Plant Survival Study questions

Walter was looking at a cucumber plant. He was trying to decide if the cucumber that was growing on the stem of the plant was the fruit or the leaf. Why would Walter decide that the cucumber is the fruit of the plant?

• The cucumber is green.

• The cucumber is attached to the stem with the leaves and flowers.

• The cucumber has seeds.

• Walter loves cucumbers.

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

How does plants receive water and then make sure the leaves get the water?

• The water comes from the water fountain. So the plant will drink the water.

• The water comes through the roots then travels through the stem so that it goes to the leaves.

• The rain is the only way the plants get water.

• The rain falls on the leaves and then they drop water to the ground.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Different types of trees have different shapes of leaves. How does the different kinds of leaves help a plant survive?

• All leaves provide shade.

• Most leaves make seeds that can grow into new plants.

• The leaves use the sunlight to help the trees make food for the tree. This is called photosynthesis.

• The leaves are just like the roots and help hold the plant up and support the trees.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which tree would grow stronger and taller?

• The tree that had flimsy, hollow stem.

• The plant that had a strong, thick stem that is filled with wood.

• The stem that is short and hollow, made of a paper type substance.

• The stems that had a lot of leaves, was very flimsy and could not stand up.

How does a bee visiting a flower help the plant?

• The bee is pollinating the flower by spreading pollen.

• The bee is taking the pollen that is harmful away from the flower.

• The bee is eating the plant.

• The bee is taking seeds and moving them to the new flower bed.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

When I was little, I loved to blow the dandelions white fluffy part that was in the yard. If I did not blow it, the wind would blow it and carry the parts all over. What is happening to help the dandelions when the fluffy part is being blown around?

• The wind spreads dandelion seeds.

• The wind is causing the dandelion to pollenate.

• This keeps animals from eating the plants.

• Flowers grow from adult dandelion plants, not from small parts of the plant.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

What is pollenating?

• Spreading seeds around to make new seeds.

• Pollen being transferred from one plant to another that creates offspring.

• Powder type substance in side the flower.

• When an animal gets things stuck to its fur, then drops it in other places.

What is disperse?

• Losing something.

• When animals, wind, or water take pollen from one place and move it to another place.

• Watering the plant.

• When there is not enough water.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What type of ecosystem would a cactus best live in?

• Rain Forest

• Cold/freezing

• Prairie

• Desert

Cattails can thrive in marshes. Why are cattails so prosperous in marshes?

• The cattails can grow well in the desert.

• Cattails can grow well in soil that is always wet and marshes have soil that is always wet.

• Cattails can grow very tall.

• Cattails have green leaves.

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CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2