Chapter 6: Plants

You can classify plants by which of the following?

• Smell

• Color

• Soil

• Grass

True or False: Plants can be classified by stems and leaves

• True

• False

What kind of plant would you find in the desert?

• Cypress tree

• Water lily

• Yucca plant

• Rose bush

Why do a yucca's leaves point up & out?

• Predators

• To get sunlight

• For protection

• To direct rainwater to the center of the plant

Would a plant with deep roots and waxy leaves most likely live in a wet or dry environment?

• Wet because the roots help them float in water and waxy leaves help them against predators

• Dry because deep roots help them take in water & waxy leaves help them hold in water

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True or False: A flowering plant is a plant with seeds that grows flowers.

• True

• False

Why does a dogwood tree have a stiff, woody stem?

• So it can be flexible

• To help it grow tall

• To ward off predators

• To grow leaves

Most roses lose their leaves in fall and grow them again in spring. This tells us they are:

• Delicious

• Deciduous

• Dangerous

• Dermatologist

Why must seeds be protected?

• It might hurt

• They are small

• If seeds are damaged the plant cannot reproduce

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What do plants need?

• Earth, sun, fire

• Oxygen, stars, moon

• Clothes and food

• Water, space, air, food, sun

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