Plant Structures and Function

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 structure connects the leaf to the tree?

• blade

• petiole

• midrib

• veins

The function of photosynthesis occurs in the:

• stem

• roots

• flower

• leaves

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

A leaf has both internal and external structures.

• True

• False

The most important external structure of a plant is the:

• stem for transporting nutrients

• they are all important and work as a system

• roots for feeding the plant

• leaves

  for photosynthesis

Are the flowers of a plant a structure or a function?

• structure

• function

The stem, or stalk, of the celery acts like a straw, drawing water up to the leaves.

• True

• False

If left in the colored water long enough, the food coloring will travel all the way to the:

• stem

• roots

• leaves

• seed

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What structure protects a cactus from getting eaten?

• roots

• stem

• spines

• flowers