Living Things Respond to Changing Seasons

When a plant slows down its growth or loses its leaves, which season is it responding to?

• Fall

• Spring

• Summer

• Winter

Florida experiences a lot of rain in the summer months. How do plants respond to this?

• They start to sprout and bud.

• They go dormant or grow less.

• They change the color of their leaves.

• They grow more and produce flowers or fruit.

In which season do plants see the least amount of daylight and the coldest temperatures?

• Fall

• Spring

• Summer

• Winter

When a living thing changes in response to a change in seasons, it is called a ________.

• behavioral change

• physical change

• natural change

• seasonal change

There are few differences in Florida plants as fall arrives. What differences might you see in the seeds of Florida plants?

• The seeds are dormant.

• The seeds are being produced.

• The seeds are ready for harvest.

• The seeds are starting to germinate.

In the summer, a plant receives the most amount of ________ and a(n) ________ in temperature.

• daylight, increase

• rainfall, decrease

• growth, decrease

• dormancy, increase

In the spring, Florida plants respond to ________.

• increased daylight hours and temperature

• decreased daylight hours and temperature

• increased daylight hours and decreased temperatures

• decreased daylight hours and increased temperatures

Plants go through seasonal changes from summer to fall because temperatures ________.

• begin to cool and daylight hours decrease

• begin to cool and daylight hours increase

• warm up and daylight hours decrease

• warm up and daylight hours increase

How do plants in Florida respond to spring?

• New plants start to grow and sprout.

• The leaves on trees start to change colors.

• Plants go dormant and some lose their leaves.

• Plants grow a lot and produce flowers and fruit.

In the northern part of the state of Florida, winters have colder temperatures than the south. How might a plant in the northern part of Florida respond to winter?

• Grow buds

• Grow the same

• Grow less or lose leaves

• Start to flower or produce fruit