Faam 2Nd - Science Ch 1 All About Animals

Front 1

What do plants need to grow?

Back 1

Plants need water, air, sunlight, space and nutrients to grow.

Front 2

What are parts of a plant?

Back 2

Roots hold plants in place and take in water and nutrients to soil

Stems hold up plants and carry water and nutrients to leaves

Leaves take in sunlight and air and make food for the plant

Flowers make seeds

Front 3

How are seeds scattered?

Back 3

Some fruits are scattered by air or water. Some fruits get stuck on the fur or feathers of animals.

Front 4

How are plants grouped?

Back 4

Some plants have flowers and other kinds do not have flowers. Some plants have cones where seeds grow.

Front 5

Give 2 examples of plants with no flowers.

Back 5

Mosses are plants with no flowers, don't make seeds or fruit and do not have leaves, roots or stems.

Ferns do not have flowers, don't make seeds, but do have leaves, roots and stems.

Front 6

How are some woodland plants adapted?

Back 6

Plants live almost anywhere. The environment is made up of all the living and no living things in a space. Living things have adapted or changed to live in their environment.

Front 7

What is the difference between pine trees and maple trees?

Back 7

Pine trees are adapted to live in cold weather. Their small leaves are called needles.

Maple trees are adapted to live where summers are warm and winters are cold.

Front 8

Name 3 plants that live near or in water.

Back 8

The cardinal plant, stinging nettle and fanwart live near or in water.

Front 9

How are some prairie plants adapted?

Back 9

Goldenrod plants have stiff stems and leaves.

Prairie smoke has fuzz on its stems and leaves that trap air.

Prairie grasses have narrow leaves that hold water.

Front 10

How are some desert plants adapted?

Back 10

Desert almond has leaves that grow in different directions to get less sunlight.

Saguaro cactus has a long, thick stem that holds water.

Octopus tree has short leaves and long spines that protect the plant from animals that want to eat it.

Front 11

How are some marsh plants adapted?

Back 11

Cattails are adapted to grow in very wet soil.

A sundew plant and a Venus flytrap get nutrients from insects it traps.

Front 12

Nutrients

Back 12

Materials that living things need to live and grow

Front 13

Roots

Back 13

The part of the plant that holds the plant in place and takes in water and nutrients from the soil.

Front 14

Leaves

Back 14

The part of the plant that uses sunlight, air, nutrients and water to make food for the plant

Front 15

Flower

Back 15

The part of the plant that makes seeds

Front 16

Seeds

Back 16

Many plants grow from these

Front 17

Fruit

Back 17

Cover and protect seeds

Front 18

Environment

Back 18

All the living and no living things around a plant

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Adapted

Back 19

Changed

Front 20

Woodland

Back 20

An environment that covers a large area where many trees live an it can be cold, warm or wet

Front 21

Prairie

Back 21

An environment with flat land covered with grasses, having few trees, hot summers and with little rain.

Front 22

Scatter

Back 22

To spread out

Front 23

Desert

Back 23

An environment with sunny hot days, cool nights and very little rainfall

Front 24

Marsh

Back 24

An environment that is very wet where not all nutrients a plant may need can be found in the soil

Front 25

What gives leaves their green color?

Back 25

Chlorophyll

Front 26

Living things

Back 26

Anything that needs food and has the ability to grow

Front 27

Observe

Back 27

To notice or watch carefully

Front 28

Soil

Back 28

The dirt a plant grows in

Front 29

Deciduous

Back 29

A word used to describe when a tree sheds its leaves at the end of a growing season

Front 30

Evergreen

Back 30

A word used to describe trees that stay green all year

Front 31

Coniferous

Back 31

Trees that make cones

Front 32

Photosynthesis

Back 32

The way plants make food that they eat