Plants Vocab

Question 1

Roots

Answer 1

Attached to the ground, giving it water.

Question 2

Taproot

Answer 2

A straight vertical root forming the center which rootlets spring.

Question 3

Fibrous root

Answer 3

A root that spreads in teh ground like hair.

Question 4

Root hair

Answer 4

Tiny little hairs on the roots.

Question 5

Stem

Answer 5

Supports the plant and helps it grow.

Question 6

Leaves

Answer 6

Collect sunlight and helps support the stem.

Question 7

Flowers

Answer 7

The part of teh plant that blossoms.

Question 8

Fruits

Answer 8

The sweet and fleshy product with seeds.

Question 9

Seeds

Answer 9

A flowering plants unit of reproduction.

Question 10

Soil

Answer 10

The upper layer of the earth in which plants grow.

Question 11

Organic matter

Answer 11

Any carbon-based compound found in nature.

Question 12

Fertilizer

Answer 12

A chemical or natural substance added to soil to increase its fertility.

Question 13

Diffusion

Answer 13

The movement of particles from high concentration to low concentration. Can diffuse anything solid, liquid or gas. AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF PARTICLES IN THE SPACE.

Question 14

Concentration

Answer 14

The amount of something.

Question 15

Osmosis

Answer 15

The diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane.

Question 16

Semipermeable membrane

Answer 16

Something that allows only one thing in particular through.

Question 17

Xylem

Answer 17

Moves water up the plant, from the roots, from the soil to the rest of the plant.

Question 18

Phloem

Answer 18

Moves the food from the leaves, to the roots and the rest of the plant.