Harcourt Science, 3Rd Grade (2000) - Unit A, Chapter 1

Front 1

How does a plant take in water from the soil?

Back 1

Roots take in water and minerals from the soil?

Front 2

True or false: All plants need the same amount of water.

Back 2

FALSE. A cactus needs very little water. Other plants, like water lillies, need a lot of water.

Front 3

True or false: Plants live all over the world.

Back 3

TRUE

Front 4

Do plants grow in the desert?

Back 4

YES

Front 5

Does every plant have all four parts (roots, stem, leaves, flowers)?

Back 5

YES

Front 6

True or false: Most plants have many leaves.

Back 6

TRUE

Front 7

What two things do leaves take in for the plant?

Back 7

1. Air
2. Light

Front 8

True or false: Leaves come in many shapes and sizes.

Back 8

TRUE

Front 9

Name some of the ways leaf shapes are different.

Back 9

1. Wide or narrow.
2. Flat or thick.
3. Small or large.
4. Smooth or rough edges.

Front 10

What plant part carries water to the other parts of the plant?

Back 10

Stem

Front 11

What is the South Carolina state tree?

Back 11

Sabal Palmetto (or Cabbage Palmetto).

Front 12

What does the Carolina Jessamine (Yellow Jessamine) look like?

Back 12

A climbing plant which grows upon trees and fences and bears a many yellow, funnel-shaped flowers an inch in diameter.

Front 13

What is the South Carolina state flower?

Back 13

Carolina Jessamine (or Yellow Jessamine)

Front 14

What does the Sabal Palmetto (Cabbage Palmetto) look like?

Back 14

Leaf: Alternate, palmately compound, fan shaped; leaflets very long (4 to 6 feet) and lance shaped, leaf stalks are long, extend through the leaf, and are without sharp edges; green in color, overall leaf nearly round and several feet long.

Flower: Small white flowers occurring on large (several feet), branched clusters, appearing in early summer.

Fruit: Fleshy drupe, nearly round, 1/3 to 1/2 inch across, dark shiny blue, maturing in early fall and persistent into the winter.

Twig: Absent, since leaves appear directly out of unbranched trunk.

Bark: Gray brown, tough, splits vertically.

Form: Tall (to 80 feet), straight trunk with a short rounded crown.

Front 15

True or false: Leaves are plant parts that grow out of the roots.

Back 15

FALSE. Leaves grow out of the stem.

Front 16

What plant part holds the plant in the ground?

Back 16

Roots

Front 17

What plant part supports the leaves and branches of a tree?

Back 17

The stem (or trunk).

Front 18

Name four things a plant needs to live.

Back 18

1. Sun
2. Air
3. Rain
4. Soil