Transcript The Parts of a Plant - Elizabethtown College

The Parts of
a Plant
Flowers
Stem
Roots
Leaves
Seeds
Flowers
Flowers
Stem
Roots
Leaves
Seeds
The flower helps the plant produce its seed.
The color and fragrance attract insects that
pollinate the plant so it can make seeds.
Stem
The stems carry the
water and nutrients
that were brought up
by the roots to the
leaves. It also
provides support for
the plant allowing the
leaves to reach the
sunlight.
Flowers
Stem
Roots
Leaves
Seeds
Roots
Flowers
Stem
Roots
Leaves
Seeds
Roots take nutrients and water from the
soil up to the plant. They also help support
the plant by anchoring it in the ground.
The leaves provide the food for
the plant. It uses the nutrients
and water along with sunlight
to perform photosynthesis.
Photosynthesis makes the food
for the plant and oxygen for
other life forms.
Leaves
Flowers
Stem
Roots
Leaves
Seeds
Seeds
The seed allows
the plant to
reproduce. They
are often found
inside the fruit of
the plant. Every
seed is a tiny plant
with leaves, stems,
and roots just
waiting to
germinate and
grow.
Flowers
Stem
Roots
Leaves
Seeds
Self-test
What is the flower’s purpose?
A. Provides support for the plant
B. Attracts insects to pollinate the plant
C. To give off Oxygen to other life forms
Great Job!!!!!!
What do the roots of a plant do?
A. Perform photosynthesis
B. Produce the seeds
C. Carry water and nutrients from the soil.
You’re correct!
What do the leaves do for
the plant?
A. Perform photosynthesis
B.Give the plant support
C. Produce the seeds
References
for the
Student
Plant parts
http://www.guilford.k1
2.nc.us/webquests/pla
ntquest
The great plant escape
http://www.urbanext.ui
uc.edu/gpe/case1/c1fac
ts2a.html
Gibbons, Gail. From
Seed to Plant. New
York: Knopf, 1989
Burnie, David and
Andrew McRobb, Plant.
New York: Knopf, 1989.
Carle, Eric. The Tiny
Seed. Notick,
Plant Part Activity Sheet
MA:Picture Book Studio, http://www.abcteach.co
1987.
m/Plants/parts.htm
Sources
• Teacher’s guide for the great plant escape
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/tg/index.html
• Eyewitness Plant Book
Burnie, David and Andrew McRobb, Plant. New
York: Knopf, 1989
Pictures from Great Plant Escape Websight
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/tg/index.html