. Plants get **__nutrients__** from soil and water from rain.
 * [|Lesson PPT] || [|Study Guide] || Life Science Flip
 * [|Photosynthesis Brain Pop] || [|Brain Pop Jr.] || [|Plant Parts PPTs] || [|Plant Parts & Their Uses Video] ||