ATTAIN MENT TARGETS OF THE TOPIC PLANTS
1. Know the structure and function of external and internal (transverse/ cross section) parts of a
leaf.
2. Understand how leaves are adapted to carry out the process of photosynthesis in order to make
biomass and oxygen.
3. Investigate to know if a plant is photosynthesizing.
4. Investigate the effect of intensity of light on the rate of photosynthesis in a plant.
5. Know the internal structure (transverse/ cross section) and functions of roots.
6. Understand how roots absorb water and minerals from the soil.
7. Know how water and mineral salts are transported in plants: the function of xylem.
Investigate how the change in temperature affects the rate at which water is transported in a plant.
Vocabulary: photosynthesis, carbon dioxide, oxygen, biomass, chlorophyll, chloroplast, veins, leaf
stalk, transverse/ cross section, waxy layer, upper epidermis, lower epidermis, stoma (pl. stomata),
palisade layer, spongy layer, roots, shoots, absorb, root hairs, xylem vessels