Plant Structures and Adaptations

What are the two major types of plants?

• xylem and phloem

• veins and artery plants

• tom and jerry

• vascular and non vascular

How do plants get their energy?

• through a reaction called chlorophyll 
• by a process called photosynthesis 
• by absorbing mineral nutrients from soil 
• by eating other organisms 

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Three main things plants need to survive. 

• sunlight, oxygen, soil
• soil, carbon dioxide, sunlight 
• sunlight, air, soil 
• sunlight, air, water 

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The source of energy plants use to make food

• photosynthesis 
• air 
• sunlight 
• soil 

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Plants are considered producers because 

• they produce carbon dioxide 
• they produce their own water 
• they produce sunlight 
• they produce their own food 

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Stomata is found in the _______. 

• stems 
• roots 
• leaves 
• flower 

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_______ are tubes that carry nutrients to other parts of the plant. 

• stomata 
• roots 
• xylem 
• xylophone 

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Specific type of plant tissue that transports water and minerals from the roots, through the stems, to leaves

• vascular plant

• nonvascular plant

• xylem

• phloem

Type of plant that is usually taller (longer) and has vascular tissue (xylem and phloem) that provides support

• vascular plant

• nonvascular plant

• xylem

• phloem

Examples of these plants include mosses, liverworts, and other plants with no xylem or phloem

• dicot

• vascular plant

• monocot

• nonvascular plant