Science Review/Inheritance

Is a cucumber a fruit or vegetable and why?

• It is a fruit because it has seeds

• It is a vegetable because it has seeds

• It is a fruit because it grows on a plant

• It is a vegetable because it grows a flower

Is celery a fruit or vegetable and why?

• It is a fruit because it has seeds

• It is a vegetable because it has seeds

• It is a vegetable because it does not have seeds

• It is a fruit because it comes from a plant

How do bees help flowers?

• They move pollen from one flower to another, pollinating it so it can make seeds

• They drink the nectar for the flower

• They pick up seeds and move them so a new plant can grow

• They do not help plants

How do flowers help bees?

• They give them pollen which they love to eat

• They make nectar which bees drink

• They make seeds which bees love to eat

• They do not help bees, bees just help flowers

What is DNA?

• Something that is found in plants, but not humans

• The powder on a flower that helps make new flowers

• Your blood

• A secret code found inside of living things that determine all of their traits

Select ALL the ways that seeds can be dispersed

• By wind

• By water

• By digestion

• By rocks

What is the correct order of a plant life cycle?

• flower, leaves, seed, stem, flower

• stem, root, seed, leaves, flower

• seed, stem, root, leaves, flower

• seed, flower, leaves, stem, root

How can a farmer make bigger apples?

• By going to the store and buying the biggest ones

• Planting the seeds of their biggest apples, then repeating that over and over

• Planting all of their apple seeds every year

• They can't, they get what they get, and don't throw a fit

What vocabulary word describes how plant scientists made the roses we see in stores with more than 40 petals?

• DNA

• traits

• pollination

• selection

Can selection be used to make a 5 leaf clover?

• Yes, a plant scientist could do it quickly

• No, that is not possible

• No, a plant scientist could only make a 4 leaf clover

• Yes, but it would take a long time