Unit 1 Living Organisms | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Photosynthesis, vital functions, pollination

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List the 3 vital functions for the unit

nutrition, respiration, reproduction

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Plants are producers. Explain why.

Because they produce their own food.

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What is photosynthesis?

The process by which plants make their own food.

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What part of the plants absorbs water and minerals from the soil?

The roots

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What is raw sap?

It is the mixture of water and minerals absorbed from the soil through the roots. It travels through the stem to the leaves.

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What do leaves absorb from the air?

carbon dioxide

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What does chlorophyll collect?

solar energy

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What is elaborated sap?

plant's food - made from water, minerals, and carbon dioxide transformed in the leaves

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What do plants release as a waste product of photosynthesis?

oxygen

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What is pollination?

occurs when pollen from the stamen lands on the stigma of a plant. The wind, insects, and birds help transport pollen from one plant to another

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What is fertilisation?

occurs when the pollen joins with an ovule and they make a seed. The stigma develops and forms fruit around the seed.

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What do plants absorb when they respire?

oxygen

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What do plants release when they respire?

carbon dioxide

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What do plants absorb during photosynthesis?

carbon dioxide

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How do non-flowering plants produce?

spores; they don't produce seeds

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_______ is when pollen lands on the stigma.

Pollination

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