Plant
Power
Growing
Things
By:
Briar
In this power point you will
learn about:
 Adaptation
 Pollination
 Dispersal
 Life
cycle
 And
lots more
http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants
/seed.html
How can seeds absorb water?
Flowers absorb water through the xylem, a
tissue of thin tubes on the outside stem of
plants. Its job is to take water and nutrients
from the roots. The water molecules are
attracted to the molecules in the xylem, helping
to pull the water up. Solar energy also pulls the
water up through the plant. The sun evaporates
the water from the surface.
http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/
grow.html
Where do plants come from?
 Plants
come from seeds. Each seed
contains a tiny plant waiting for the
right weather to germinate, or start
to grow.
http://theseedsi
te.co.uk/lifecycl
e.html
Life
Cycle
Of A
Plant
What do plants need to make
food?
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Chlorophyll
Light
Carbon Dioxide
Water
Nutrients and Minerals
http://theseedsite.co.uk/lifecycle.
html
Could we live without plants?
We
cannot live without plants .
Plants give us food, oxygen,
shade, shelter, water and
medicine. We need all these
things to keep us alive
http://www.mbgnet.net/biopl
ants/adapt.html
What are plant adaptions?
 Plants
have adaptations to help them
survive in different areas. These
adaptations might make it very difficult for
the plant to survive in a different place.
This explains why certain plants are found
in one area, but not in another. For
example, you wouldn't see a cactus living
in the Arctic.
Different
Adaptations
http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/s
eed.html
What are the different ways of
dispersal?
Wind
Water
Animals
Some
seeds
plants shoot out their
Connect
Pitcher Plant
(One of the most
poisonous plants
in the world
Angels trumpet
( One of the most
poisonous plants in
NZ)
http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplan
ts/pollination.html
What does the word
Pollination mean?
 Pollination
is the transfer of pollen from a
stamen to a pistil. Pollination starts the
production of seeds.
Connect
A Honey bee
Weighs One tenth
Of a gram
A Wasp weighs 90
milligrams
http://ask.yahoo.com/20010411.ht
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What’s the difference
between a fruit and a
vegetable?
A
fruit is a sweet and fleshy product.
The fruit holds seeds inside them,
and those seeds then develop into
new plants.
 A vegetable is edible anywhere on
the plant and does not have any
seeds.
Including:
Fruit
Tomatoes
Peppers
Cucumbers
Avocados
Pumpkin
Peapods
Zucchini
Vegetable
Carrot
Beetroot
Broccoli
Kumara
Leek
Parsnip
Onion
http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/
bio104/photosyn.htm
Photosynthesis
 Photosynthesis
is a process in plants
to make their food.
 In this process six water molecules
mix with six carbon molecules to
form, oxygen and glucose (food for
plants)
Connect
The redwood Tree
(The tallest tree in the
World)
112.47 m
The Kahikatea Tree
(The tallest tree in NZ)
This tree can go into the
Redwood 2 times
60 m
Hope
You Enjoyed This
Power Point And
Learnt something new
about plants