Plant Power

Growing Things

By: Briar

In this power point you will learn about: Adaptation Pollination Dispersal Life cycle

And lots more

How can seeds absorb water?Flowers absorb water through the xylem, a tissue of thin tubes on the outside stem of plants. Its job is to take water and nutrients from the roots. The water molecules are attracted to the molecules in the xylem, helping to pull the water up. Solar energy also pulls the water up through the plant. The sun evaporates the water from the surface.

http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/seed.html

Where do plants come from?

Plants come from seeds. Each seed contains a tiny plant waiting for the right weather to germinate, or start to grow.

http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/grow.html

http://theseedsite.co.uk/lifecycle.html

Life Cycle Of A Plant

What do plants need to make food?

• Chlorophyll• Light• Carbon Dioxide• Water• Nutrients and Minerals

Could we live without plants?

We cannot live without plants .

Plants give us food, oxygen, shade, shelter, water and medicine. We need all these things to keep us alive

http://theseedsite.co.uk/lifecycle.html

What are plant adaptions? Plants have adaptations to help them

survive in different areas. These adaptations might make it very difficult for the plant to survive in a different place. This explains why certain plants are found in one area, but not in another. For example, you wouldn't see a cactus living in the Arctic.

http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/adapt.html

Different Adaptations

What are the different ways of dispersal?WindWaterAnimals

Some plants shoot out their seeds

http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/seed.html

ConnectPitcher Plant(One of the most poisonous plants in the world

Angels trumpet( One of the most poisonous plants inNZ)

What does the word Pollination mean? Pollination is the transfer of pollen from

a stamen to a pistil. Pollination starts the production of seeds.

http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/pollination.html

ConnectA Wasp weighs 90 milligrams

A Honey bee Weighs One tenthOf a gram

What’s the difference between a fruit and a vegetable?

A fruit is a sweet and fleshy product. The fruit holds seeds inside them, and those seeds then develop into new plants.

A vegetable is edible anywhere on the plant and does not have any seeds.

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Fruit Vegetable

Tomatoes Carrot

Peppers Beetroot

Cucumbers Broccoli

Avocados Kumara

Pumpkin Leek

Peapods Parsnip

Zucchini Onion

Including:

PhotosynthesisPhotosynthesis is a process in

plants to make their food. In this process six water molecules

mix with six carbon molecules to form, oxygen and glucose (food for plants)

http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio104/photosyn.htm

ConnectThe redwood Tree(The tallest tree in theWorld)

112.47 m 60 m

The Kahikatea Tree(The tallest tree in NZ)This tree can go into the Redwood 2 times

Hope You Enjoyed This Power Point And Learnt something new about plants