P3 Science - Plants

P3 Science - Plants

Multiple Select

What are plants?

(You can tick more than 1 statement, as long as the statement is correct)

• They are living things.

• They are non-living things.

• They need air, food and water.

• They can eat food, just like human.

• They carry out photosynthesis. This means that plants absorb sunlight to make food.

The next diagram shows Water Plants which are:

• Floating (on the water surface)

• Fully submerged (totally in the water)

• Partially submerged (part of the plant is in the water, the other part is out of water)

Multiple Choice

How will you classify the duckweed and water lettuce?

• floating on water

• fully submerged in water

• partially submerged in water

Multiple Choice

The cattail and water lily are partially submerged in water.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

How will you classify the hydrilla?

• Floating on water

• Fully submerged in water

• Partially submerged in water

Multiple Choice

Do you always find flowers on flowering plants?

• Yes, all flowering plants produce flowers once they become adult plants.

• No, flowering plants produce flowers only when the time is right or when the conditions are right.

Multiple Choice

Ferns and moss are __________ plants because they do not have both flowers and fruits.

• land

• water

• flowering

• non-flowering

Multiple Choice

The roots of the grass in the diagram can be found __________.

• underground

• above the ground

Multiple Choice

The roots of the banyan tree in the diagram can be found __________.

• underground

• above the ground

Multiple Choice

The diagram shows examples of stems that can be found __________.

• underground

• above the ground

Multiple Choice

The stem shown in the diagram is __________ and can be found __________.

• weak, underground

• weak , above the ground

• strong, underground

• strong, above the ground

Multiple Choice

The stem of the grape plant needs to grow onto the wall for support because it is __________.

• weak

• strong

Fill in the Blanks

The colour of chlorophyll is

.

Multiple Choice

Photosynthesis is the process in which plants __________.

• reproduce

• produce fruits

• produce flowers

• make food using sunlight

Multiple Choice

Do all flowers have a nice smell?

• Yes, all flowers smell so sweet that bees and butterflies fly to them for pollen.

• No, the Rafflesia flower has a rotting meat smell. It is also the largest flower in the world.

Multiple Select

Fruits can __________.

(You may tick more than 1 answer, as long as the answer is correct)

• be edible

• be inedible

• have many seeds

• have only 1 seed

• be only found in water

Poll

Check My Understanding (1)

I know what plants are.

• No, I do not know.

• Yes, I know that plants are living things that can make their food.

• I am still not sure what plants are. Are they non-living things?

Poll

Check My Understanding (2)

I know the places that plants can grow in.

• No, I do not know.

• Yes, I know that plants can grow on land and in water.

• I think plants can only grow on land.

Poll

Check My Understanding (3)

I can classify plants into flowering and non-flowering plants.

• No, I do not know.

• Yes, I can. I have read widely on plants which produce flowers and plants which do not produce flowers.

• I can only do this if somebody guides me.

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Check My Understanding (4)

I know which parts of a plant are the roots, stem, leaves, flower and fruit.

• No, I do not know.

• Yes, I know and I can do this confidently if I am given a diagram of a plant.

• I can only do this if somebody guides me.

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Check My Understanding (5)

I know why plants are important to us.

• No, I do not.

• Yes, I know. Without plants, other living things cannot survive. They will have plants to eat.

• I am not sure because I do not eat plants such as fruits and vegetables.