Science - Chapter 3 Plants

Scientists can classify plants by...

• color, size, shape, how they reproduce, or by their flowers and seeds.

• what language they speak.

• who discovered them.

• their names.

What 2 types of plants both begin their life cycles with a seed that germinates?

• green and yellow

• alive and dead

• flowering and coniferous

• leaf and stem

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What structure helps keep a cactus from losing too much water?

• deep tap roots

• thick, waxy stems

• seeds made in cones

• leaves with stinging hairs

What part of the plant has tiny tubes that move water and minerals from the roots to the leaves?

• leaves

• flower

• stem

• roots

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What is the process of seeds leaving and moving away from the parent plant called?

• plastering

• germinating

• scattering

• pollinating

Seeds can scatter because of ....

• wind, animals, people or water.

• the process of them growing legs and walking away.

• them graduating.

• growing up.

What is the process of pollen being carring from one flower to another is called?

• growing

• germination

• pollination

• photosynthesis

When a bee lands on a clover, pollen may stick to it's legs. When it lands on another clover, it is ________________the flower.

• pollinating

• germinating

• sprinkling

• seeding

What do seeds need to germinate?

• air, the right amount of water, and the right temperature

• air, sunlight, and minerals

• the right amount of soil, the right temperature, and love

• understanding, a gentle touch and words of encouragement

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With the right conditions, ______________________begin to grow.

• chairs

• children

• cones

• seedlings

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