Plants and Soils Zip Around
Roots
Stem
Leaves
The part of the plant that is
underground and holds the plant
in place and takes in water and
nutrients from the soil.
Connects the roots of the plant
to the leaves, supports the
leaves, and carries water from
roots to leaves.
Parts of the plant that take in
light and air and grow out of
the stem.
Cells
The small units all living things
are made of.
Simple Plants
Plants with NO roots, leaves, or
stems.
Seed
Germinates
The part of the plant containing
a young plant and stored food.
This is the first stage of
growth in many plants.
When the small plant breaks
out of the seed.
Seedling
A young plant.
Photosynthesis
The food making process of
plants.
Chlorophyll
Soil
Humus
Topsoil
Bedrock
Clay
The green color in plants that
helps the plant use the energy
from the sun to make food.
Loose material made of
minerals, humus, water, and air
in which plants can grow in the
upper layer of the Earth.
The part of soil made up of
decaying, once living things.
The top layer of soil, made up
of the smallest grains and has
the most humus.
The solid rock under soil.
A type of soil with small grain
that hold water well.
Loam
Soil with a mix of large and
small grains that contains
humus.
Resource
A material found in nature used
by living things.
Conservation
Saving resources by using them
carefully.
Strip Cropping
Planting strips of thick grass or
clover in between strips of
crops.
Contour Plowing
Planting rows of crops along the
sides of hills, instead of up and
down.