P5 Science Review – Term 1

What is an adaptation?

• A special skill to absorb water

• A change in a plant to help it survive

• A plant's favorite food

• The color of a plant's leaves

How do plants in water adapt to their environment?

• They have strong, woody stems

• They have large, flat leaves

• They have long, deep roots

• They have air-filled sacs

Look at the picture below. What do you call this tree?

• Mangrove

• Cacti

• Sunflower

• Water lily

What is the scientific unit for temperature?

• °C

• m

• N

• s

The diagram shows a flowering plant. What is the main function of a leaf?

• to form fruit

• to produce pollen

• to make food

• to spread seeds

Which of these passes from the soil into the roots of a plant?

• light

• micro-organisms

• minerals

• pollen

Which one of the following tools is used to measure the light intensity?

• A

• B

• C

• D

The plants need oxygen for their life process. This life process, we call as ____

• photosynthesis

• respiration

• succulent

• fleshy

Look at this figure shown. Describe what is happening in this picture!

• burn trees

• bushfires

• growing trees

• deforestation

What is the main reason why many animals are in danger of extinction?

• They have too many babies

• Humans are destroying their habitats.

• They are too old

• They don't like to eat