Nutrition Plant

W.S.24. Plant nutrition.
Name
Plants make glucose sugar by the process of photosynthesis. For healthy

growth they also need to absorb mineral salts that are dissolved in the
soil water. Mineral salts contain elements such as nitrogen, phosphorus
and magnesium. Water and mineral salts are absorbed from the soil by
the ROOT HAIR CELLS which cover the surface of the root. These cells
greatly increase the surface area for absorption.
Root tip A single root hair cell
root hair
vacuole
cell wall Root hair absorbing water soil particle

and minerals. Arrows show
direction of water movement.
Element Why it is needed

Nitrogen To make proteins for good growth.
Magnesium To make the green chemical CHLOROPHYLL needed in photosynthesis.
Phosphorus For good root growth.
Exercise - Complete the missing words in the passage below.
Certain chemical ......................... are needed for healthy growth in plants.

They are obtained from mineral salts ......................... in the soil water. Root
...................... cells absorb water and mineral salts which are then carried
up the ................ to the leaves. The root hair cells greatly ....................... the
surface area of the root. If a plant does not have enough .............................
it cannot make chlorophyll and its leaves turn yellow. If a plant does not
have enough ......................... it cannot make proteins and its growth is
stunted. Phosphorus is needed for good ................ growth.
root elements hair magnesium nitrogen dissolved stem increase
KS3 Science Revision Worksheets Special Edition P. Hill, Beaver Educational Resources 2000. Registered to Hampton Community College. TW12 3HB.
W.S.25. Classification. Name
All of the millions of species (types) of living things can be sorted into
groups. This is called CLASSIFICATION. They are sorted into groups
that have features in common.
Plants without flowers. spores being

released
FUNGI
They do not contain the green chemical pin mould
chlorophyll and so do not make their
mushroom
own food. Most feed on dead material
and reproduce with tiny spores.
ALGAE
They live in water and have no roots or seaweed
leaves. They make their own food and
can be green, brown or red.
MOSSES AND LIVERWORTS

They have small, simple roots and
moss liverwort
leaves. They can only grow in damp
places. They reproduce with spores.
FERNS AND HORSETAILS

They have well developed roots and
stems. They usually grow in damp, fern horsetail
shady places. They reproduce with
spores.
CONIFERS
They are trees with tough, needle- needle
cone
shaped leaves. They do not have
flowers and reproduce with cones.
Exercise - Fill in the missing words in the passage below.
Classification means sorting living things into Living things can

be sorted into groups that have in common. Fungi are
unusual plants because they do not contain green Algae
have no or leaves. Fungi, mosses and ferns produce tiny
for reproduction and conifers produce
spores groups features chlorophyll roots cones

W.S.26. Flowering plants. Name
Flowers contain sex organs which produce seeds for reproduction. The
male sex cells are inside the pollen grains. The female sex cells are called
OVULES. Pollen grains are carried from one flower to another by insects
or wind. This is called POLLINATION. The sex cells then join together.
This is called FERTILISATION. The fertilised ovules develop into seeds.
buttercup insect pollinated. grass flowers wind pollinated.
The flowers are colourful The flowers are light and

and scented to attract feathery to catch the
insects. breeze.
When the flower dies the seeds are left inside a FRUIT. Fruits help to
DISPERSE (spread out) the seeds. Three types of fruit are shown below.
Sycamore seeds have wings. Burdock seeds have hooks Blackberries are juicy but
They are dispersed by wind. that catch onto animals fur. the seeds do not digest.
Exercise - Fill in the missing words in the passage below.
Flowers make ...................... so that plants can reproduce. Pollination is

when ...................... is carried from one flower to another. Pollen can be
carried by wind or ......................... The insects visit the flower to drink the
......................... Flowers are colourful and ......................... to attract insects.
Plants that use wind to pollinate their flowers are not brightly
......................... They are light and feathery to catch the breeze.
Fertilisation is when the male and female sex cells ...................... The
fertilised ...................... then develop into seeds. When the flower dies a
...................... is left behind. Fruits help to .......................... the seeds.
insects join pollen seeds ovules scented coloured nectar fruit disperse

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W.S.24. Plant nutrition.

Plants make glucose sugar by the process of photosynthesis. For healthy

cell wall Root hair absorbing water soil particle

Element Why it is needed

Magnesium To make the green chemical CHLOROPHYLL needed in photosynthesis.

Phosphorus For good root growth.

Exercise - Complete the missing words in the passage below.

Certain chemical ......................... are needed for healthy growth in plants.

root elements hair magnesium nitrogen dissolved stem increase

Plants without flowers. spores being

MOSSES AND LIVERWORTS

FERNS AND HORSETAILS

Exercise - Fill in the missing words in the passage below.

Classification means sorting living things into Living things can

spores groups features chlorophyll roots cones

buttercup insect pollinated. grass flowers wind pollinated.

The flowers are colourful The flowers are light and

Exercise - Fill in the missing words in the passage below.

Flowers make ...................... so that plants can reproduce. Pollination is

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