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Plants
Look closely at each picture. Make comparisons of these plants by writing your
observations in the blanks.
Example:
Mango Tree
Size: It is big.
Source:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mangifera_indica_old.JPG
1. Cactus
Color: ______________________________________
Size: _______________________________________
Shape: _____________________________________
Source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cactus_arizona2.jpg
2. Pandan
Color: ______________________________________
Size: _______________________________________
Shape: _____________________________________
Source:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pandan_(screwpine)_leaves.JPG
3. Pine Tree
Color: ______________________________________
Size: _______________________________________
Shape: _____________________________________
Source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bhutan_pine_tree.JPG
1. The ____________________ are parts of the plant that hold it on to the soil. They
also get water and minerals for the plant.
2. The ____________________ is the part of the plant that carries water and minerals
from the roots to the leaves. They also carry dissolved food from the leaves to
the other plants of the plant.
3. The ____________________ are parts of the plant that make food.
4. The ____________________ are the parts of the plant that contain the seeds.
5. Secondary roots branch out of the ____________________. Then, tiny root hairs
grow at the tip of the secondary roots.
6. In a ____________________ system, secondary roots grow in all directions. Some
are as long or even longer than the primary root.
7. ____________________ grow from the lower part of the stem to help support the
plant. Even when the wind blows hard, the plant remains erect.
8. ____________________ cling to the branches of a tree and get water from the air.
9. Stems that are brown and hard are called ____________________.
10. ____________________ are green or white and are soft and fleshy.
11. ____________________ are swollen underground stems. An example of these is the
potato plant.
12. A ____________________ is an underground stem that grows horizontally or
vertically.
13. An onion is an example of a ____________________. The swollen and fleshy leaf
bases have stored food.
14. A strawberry plant has horizontal stems called stolons or ____________________.
These stems grow along the surface of the ground.
15. The ____________________ is the leaf stalk that connects the leaf to the stem.
16. The ____________________ is the broad flat part of the leaf.
17. A ____________________ has only one blade attached to the petiole.
18. A ____________________ consists of many blades attached to one petiole.
19. ____________________ are tall plants with big woody stems.
FLOWERING NON-FLOWERING
Match the plant to the ailment that it can heal. Write the letters only.
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2. ___________________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________________
4. ___________________________________________________________________
5. ___________________________________________________________________
1. ___________________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________________
1. ___________________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________________
1. ___________________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________________
What should you do in case your finger is pricked by a thorn or slashed by a sharp leaf?
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What should you do when rashes appear on your skin after touching a certain plant?
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