Year 8 Science · Unit 1 · Lesson 13

Plant Inputs, Water, Minerals and Light

Foundation Worksheet

Name

Date

Class

Learning Goals

Name the three key inputs plants need to survive and grow
Link roots to water and mineral intake, and leaves to light and gas exchange
Explain why plants should be described as active living systems, not passive organisms

Warm Up

Sort it!

Write each item from the pool into the correct category box. Each item belongs in exactly one category.

key input for plant survival linked to gas exchange with the environment taken in through roots linked to light access useful substances from the environment linked to root intake

Water

Minerals

Leaves

Your Turn

Fill the gap

Choose the correct word from the word bank to complete each sentence. Two words will not be used.

water minerals light roots leaves input survival blood lungs

Plants need three key inputs from their environment: , and . If any one of these is missing, the plant cannot survive and grow.

A useful substance or factor entering or supporting a living system is called an . For plants, are the main structure linked to taking in water and minerals from the soil. are linked to light access and gas exchange with the environment.

Show What You Know

1. Name the three key inputs plants need in this lesson. For each one, name the plant structure most closely linked to obtaining it.

Recall 3 marks

2. A student says "plants only need sunlight." Using what you learned in this lesson, explain why this statement is incomplete.

Recall 2 marks

Wrap Up

In one sentence, what was the main idea of this lesson?