Chapter 1 Plants Grade 4

What is one reason plants are important to animals?

• Animals cannot make their own food, so they need to consume other organisms for energy.

• Blooming flowers attract pollinators that are needed to grow fruits.

• Chlorophyll is a pigment needed by animals to carry out life processes.

• A plant makes its own food through pollination.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which plant part absorbs water from the soil?

• leaf

• flower

• stem

• Root

The green pigment in plant leaves that helps plants to make their own food is called –

• stamen

• photosynthesis

• chlorophyll

• stigma

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

To what is the arrow pointing in the diagram shown?

• baby plant

• pollen

• pistil

• spore

What title would best complete this graphic organizer?

• Photosynthesis Structures

• Adaptations of Plants

• Pollen Transfer

• Living Organisms

What are the TWO functions of the stem?

• To anchor the plant in the soil

• To support the plant

• To carry out photosynthesis

• To move water and nutrients

In which season is a tree ready to be pollinated?

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

A student designed an investigation to answer the question below. The constant in this investigation is the —

• number of flowers visited by butterflies

• type of butterfly

• color of the flower

• number of times butterflies visited the flowers

For animal and plant populations to survive, they must be able to —

• reproduce

• produce their own food

• pollinate

• take in carbon dioxide

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

A student is conducting an investigation on photosynthesis. In which situation can photosynthesis still occur?

• No Oxygen

• No Water

• No Sunlight

• No Carbon Dioxide

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6