Unit 3 Test - 4.2 Plants

___________ anchor the plant to the ground and take in water

• Stem

• Roots

• Leaves

_________ provide support and allow movement of water and nutrients

• Stem

• Roots

• Leaves

• Flower

1. Which of these is a function of a leaf?

• Converting solar energy into sugar
• Creating shade for the plant
• Absorbing water from the ground

2. Abby plants a bean seed. The first thing she notices is that the bean seed starts sprouting roots. What will these roots help the bean plant do?

• release oxygen
• make a seed for reproduction
• absorb nutrients and water

3. How does a plant get the water it needs for photosynthesis from the roots to the leaves?

• It transports it through the stem.
• It transports it through the stamen
• It absorbs it from the air.

4. Which part of the plant attracts pollinators and helps the plant reproduce?

• roots
• leaves
• flower

5. What is shown here?

• roots
• flower
• stem

6. Photosynthesis is the process in which plants:

• soak in nutrients from the soil
• convert solar energy into food energy
• reproduce

7. The substance that makes plants green is called:

• chlorophyll
• crypto
• kryptonite

8. Select all ingredients need for plants to make food through photosynthesis. (4 answers)

• sunlight
• carbon dioxide (CO2)
• water
• chlorophyll
• oxygen