Life Cycle Quiz

A student came upon this small plant while playing outside and began thinking about the life cycle of a plant.

What stage of the life cycle came just before this stage?

• A seed is planted in the soil.

• The adult plant is ready to make seeds.

• The flower makes seeds.

• A fruit grows from the flower.

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You are investigating how plants undergo a series of changes throughout their life cycle.

What is the order of the changes in the life cycle of most plants?

• seed, fruit, adult plant, seedling

• seed, seedling, fruit, adult plant

• seed, seedling, adult plant, fruit

• seed, adult plant, fruit, seedling

What stage of the life cycle of a tomato plant comes just after this one?

• A seed is planted in the soil.

• The adult plant is ready to grow flowers.

• The seeds will become fruit.

• A flower produces fruit.

In what stage are the seeds formed?

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What stage of a plant life cycle is the offspring?

• Adult

• Seedling

• Seed

• Sprout

How are oak trees and sunflowers alike?

• They are the same size.

• They both use seeds for food.

• They die after they make seeds.

• They both make seeds to make new plants.

You are investigating how plants undergo a series of changes throughout their life cycle. What is the order of the changes in the life cycle of most plants?

• seed, fruit, adult plant, seedling

• seed, seedling, fruit, adult plant

• seed, seedling, adult plant, fruit

• seed, adult plant, fruit, seedling

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NGSS.3-LS1-1

A seed germinates when -

• it becomes a fruit

• it falls to the ground

• flower is pollinated

• it splits open and a small plant grows out of it

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Gaby plants a tomato seed in a wooden box with good soil. She gives it plenty of water.

What will happen next in the plant's life cycle?

• It will flower.

• It will germinate.

• It will grow leaves.

• It will grow many roots.

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A student sees his plant in his yard.

What evidence does he use to decide that it is an adult plant?

• The plant has leaves.

• The plant has a stem.

• The plant has a flower.

• The plant has roots.

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NGSS.3-LS1-1

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