Seeds and Plants

How are beans, rice, and coconuts similar?

• they are all seeds

• they are all the same size and color

• they all grow into trees

• they all are round

What is the job of the root?

• get water and other nutrients

• makes own food

• gets sunlight

• grows towards the sun

What three things does the plant need to make its own food?

• sunlight, water, and nutrients

• water, stem, roots

• water, sun, leaves

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Which of these animals eat seeds as part of their diet?

• birds

• deer

• hippos

• snakes

Most plants have roots, a stem, and leaves.

• true

• false

The stem brings water and minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant parts.

• true

• false

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What are some of the seeds that people like to eat?

• rice, oats, wheat, and beans

• chicken, leaves, carrots

• celery, onions, pizza

• oats, wheat, and stems

The stem grows away from the sunlight.

• true

• false

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What does the seed coat do?

• Keeps the inside of the seed safe.

• makes nutrients for leaves

• keeps food inside

Most seeds don’t look like the plants that they will one day grow into.

• true

• false