Response to Stimuli Quiz

A plant was turned on its side in the pot and allowed to grow for one week. When the plant was examined, the roots had changed the direction of their growth and were growing downward. Which of the conditions explains why the plant's roots grow downward even when it was on its side?

• water

• gravity

• exposure to light

• exposure to heat

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A plant is kept indoors on the top of a tall bookshelf. While Maddie is watering the plant, she notices the leaves are limp and the plant does not look healthy. What does the plant most likely need?

• air

• soil

• shade

• sunlight

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Kiondre has grown the two plants shown below. Which of the following conditions most likely caused the differences in the two plants?

• Plant 2 got more water than Plant 1.

• Plant 2 got more sunlight than Plant 1.

• Plant 2 was planted in better soil than Plant 1.

• Plant 2 did not get as much sunlight as Plant 1.

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Amir set a plant on the windowsill. The second picture shows what it looked like three days later. Which concept is best shown in the picture?

• Plants grow toward light.

• Plants need water to grow.

• Plants make their own food with sunlight.

• Plants need soil, water, and sunlight to grow.

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Jasmine and David both take care of plants, but they keep them in different locations. Jasmine keeps hers in a dark closet, while David keeps his on a sunny windowsill. They both regularly water the plants. Jasmine’s plant doesn’t get something it needs to grow as well as David’s plant. What is Jasmine’s plant missing?

• soil

• water

• oxygen

• sunlight

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Alexis covered both sides of a leaf with a black circle of paper and left the leaf under a light for 2 days. When he removed the circle, he saw that the leaf was no longer green where the circle had been. Looking at Alexis’s experiment, what seems to have caused part of the leaf to lose its green color?

• The leaf did not receive enough air.

• The leaf did not receive enough light.

• The leaf did not receive enough water.

• The leaf did not receive enough sugar.

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Jimmy is investigating bean plant growth. He places four plants by a window. He waters plants A and B with salt water. He waters plants C and D with fresh water. After a week, plants A and B are brown, but plants C and D are still green. How can he explain his results? (SC.3.N.1.1)

• Bean plants grow better in sunlight.

• Bean plants grow better in the dark.

• Bean plants grow better with salt water.

• Bean plants grow better with fresh water.

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Danny noticed that the tomato plant he is growing in a cup on the windowsill is growing at an angle.  

Based on how the plant is growing, in which location would you find the Sun?

• Location 1

• Location 2

• Location 3

• Location 4

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Juhan is conducting an investigation to see how light and heat affect the growth of plants. Which of the following conditions seems to have the greatest effect on plant growth?

• amount of light

• amount of water

• cold temperatures

• warm temperatures

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Which of the following is true of plant roots?

• They die without sunlight.

• They survive only in sandy soil.

• They grow downward because of sunlight.

• They grow downward because of gravity.