1. Structure and Functions of Plants: Roots, Stems & Leaves
Discovery Education Video Worksheet

2. 2. What do roots do for the plant?
Absorb water
Anchors plants into the ground
Absorbs nutrients

3. 3. What do stems do for the plant?
Support Leaves
Transports water and nutrients

4. 4. What do leaves do for the plant?
Collect sunlight for photosynthesis
Where photosynthesis takes place

5. 5. What separates plants from animals?
Plants are able to produce their own food through photosynthesis.
Animals can not produce their own food.

6. 6. Where does photosynthesis occur in the plant?
In the chloroplasts with-in the plants cells

7. 7. What chemicals make up chlorophyll?
Carbon Dioxide
Oxygen
Water (hydrogen and oxygen)

8. 8. What gives plants their color?
chlorophyll

9. 9. What are carbohydrates?

10. 10. What are two products of photosynthesis?
Oxygen
glucose

11. 11. Why do deciduous leaves change color?
Plant stops the process of photosynthesis,

12. 12. Why do some trees drop their leaves in chilly temperatures?
To conserve / save energy

13. 13. How are dead leaves still beneficial?
They decompose into new nutrient rich soil

14. 14. Label the plant diagram using the terms: root, stem, leaves, flower