Plants, Plants, Plants!
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- 1. These absorb water and dissolved nutrients, and anchor the plant in the soil.
- 5. These usually have both male and female parts for reproduction.
- 8. Water evaporates from the leaves of the plants, leaving room for more water molecules to take their place. This helps the water travel up the plant.
- 9. Plants ____ __ _____ soil. Plant roots hold the soil together.
- 10. Some plants have long _______ which help them reach water from deep underground.
- 12. The process by which plants make their own food using water, energy from the sun, and carbon dioxide. This produces oxygen and glucose.
- 14. The process of gases entering and exiting a plant
- 15. Making clothing out of cotton is an example of using plants for____________
- 18. These produce food for the plant, take in and release gases, and allow water to exit the plant.
- 19. The process of particles moving from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.
- 20. Cacti stems are adapted to store lots of _______ to help them survive in the dry desert.
- 21. These provide a pathway for movement of water and food. They also support the leaves and reproductive structures.
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- 2. Plants produce this during photosynthesis, and it helps animals breathe.
- 3. Humans often use plants for _______. An example would be making chocolate out of cocoa.
- 4. The process of water moving across a membrane from an area of high water concentration to an area of low water concentration.
- 6. Some plants are adapted to have colourful flowers that attract insects like bees. These insects ________ the plants as they go from flower to flower.
- 7. The process that helps water move up a plant through the attraction between molecules and the walls of tiny tubes in the stem.
- 11. There are separate male and female _________ for reproduction.
- 13. Plants provide ____________ which protects organisms from weather and predators.
- 16. These contain an embryo that will form a new plant, and they often contain a food supply for the embryo as well.
- 17. Some plants have ________ roots, which form a thick mat that gathers water at the upper layers of the soil.