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Review sheet for Test on plants.

1.  Germination:   use vocabulary (parts of a seed) to explain the steps of germination shown in the drawing below:  Write at least one sentence about each of the four drawings.

2.  Explain transpiration from the point when water enters a root hair until the water leaves the plant.  Explain how the water travels and why it is important.  Use vocabulary.

3.  Explain photosynthesis in plants.  Tell why it is the basis for all life, including animals, on our planet.  (Use the words:  carbon dioxide, water, chloroplast, sunlight, sugar, oxygen).

4.  Label the main parts of a typical flower, then explain how a new seed is produced by a plant in sexual reproduction.

5.  What are the functions of the four main parts of plants:  roots, stems, leaves, flowers?