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Roots and Stems Worksheet
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Roots and Stems Worksheet
🌱 Part 1: Vocabulary Match
1. Match each vocabulary word to its correct definition by drawing a line.
Absorption
Support
Nutrients
Stability
The ability of stems to hold up the plant
Substances that plants need from soil to live and grow
The process of taking in water and nutrients from soil
The quality of roots providing firmness so the plant stays upright
2. Which part of the plant takes in water and nutrients from the soil?
Leaves
Roots
Flowers
Seeds
3. What are the main jobs of plant stems? (Check all that apply)
Hold up the plant
Carry water and nutrients to other parts
Make seeds
Provide support for leaves and flowers
🔬 Part 2: Experiment Questions
4. In our celery experiment, what happened to the colored water?
5. Explain one important way that roots help a plant survive.
6. Fill in the blanks using vocabulary words:
Plant __________ take in water through __________. The stem provides __________ to hold the plant upright and gives it __________.
7. What do you think would happen to a plant if its roots were damaged? Explain your thinking.
🎨 Part 3: Draw and Label
8. Draw a simple plant below and label the roots, stem, and leaves. Add arrows to show how water moves from the roots to the leaves.
9. Circle the correct answer: Without roots, a plant would...
Fall over and not get water or nutrients
Grow taller and stronger
Make more flowers
Change color
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