Unit 4: Functions of a Plant

What is the main job of the FLOWER part of a plant?

• to anchor the plant in the ground

• to produce (make) food for the plant

• to transport water to all other plant parts

• to reproduce (make more)

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Ferns and Mosses use ________ to produce a new plant

• seeds

• spores

• stem

• roots

Which part of the plant has the job of making food for the plant?

• seeds

• flower

• leaves

• roots

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The pine NEEDLES on a pine tree have the job of _________

• supporting the tree

• transporting water for the tree

• poking people in the arm

• making food for the tree

Roots grow DOWN in response to_________

• heat

• gravity

• light

• temperature

Conifers are called conifers because they produce _______________ ?

• flowers

• cones

• spores

• fruit

What can be found inside of this fruit?

• seeds

• roots

• stem

• leaves

How do all scientific investigations begin?

• data table

• with a question

• with a conclusion

• prediction

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Which plant structure has the job of exchanging carbon dioxide for oxygen?

• stem

• roots

• flower

• leaves

What direction will the stem and the roots of the plant grow in?

• the STEM will grow DOWN

  the Roots will grow UP to the sun

• both the STEM and ROOTS grow UP to the sun

• the STEM will grow UP to the sun

  the Roots will grow DOWN

• both the STEM and ROOTS grow DOWN