Plant Structures and Functions

Plants make food using ____________ and _________ in the presence of sunlight.

• water, oxygen 

• water, carbon dioxide 

• minerals, oxygen

• minerals, carbon dioxide

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What do seeds need to grow?

• sun and people

• sun, water and soil

• water and wind

• soil, dirt and rocks

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What do roots do for a plant?

• Absorb water and nutrients from the soil

• Make food for the plant using photosynthesis

• Hold the plant up to the light

• Protect the seeds

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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What does a leaf do for a plant?

• Absorb water and nutrients.

• Make food using a process called photosynthesis

• Protect the seeds

• Allow water and nutrients to travel all through the plant

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What does the stem do for a plant?

• Make food for the plant using the sun's energy

• Allow water and nutrients to flow through the plant

• Breathe for the plant

• Attract pollinators

What part of the plant makes seeds for the plant?

• Flower

• Stem

• Roots

• Leaf

What part of the flower protects the seed?

• Leaf

• Fruit

• Stem

• Roots

Leaves take in _________ and release _________.

• Sunlight; helium

• Carbon dioxide; oxygen

• Carbon monoxide;

  carbon dioxide

• Air; water

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Select ways in which plant seeds can be dispersed.

• Through the waste of the animal who ate it.

• Wind.

• Falling from the tree/plant onto the ground.

• All of the above.

What is the function of the stamens in the flower?

• hold seeds

• grow fruit

• make pollen

• make food for the plant

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