Plants Practice Quiz

What is the function of the roots of a plant?

• Captures sunlight and air to make its own food.

• Helps the plant reproduce.

• Holds plant in place and takes in water and minerals from the soil.

• Provide structure for the plant and hold it upright.

If a ladybug eats a plants leaves, what will the plant have difficulty with?

• Photosynthesis

• Getting water and nutrients

• Reproducing

• Pollination

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What is the purpose for a flower to have colorful petals?

• To make flower gardens, homes and businesses pretty.

• To attract bees and other animal animals that help with pollination.

• To attract animals to eat flowers.

• To create business for flower shops.

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Which of the following is NOT a way for seeds to be carried from one place to another?

• By wind

• By humans

• By animals

• By sunlight

The sticky structure on a flower that helps catch pollen is called a--

• Stamen

• Sepal

• Stigma

• Stem

What is released from a plant during photosynthesis?

• Oxygen

• Sunlight

• Carbon Dioxide

• Water

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Why is photosynthesis important for plants?

• It helps attract insects to plant flowers.

• It changes plant sugar into stronger chemicals.

• It collects sunlight which is used to make food for plants.

• It gets rid of plant waste products.

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Miss Lyons brought in pea plants for the students to observe their growth during class time. She placed the plants near the window. Students noticed as the days went by, the plants all started to lean towards the closed window. What factor in the environment is causing this response?

• Water

• Sunlight

• Oxygen

• Carbon Dioxide

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What is a constant in an experiment?

• What stays the same

• The one thing that is changed

• What changes because of what is changed.

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What is an independent variable in an experiment?

• What stays the same

• The one thing that is changed

• What changes because of what is changed

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