Life Cycle Unit Assessment Study Guide

Which of the following are living?

• Rock

• Tree

• Table

• River

2. Which of the following are not living?

• butterfly

• butter

• tadpole

• tree

What is the first stage of a plant’s life cycle?

• seed

• germination

• pollination

• photosynthesis

What is the second stage in a plant's life cycle?

• seed

• germination

• pollination

• photosynthesis

Which of these items does a seed need to grow?

• darkness

• a pot

• soda

• water

What is the purpose of the seed coat?

• to protect the cotyledon

• to protect the embryo

• to protect the endosperm

• to protect the seed coat

What is the endosperm?

• the protector of the embryo

• food for the embryo

• the leaf that grows on a germinating plant

• the leaf on a seed

What part of the plant grows first?

• leaf

• stem

• roots

Which of these is not part of a plant?

• root

• fruit

• leaf

• hand

Some seeds are as small as ____________.

• dust particles

• sand partacles

• grains of rice