Plants Study Guide - Unit 1 Lessons 1 & 2

Front

Plants require five main things to stay alive and healthy. They need ________, water, air, nutrients, and space (SWANS).

Back

sunlight

Front

What is a root?

Back

A plant structure that usually grows into soil or water and helps support the plant.

Front

What is a stem?

Back

A plant structure that connects the roots with the leaves and supports the plant.

Front

A plant’s ________ system is a system of tubes inside the plant that connect the leaves, stems, and roots. The tubes carry food, water, and nutrients to all parts of the plant.

Back

vascular

Front

The process in which plants use energy from light to make food is called:

Back

Photosynthesis

Front

Which plant structure is where photosynthesis takes place?

Back

Leaves

Front

Plants need three things from their environment to make sugar: chlorophyll in the leaves, energy from the sunlight, water from the soil, and ________ from the air.

Back

carbon dioxide

Front

During photosynthesis, plants also create ________.

Back

oxygen

Front

Many leaves are green because they contain ________, a green substance that captures the energy in sunlight.

Back

chlorophyll

Front

What are the three main things plants need for photosynthesis according to the diagram?

Back

Sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water.