Unit 3: Plants

TRUE or FALSE?

Do all plants grow from seeds?

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which part of the plant makes seeds and fruit?

• stem

• flower

• cone

• root

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What is the role of fruit?

• It attracts the insects.

• It stores pollen.

• It protects the seeds.

• It releases oxygen.

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Roots store water and nutrients. They also hold plants in the ground. What are TWO main types of roots?

• taproot

• tiproot

• fibrous root

• coniferous roots

What does NOT help plants move their seeds and pollen around?

• wind

• animals

• sun

• water

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Bees are attracted to flowers when they look for nectar. In the process of drinking nectar, what sticks to their bodies?

• petals

• seeds

• pollen

• fruit

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What has to happen before seeds start forming near the center of a flower?

• The flower has to grow fruit.

• The flower has to lose petals.

• The flower has to make food.

• The flower has to be pollinated.

The process by which plants make food is called photosynthesis. What THREE things do plants need for photosynthesis?

• water

• carbon dioxide

• sugar

• energy from the sun

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Photosynthesis takes place in a plant's leaves. What two things does a plant produce in the process of photosynthesis?

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

• sugar for the plant

• water

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Ferns and mosses reproduce-

• with spores

• with the help of birds pollinating

• by self-pollination

• by wind blowing their seeds

• by animals carrying their seeds