Chapter 4 Plants Notes Crossword

Plants are classified (sorted) as _____ or non-flowering.
Plant _____ are roots, stems, and leaves.
_____: take in water and nutrients from the habitat and may hold the plant in place and store food/water
_____: move and store water and nutrients, and provide support and protection
_____: produce (make) food for plants with sunlight
_____ _____: live in water and have long roots to get nutrients from the muddy bottom of ponds/lakes
_____—live in desert , have thick, waxy covering on leaves to hold in water and roots grow deep and wide to absorb scarce water
_____live in desert, have thick stems to store water, roots spread out close to the surface to collect any rain water, thorns for protection
______ has large, thick root reaches far underground to find water and keep it anchored
_____ have stems climb and stick to different surfaces so it can reach sunlight
_____have stems grow thick and strong but remains green and flexible so it can grow towards sun
_____ have woody stems for stronger support
Flowering plants have _____ that grow flowers.
_____trees lose their leaves in the winter for protection.
Colorful flowers can a_____some animals (bees will pollinate).
_____form around the seeds for protection.
fruit adaptation: _____and fleshy—grapes, peaches, tomatoes (animals can easily eat and disperse the seeds)
fruit adaptation: dry and/or _____—coconuts, pecans, pea pods
Plants produce many seeds because most don’t _____.
Seeds need to be dispersed (carried away) by floating in the water, carried by the _____, stick to fur or clothes, or eaten by animals that deposit them elsewhere.
Non-flowering plants make seeds within cones or produce _____.
_________ trees are non-flowering (pine, spruce, fir, cypress).
Ferns and _____do not make seeds. They reproduce by making spores.
All plants have____ _____ where they grow, mature, and die.
Most _____ life cycles start with seeds.
Most flowers have male and female parts that work _____to make seeds.
Seeds need _____ and warmth to germinate (grow).
_____ are the first sprouts from a seed.
Seedlings grow roots to take in water and nutrients and the stem grows toward the_____
_____ plants have more leaves so it can gather more sunlight to produce the food that it needs to grow.
Some seed-bearing plants produce _____ instead of flowers.