Mystery Science: Unit 2: Plant Adaptations

Plants have ways of getting their seeds to travel away from them because _______:

• they want to help animals.

• seeds that travel away from the parent are more likely to get light.

• seeds need water to grow.

If you move a plant from a dark room and place it on a sunny windowsill, what will happen?

• The leaves will stay the same.

• The leaves will move away from the sunlight coming from the window.

• The leaves will move toward the sunlight coming from the window.

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If you planted a cactus in the forest, the cactus would probably _______.

• get too much water and not enough light.

• get too much light.

• live really well.

• be eaten by the forest animals.

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If you notice that a plant has leaves that are yellow and wilting, what would you do? Choose all the correct answers. There may be more than 1 correct answer.

• Put the plant in a dark room because it is getting too much sunlight.

• Put the plant in a sunny room because it is getting too little sunlight.

• Make sure the soil is dry because it is getting too much water.

• Make sure the soil is wet because it is getting too little water.

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Look at the three seeds shown below. Which one do you think travels by wind?

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Look at the three seeds shown below. Which one do you think travels by animals?

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Look at the three seeds shown below. Which one do you think travels by water?

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How does a cactus survive in the desert where there is so little water?

• Cactus plants don't need very much water to survive.

• Cactus plants don't need very much water to survive because they are able to store water in their thick stems. They use the stored water when there isn't rain.

• They get water from animals.

• They collect rainwater when it rains.

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