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8. In some plants, such as carrots and beets, the roots do more than provide support. What else do they do?
9. What is chlorophyll?
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PROCEDURES: 1. For three or four days, do not water the plants. 2. One plant will have its soil watered, one will have water given only to its leaves, and the third plant will have water given only to its stem. 3. Be sure to cover the soil with the aluminum foil when watering the leaves or stem of those two plants. 4. To water only the stem, hold the plant sideways in a stream of water. 5. Let the plants sit for a couple of hours but leave the foil over the soil of the two that are not to have the roots receive water. OBSERVATIONS: Compare the conditions of all three plants. Write down your observations here: Watered roots-
Watered stem-
Watered leaves-
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B. Directions: Tell what each of these plant parts does for the plant. Root ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Seed ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Leaves __________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Stem ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________
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1. ROOTS
2. STEMS
3. LEAVES
JOBS
Store food make food hold plant in ground move water and minerals to different parts of plant support leaves take in water take in minerals release oxygen and carbon dioxide into the air
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MATERIALS:
1. beans 2. water 3. paper towels 1. Soak the bean seeds in a cup of water overnight. 2. Place them in paper towels that have been soaked with water. 3. Keep them in the wet paper towel for five days. 4. Observe them closely each day.
PROCEDURES:
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
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PROCEDURE:
OBSERVATIONS: Keep a record of what you see happening in each jar for the next week or two. CONCLUSIONS: What can you tell about a seed's need for water?
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PROCEDURES: 1. Fill the jar to the very top with seeds. Really pack them in. 2. Pour water into the jar till it overflows. 3. Put the jar lid on and tighten it into place. 4. Place the jar into the gallon-sized plastic bag. Seal the plastic bag with a tie or ziplock it. 5. Place the entire set-up in a warm spot and look at it over the next couple of days. OBSERVATIONS: What happened to the seeds in the jar? What happened to the jar? CONCLUSIONS: How can you explain any change in the appearance of the jar and seeds?
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4. The germ, or seed, is the part that grows into a plant. On what does the germ feed?
7. Green plants produce, or make, their own food. What do they need and where do they get it?
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