Unit 2 Plants

1. What part of the plant absorbs water and minerals from the soil to provide for the plant?

• a. Leaves
• b. Roots
• c. Flowers
• d. Stems

2. Which part of the plant uses sunlight to create food in a process called photosynthesis?

• a. Roots
• b. Stems
• c. Leaves
• d. Flowers

3. Which part of the plant have bright colors and nice smells to attract insects for pollination?

• a. Leaves
• b. Stem
• c. Roots
• d. Flowers

4. What is the thick, hard part of a tree that is bigger and stronger than a stem?

• a. Leaves
• b. Flowers
• c. Roots
• d. Trunk

5. What do some plants, like roses, have on their stems for protection?

• a. Thorns
• b. Fruits
• c. Leaves
• d. Flowers

6. What part of the plant transports water and minerals from the roots to the leaves?

• a. Stems
• b. Flowers
• c. Leaves
• d. Roots

7. What are the tasty parts of the plant that often contain seeds?

• a. Leaves
• b. Fruits
• c. Flowers
• d. Roots

8. Which type of plant reproduces with spores and doesn't have flowers or fruit?

• a. Trees
• b. Grasses
• c. Ferns
• d. Mosses
• Option 5

9. What type of trees lose their leaves in the autumn?

• a. Evergreen trees
• b. Deciduous trees
• c. Ferns
• d. Mosses
• Option 5

10. What type of plants grow almost everywhere and are thin, flexible, and short?

• a. Trees
• b. Ferns
• c. Grasses
• d. Mosses
• Option 5