Terra Nova Science

What is matter

• Anything that occupies space and volume

• A solid,liquid, gas

• Anything that has mass

• A object

Why is the upperside of a leaf smoother and waxier than the underside

• As the upperside of the leaf faces the sun the water in the leaf will evaporate

• To attract sunlight so they can make food

• Due to the presence of chlorophyll

• To keep the flies away

What is the function of veins in a leaf

• To distribute food,water and mineral

• To make food from sun and absorb water from soil

• None of these

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What is the main function of the stem

• A plant structure that provides support and connects the leaves with the roots

• To transport nutrients to the rest of the plants

• To keep the plant upright and stop blowing in the wind

• Where the plant makes its food

What does internal mean

• A structure on the outside

• A structure on the inside

• A structure surrounding something

• A structure around something

What does external mean

• A structure on the outside

• A structure on the inside

• A structure surrounding something

• A structure around something

What is photosynthesis?

• Photosynthesis is how the plant stores its own food

• The process where the plant stores its food

• The process in which plants use energy from the Sun to make food.

• Photosynthesis allows the plant to breathe underwater

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What do plants need to make their own food?

• oxygen, carbon dioxide, sugar

• sugar, water, carbon dioxide

• sunlight, carbon dioxide, water

• carbon dioxide, water, sugar

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_{What is the purpose of petals on a flower?}

• Attract pollinators to transfer their pollen to other flowers
• Soak in sunlight for photosynthesis
• Make seeds to reproduce more plants

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This long part of the plant acts like an "elevator" carrying water and nutrients to the leaves and flower part of the plant.

• roots

• stem

• leaves

• flower