Go to the following website http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/case1/c1facts2a.html.  Read all slides and answer the questions below on your own paper.

1. Name the six basic parts of all plants.
2. As well as transporting nutrients and water, the stem also __________________.
3. Leaves are the ____________________ of the plant.
4. The process of making food in plants is called ______________________.
5. The fruit of a plant contains ___________________________.
6. What 7 things do plants need to grow?

Now click on “activities” on this site and explore.

Go to the following website http://www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/mgonline/Botany/pla01/00pla01.htm.  Click on the arrow to begin.  Read all slides and look at the diagrams, and answer the questions below on your own paper.

1. Where do roots usually grow?
2. When a plant is actively growing what would move from the leaves to the roots?
3. Name three functions of the root.
4. Where are most plant roots located?
5. Are root hairs benefital to the plant? Why or why not?
6. All plants need nitrogen to grow and about 80% of the volume of air is nitrogen. Which plant can get this nitrogen directly from the air?
7. A potato is a modified
   1. Root
   2. Stem
   3. Fruit
8. Where can you find a stem most of the time?
9. How do stems benefit the plant?
10. Name 2 stem variations in plants.
11. The stem in a tulip or onion bulb has
    1. one node
    2. one internode
    3. many short internodes
12. The bark of a tree contains  _________________________.
13. What is the function of a leaf?
14. Most of the photosynthesis in leaves occurs in ______________________.
15. You can tell a leaf from a stem or other structure because it:
    1. grows out from a node
    2. is always green
    3. is always a flat structure
16. Give two examples of edible buds.
17. A perfect flower has _____________________________.
18. Which of the following really are seeds rather than fruits enclosing seeds:
    1. the seeds on a strawberry
    2. mustard seeds
    3. corn kernels

Now go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/life_cycles.shtml.  Match the plant part, and then take the quiz.