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WHAT DO LEAVES CONTAIN THAT HELP THEM PRODUCE FOOD FOR THE PLANT?
CHLOROPHHYLL
WHY ARE LEAVES GREEN?
CHOROPHYLL IS A GREEN SUBSTANCE
WHAT ARE THE TWO MAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE STEM?
ITS KEEPS THE PLANT STANDING UP AND IT TRANSPORTS WATER AND NUTRIENTS
WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF STEM?
WOODY (RIGID) AND HERBACEIOUS (SOFT)
GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF A PLANT WITH A WOODY STEM
ROSES - HIBISCUS - MANGO TREES ETC ETC
GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF A PLANT WITH AN HERBACEOUS STEM.
TULIPS, ORCHIDS, SUNFLOWERS ETC ETC
WHAT ARE THE THREE MAIN FUCNTIONS OF ROOTS?
HOLD THE PLANT IN THE GROUND - SUPPORT THE STEM - ABSORD WATER AND MINERALS
WATER AND MINERALS TRVAEL UP THROUGH THE ROOTS THROUGH TINY WHAT?
ROOT HAIRS
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE PROCESS OF PLANTS MAKING THEIR OWN FOOD?
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
IN PHOTOSYNTHESIS WHAT DO THE ROOTS DO?
ABSORB WATER AND MINERALS
THE MIXTURE OF WATER AND MINERALS IS CALLED WHAT?
RAW SAP
WHAT TRANSPORTS RAW SAP FROM THE ROOTS TO LEAVES THROUGH THE STEMS?
XYLEM
WHAT ENTERS THE LEAF THROUGH THE STOMATA?
CARBON DIOXIDE - CO2
WHICH PARTS OF PLANT CELLS CONTAIN CHLOROPHYLL?
CHLOROPLASTS
WHAT DOES CHLOROPHYLL COLLECT?
SOLAR ENERGY
SOLAR ENERGY TRANSFORMS WATER, MINERALS AND CO2 INTO WHAT?
GLUCOSE AND OXYGEN (O2)
