Needs of Plants

Life Cycles of Plants Part 1

Fill in the Blank

What are plants?

Plants are ______ ______.

clue: classification of things

​What are plants?

Plants are living things. They need air, water and food to stay alive.

Open Ended

Give 3 characteristics common to all plants.

All plants...

• Need air, water and food

• Grow

• Respond to changes around them

• Reproduce

Open Ended

What is special about plants that other living things cannot do?

Plants can make their own food through a process called photosynthesis.

Multiple Select

What do plants need to make their own food? Select 3 answers.

• Moonlight

• Soil

• Sunlight

• Water

• Carbon Dioxide

Most plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create glucose (sugar) which they use for energy and growth.

Fill in the Blank

Label the parts of a plant.