Vascular tissue that transports water and minerals UPWARDS from a plant's roots is known as ______.

• Cuticle
• Phloem
• Stomata
• Xylem

To obtain the energy from the food it produces, plants must break down the sugar in the cells throughout the plant in a cellular process called

• photosynthesis
• respiration
• transpiration 

Plants COULD NOT survive without _____ and ______.

• Transpiration and Gravity
• Oxygen and Water
• Seeds and Water
• Carbon Dioxide and Water

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Why might some plants have thorns?

• to stay safe from animals that want to eat the plant
• to attract insects that spread pollen to other plants
• to take in nutrients from the air
• to provide shade for the plant

What is one reason why some plants have scents?

• to shed extra water off the plant
• to take in nutrients from the soil
• to attract animals to spread its pollen
• to conserve water during dry periods

Animals disperse seeds by _________.

• eating seeds and dropping waste later on
• hiding seeds for late and not coming back for them
• catching seeds on their fur and carrying them to different places
• all of the above

What is an adaptation?

• A feature or behavior that helps an animal survive.
• The food that an animal eats.
• How energy moves in a food web.
• How animals evolve throughout time.

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The goal of every species on earth is...

• to survive and reproduce 
• divide and conquer 
• survive and conquer 
• reproduce and die 

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An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings

• Environment 
• Mimicry
• Camouflage
• Habitat

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External fertilization is common for organisms that live in:

• Trees
• Water
• Land
• Ummm, I'm pretty sure you didn't teach us this...