Plant Biology

What part of the plant is responsible for absorbing water and nutrients from the soil?

• Flower

• Leaf

• Roots

• Stem

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Which part of the plant is typically colorful and attracts pollinators?

• Stem

• Flower

• Roots

• Seed coat

What is the main function of the leaf in a plant?

• To absorb water

• To produce seeds

• To collect sunlight and make food

• To protect the seed

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What is the function of the hilum in a seed?

• To store food

• To attach the seed to the parent plant

• To protect the seed

• To perform photosynthesis

What do we call the process by which plants make their food?

• Photosynthesis

• Cooking

• Eating

• Breathing

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Why do plants need soil?

• shade, shelter, water, food

• photosynthesis & chlorophyll

• homes for plant roots and insects

• water, air, nutrients, anchorage

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Even though plants are rooted in the ground, they still move, exert ​ (a)    , and do ​ (b)  

• force

• work

Plants need oxygen to live.

• true

• false

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What do plants breathe in?

• Water

• Carbon dioxide

• oxygyn

• nitrogen

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What do plants need to breathe?

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• all air

• they don't breathe

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