Year 3 Science Baseline - Plants (SY 23-24)

Write the correct part of the plant in each label.

One has been done for you.

Match each sentence to the correct part of the plant:

• leaves

• Water evaporates from here.

• stem

• Moves nutrients through the plant

  to the petals and leaves.

• roots

• They collect water from the soil.

The plant gets water from the soil.

• true

• false

Water collects in the flowers and passes

down through the stem.

• true

• false

The petals gather dust from the air

to feed the plant. ​ (a)  

The leaves use sunlight to create food

for the whole plant. ​ (b)  

The stem of the plant collects food from

the air. ​ (c)  

• true
• false

What do plants need to do to stay healthy?

• change colour

• bend in the wind

• feed

Choose two of the best ways that seeds can be spread out

to places where plants can grow well.

• falling in rain showers

• carried on the fur of animals

• remaining on the plant

• carried by the wind

Birds eating seeds can help

to spread the seeds. ​ (a)  

It is better for seeds to travel away

from the parent plant. ​ ​ (b)  

• true
• false

Select two most important

jobs of stems in plants.

• They carry water through the plant or tree.

• They are useful for putting flowers in vases.

• They help to keep the plant or tree upright.

• They are useful for small insects to climb up.

The bright colours of the petals are attractive

to insects. ​ (a)  

Insects land on flowers causing a lot of

damage to the petals. ​ (b)  

Parts of the flower head produce pollen. ​ (c)  

The main purpose of the flower is to gather

water to feed the plant. ​ (d)  

• true
• false