| General Information |
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Three things that plants do for the environment… |
What are: 1. Store H2O 2. Clean pollution 3. Starts most food chains |
| #2 |
Process that allows the plant to give off water is… |
What is Transpiration |
| #3 |
The three functions of the stem are… |
What are: 1 Transport water 2. Support leaves 3. Store food for plant |
| #4 |
The three functions of the roots are… |
What are: 1. Absorb water 2. Support and anchor 3. Store food help plant survive |
| #5 |
The taproot with smaller roots coming out of it like branches are.. |
What is Root Hairs |
| Topic 1 and 2: People and Plants Structure and Adaptations |
| #1 |
Three uses that humans use plants for are |
What are: Oxygen; Decoration; Construction |
| #2 |
When we use plants for food it means to use plants as… |
What is Energy Source |
| #3 |
Plant stems and roots are similar because… |
What they both transport water and nutrients |
| #4 |
Process plants use to make their own food is called… |
What is Photosynthesis |
| #5 |
The best type of root for a plant to reach deep into the soil for water is called. |
What is Tap Root |
| Topic 3 and 4: Plant Reproduction Meeting Need for Food and Fiber |
| #1 |
When scientists try to change DNA to control what a plant will be like is called… |
What is Genetic Modification |
| #2 |
This is when people choose specific plants with particular characteristics and encourage them to reproduce… |
What is Selective Breeding |
| #3 |
Scientist use genetic modification to change what a plant will be like for three main reasons… |
What are: 1. Grow faster 2. Grow Stronger 3. More decorative |
| #4 |
This form of plant reproduction involves production of seeds and fruits from specialized cells of two plants… |
What is Sexual Rep |
| #5 |
This form of reproduction occurs when a ‘parent’ plant grows new plants from its roots, stems, or leaves… |
What is Asexual Rep |
| Topic 5: Sustaining the Soil |
| #1 |
The four parts of soil are… |
What are Minerals; Humus; water; air |
| #2 |
This organism breaks down plant and animal tissue and forms humus that helps the soil ka… |
What is Decomposers. |
| #3 |
Healthy plants require large amounts of six nutrients. Fertilizer usually contains three of the six nutrients, including ... |
What are potassium, nitrogen, phosphorus |
| #4 |
The practice of cultivating land to control weeds, without planting crops is called ... |
What is summer fallow |
| #5 |
Planting trees or shrubs along the edges of field is one such practice. The purpose behind this is to ... |
What is to reduce wind damage and trap snow |
| Topic 6: Pests and Pest Control |
| #1 |
Organic food is food that has been grown without the use of chemical fertilizers and chemical pesticides. For the nutrients to grow the plants, they use ... |
What is manure and compost |
| #2 |
Canola is popular with insects, fungus and weeds. One such pest is wild oats. This pest causes damage because it ... |
What is steals nutrients and moisture |
| #3 |
If a non-native species is introduced to a certain area, without natural predators, it often becomes a pest. One such example was the introduction of the Dandelion to North America from Europe. It was brought here as a ... |
What is salad vegetable |
| #4 |
Herbicides, insecticides and fungicides are used to control weeds, insects and fungus. The use of these pesticides caused another problem. They build up over time and get stored in organisms, just as food energy is stored. This process is called... |
What is bioaccumulation. |
| #5 |
Insects, fungi and weedy plants are the pests that cause the most damage to plants. Fungi and bacteria cause ... |
What is infection |
