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Study Jams! Roots and Stems
Six slides come with information about roots and stems. In addition to the slide show, find a seven-question, multiple choice quiz and vocabulary guide. As a homework assignment, get your class to view the slides, take the quiz, print...
Curated OER
Raven Chapter 37 Guided Notes: Plant Transport
Introduce botany or biology beginners to nutrient transport in plants by assigning this worksheet. Learners describe turgor pressure and its role in hydroregulation. They explain the functions of xylem, phloem, stomata, and guard cells....
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AP: Chapter 35: Plant Structure and Growth
A straightforward learning exercise has botanists list plant organs and functions, plant cell organelles and their functions, specialized plant tissues and their functions. Three high-quality diagrams are displayed for them to label as...
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AP: Chapter 37: Plant Nutrition
Two pages of questions provide a brief overview of plant nutrition. Biology or botany brainiacs describe how plants absorb and transport nutrients, they explain the role of different bacteria, and they describe a variety of unusual...
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Plant & Flower Parts
In this biology instructional activity, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms pertaining to plant and flower parts. There are 54 biology terms located in the word search.
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Soil
Learners discover the importance of air in soil by planting bean seeds in different soil types. They predict which type of soil is best for plants. They discuss the importance of plants to other living things.
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Cartage.org: Mature Root Cross Section
This thorough lesson provides a wealth of root related information ranging from the anatomy of a root to the different types of roots that exist. Many photos and drawings provide clarity to the text.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Estrella Mountain Community College: Roots
This excellent site on plant structure contains information and diagrams under the first section, "General Plant Organization", about roots.