Matter and Energy in Plants

What 3 things do plants need in order to live and grow?

• Sunlight

• Soil

• Water

• Air

• Fertilizer

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How is the way plants get energy different from how animals get energy?

• Plants use photosynthesis to make food for energy, animals eat food to get energy.

• Plants use only oxygen to make food for energy, animals drink water to get energy.

• Plants use soil to make food for energy, animals eat food to get energy.

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Mrs. Pinter says that plants require mostly air and water to live and grow, and her student Buddy the Elf thinks that plants require mostly soil to live and grow...who do you agree with?

• Buddy the Elf

• Mrs. Pinter

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Under which of the following conditions would a plant grow best?

• Water and soil, but NO air

• Soil ONLY

• Soil and air, but NO water

• Water and air, but NO soil

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Which proves that plants need water to grow?

• Water two plants every other day for 1 year and compare growth.

• Time how fast a seed in soil grows versus a seed in water.

• Compare the growth of a plant in desert versus plant in rainforest.

• Grow plants under exact same conditions, but only water half, compare growth after a month.

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What data from the above experiment supports plants do NOT get what they need to grow from soil?

• The mass of the soil was GREATER after the plant grew.

• After the plant grew, the soil was .01 kg less.

• The willow gained mass, but the soil stayed almost the same.

• The final mass of the tree was 77 kg.

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Which of the following supports that plants do NOT need soil to grow?

• Some plants grow in only water.

• Plants stay green after being picked.

• When plants die, they return nutrients to soil.

• Different plants grow better in different soil.

Plants gain mass as they grow (they get heavier), which of the following provides the most matter plants use for growth?

• Chemicals in fertilizer

• Gases in the air

• Salt in water

• Minerals in soil

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