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18 Cards in this Set
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How does a plant take in water from the soil?
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Roots take in water and minerals from the soil?
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True or false: All plants need the same amount of water.
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FALSE. A cactus needs very little water. Other plants, like water lillies, need a lot of water.
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True or false: Plants live all over the world.
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TRUE
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Do plants grow in the desert?
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YES
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Does every plant have all four parts (roots, stem, leaves, flowers)?
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YES
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True or false: Most plants have many leaves.
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TRUE
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What two things do leaves take in for the plant?
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1. Air
2. Light |
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True or false: Leaves come in many shapes and sizes.
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TRUE
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Name some of the ways leaf shapes are different.
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1. Wide or narrow.
2. Flat or thick. 3. Small or large. 4. Smooth or rough edges. |
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What plant part carries water to the other parts of the plant?
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Stem
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What is the South Carolina state tree?
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Sabal Palmetto (or Cabbage Palmetto).
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What does the Carolina Jessamine (Yellow Jessamine) look like?
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A climbing plant which grows upon trees and fences and bears a many yellow, funnel-shaped flowers an inch in diameter.
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What is the South Carolina state flower?
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Carolina Jessamine (or Yellow Jessamine)
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What does the Sabal Palmetto (Cabbage Palmetto) look like?
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Leaf: Alternate, palmately compound, fan shaped; leaflets very long (4 to 6 feet) and lance shaped, leaf stalks are long, extend through the leaf, and are without sharp edges; green in color, overall leaf nearly round and several feet long.
Flower: Small white flowers occurring on large (several feet), branched clusters, appearing in early summer. Fruit: Fleshy drupe, nearly round, 1/3 to 1/2 inch across, dark shiny blue, maturing in early fall and persistent into the winter. Twig: Absent, since leaves appear directly out of unbranched trunk. Bark: Gray brown, tough, splits vertically. Form: Tall (to 80 feet), straight trunk with a short rounded crown. |
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True or false: Leaves are plant parts that grow out of the roots.
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FALSE. Leaves grow out of the stem.
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What plant part holds the plant in the ground?
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Roots
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What plant part supports the leaves and branches of a tree?
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The stem (or trunk).
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Name four things a plant needs to live.
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1. Sun
2. Air 3. Rain 4. Soil |