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Plant classification and photosynthesis

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  • When we classify plants by their STEM, we divide them into 3 groups. Name them.
    Trees, bushes and grasses
  • What 3 things do plants need for photosynthesis?
    Sunlight, water and carbon dioxide (CO2)
  • True or false: all gymnosperms are evergreen trees
    False, most are, but not all
  • Angiosperms or gymnosperms.. which ones produce fruit and flowers?
    Angiosperms
  • Plants make their own food through a process called ______
    Photosynthesis
  • Which is the female part of the flower, the carpel or stamen?
    The carpel
  • Non-flowering plants do not have seeds. They reproduce with ____
    spores
  • Which is the male part of a flower, the carpel or stamen?
    The stamen
  • This part of the flower produces pollen, what is it?
    The stamen
  • This part of the flower attracts insects
    The petals
  • In gymnosperms seeds develope inside ______
    cones
  • They protect the flower before it opens... which part is it?
    The sepal
  • In an angiosperm, where do seeds develop?
    In the fruit or flowers
  • This is where the seeds grow. It has two parts: the stigma and ovary
    The carpel
  • Say two ways we can classify plants
    1) by their stem and 2) by reproduction (how they reproduce)
  • This part of the plant gives SUPPORT and transports water and minerals to the rest of the plant
    The stem
  • What part of the plant absorbs water and minerals?
    the roots
  • Which gas do plants RELEASE when they perform photosynthesis?
    Oxygen
  • Do gymnosperms produce fruit?
    No, they produce cones
  • Name the three parts that most plants have?
    Roots, stem and leaves
  • Where do plants make their food: in the roots, stems or leaves?
    In the leaves
  • Name two non-flowering plants
    Ferns and mosses
  • What do seeds need in order to germinate?
    Sunlight and water