What do plants eat?

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How do you know a tree isn't gaining its weight from the soil?

• When you weigh the soil and compare it to the weight of the tree after it grows, the weight is the same.

• When you weigh the soil and compare it to the weight of the tree after it grows, the tree gained a lot of weight, but the weight of the soil barely changed.

• When you weigh the soil and compare it to the weight of the tree after it grows, the weight of the tree is much smaller than the weight of the soil.

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What would happen if you put tape on the undersides of its leaves?

• Nothing would happen because the plant can absorb light no matter what.

• Only the leaves would fall off, but the rest of the plant would be fine.

• The plant would die because it has tiny openings on the underside of its leaves where it sucks in air that it needs for its food.

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What do plants need to grow?

• sunlight, water, carbon dioxide, nutrients
• sunlight, water, soil, air
• sunlight and water
• sunlight, water, and food

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All plants need the same amount of sunlight and water to grow.

• TRUE
• FALSE

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Where do most plants make food?

• stems
• flowers
• seeds
• leaves

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This part of the plant takes in water and nutrients the plant needs to make food.

• leaves
• roots
• stems
• flowers

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This part of the plant absorbs energy from the sun and takes in carbon dioxide.

• roots
• stems
• leaves
• flowers

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The process in which plants make sugar (food) is called ....

• photography
• photosynthesis
• nutrients

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