Plants, Plants, Plants
Lauren Peterson
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What is a Plant?
• An organism that provides energy to the
ecosystem.
• Get nutrients from the soil.
What is a Flower?
• The blossom of a plant.
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Ivy Leaf
Sunflower
Rose
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Bluebonnets
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IVY LEAF
• A vine that climbs along woody plants such as trees.
• The ivy leaf comes in many different shapes,
• The most common is a 3-lobed leaf with a heart
shaped base.
• It’s most common association is with the Holly tree.
• Both the Holly and the Ivy are used worldwide for
Christmas decorations.
• It is the only plant that doesn’t make walls damp.
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ROSE
• Roses are used for a romantic symbol.
• A rose is the favorite flower of 85% of Americans.
• On Valentine’s Day, 214 million roses are sold in
the United States.
• There is more than 15,000 different types of roses.
• The rose is used for:
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perfume,
medicine,
food,
a source of vitamin C.
• A symbol of celebration in all cultures.
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SUNFLOWER
• Has a thick green stem with a few leaves on it.
• One single flower with yellow petals and a brown
center.
• The sunflower’s sceientific name is, Helianthus
annus.
• Helios meaning sun, and annus meaning the
flower comes annually.
• Tracks where the sun is, and points it’s head
towards the sun throughout the day.
• Sunflowers are grown for their edible seeds.
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BLUEBONNET
• The scientific name for bluebonnet is: Lupos
Subcarnosus.
• Also called: buffalo cover and wolf flower.
• As a bluebonnet ages the top petals turn
purple-red.
• Blooming period for a bluebonnet is between
March-May.
• At full bloom bluebonnets are 30-50 cm tall.
• The Bluebonnet is the official flower of the
state of TEXAS!
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GAME
• Question 1
• Question 6
• Question 2
• Question 7
• Question 3
• Question 8
• Question 4
• Question 9
• Question 5
• Question 10
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1)What plant or flower has a thick green
stem, with a yellow petals and a brown
center?
A. Bluebonnet
B. Ivy Leaf
C. Sunflower
D. Rose
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2) What plant/flower is a vine that climbs on
woody plants and also if grown on a wall does not
make it wet?
A. Ivy Leaf
B. Rose
C. Sunflower
D. None of the above
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3) When is the blooming period
for Bluebonnets?
A. March-May
B. April-June
C. December-January
D. June-August
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4) What percent of Americans claim
the Rose as their favorite flower?
A. 50%
B. 95%
C. 85%
D. 70%
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5) A flower is a plant.
A. True
B. False
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6) How many different types of
roses are there?
A. 15,000
B. 1,500
C. 1,000,000
D. 150
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7) As a Bluebonnet ages, what
color do the petals turn?
A. Purple-red
B. Blue-red
C. Red
D. Blue
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8) A sunflower is able to track
where the sun is, all day long.
A. False
B. True
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9) What holiday are Ivy Leaves
mostly used?
A. Christmas
B. Easter
C. Fourth of July
D. Alpha Phi Day
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10) Do you LOVE plants yet?
A. OH YEAH!
B. OF COURSE
C. PLANTS ARE MY FAVORITE!
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CREDITS
• TEKS:
• : (9) Organisms and environments. The
student knows that living organisms have
basic needs that must be met for them to
survive within their environment. The
student is expected to:
• (A) identify the basic needs of plants and
animals;
• http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapte
r112/ch112a.html
CREDITS
• http://blog.prashantgorule.com/wpcontent/uploads/2012/01/the-sky-picture.jpg
• http://www.utexas.edu/law/sao/img/sunflower_lar
ge.png
• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5
/51/Small_Red_Rose.JPG
• http://www.metafysica.nl/turing/tecto_klimop_a.jp
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• http://therufffarm.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/blu
ebonnet.jpg
• http://blog.copdfoundation.org/wpcontent/uploads/2012/09/C-Users-sschlegelPictures-Question-Mark-Man.jpg
CREDITS
• http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/
flower
• http://www.qrg.northwestern.edu/proje
cts/marssim/simhtml/info/whats-aplant.html
CREDITS
• Microsoft clipart
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