Plant Structure and Function

What is the job of the roots?

• to make seeds for the plant

• to make food for the plant and take in air

• to help the flower reproduce

• to support the plant and help deliver food, minerals, and water to other parts of the plant

• to anchor the plant in place, soak in water, and store food for the plant

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What is the job of the stem?

• to make seeds for the plant

• to make food for the plant and take in air

• to help the flower reproduce

• to support the plant and help deliver food, minerals, and water to other parts of the plant

• to anchor the plant in place, soak in water, and store food for the plant

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NGSS.4-LS1-1

Which plant parts are the tubes that carry water throughout the plant?

• xylem

• phloem

• roots

• leaves

Roots perform all of the following functions EXCEPT

• Carrying out the light reactions of photosynthesis

• Anchoring the plant in the soil

• Absorbing water and nutrients from the soil

• Storing water and minerals

Plant absorbs water through the _________. 

• stem

• roots 

• leaves 

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What plant structure is number 3?

• roots

• stem

• leaf

• flower

• seed

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NGSS.4-LS1-1

What is the job of the flower?

• to make seeds for the plant

• to make food for the plant and take in air

• to help the flower reproduce

• to support the plant and help deliver food, minerals, and water to other parts of the plant

• to anchor the plant in place, soak in water, and store food for the plant

What is the job of the seeds?

• to make seeds for the plant

• to make food for the plant and take in air

• to help the flower reproduce

• to support the plant and help deliver food, minerals, and water to other parts of the plant

• to anchor the plant in place, soak in water, and store food for the plant

Plants make food using ____________ and _________ in the presence of sunlight.

• water, oxygen 

• water, carbon dioxide 

• minerals, oxygen

• minerals, carbon dioxide

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What is the job of the leaves?

• to make seeds for the plant

• to make food for the plant using the sun's light, and to take in air

• to help the flower reproduce

• to support the plant and help deliver food, minerals, and water to other parts of the plant

• to anchor the plant in place, soak in water, and store food for the plant

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3