3rd Grade Response to Stimuli Assessment

A plant was turned on its side in the pot and allowed to grow for one week. When the plant was examined by Zeplin, the roots had changed the direction of their growth and were growing downward. Which of the conditions explains why the plant’s roots grow downward even when it was on its side?

• water

• gravity

• exposure to light

• exposure to heat

A plant is kept indoors on the top of a tall bookshelf. While Rue is watering the plant, she notices the leaves are limp and the plant does not look healthy. What does the plant most likely need?

• air

• soil

• shade

• sunlight

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Alexia has grown the two plants shown below. Which of the following conditions most likely caused the differences in the two plants?

• Plant 2 got more water than Plant 1.

• Plant 2 got more sunlight than Plant 1.

• Plant 2 was planted in better soil than Plant 1.

• Plant 2 did not get as much sunlight as Plant 1.

Cavin set a plant on the windowsill at school. The second picture shows what it looked like three days later. Which concept is best shown in the pictures?

• Plants grow toward light.

• Plants need water to grow.

• Plants make their own food with sunlight.

• Plants need soil, water, and sunlight to grow.

Mrs. Titcomb and Miss. Gilbert both take care of plants, but they keep them in different locations. Mrs. Titcomb keeps hers in a dark closet, while Miss. Gilbert keeps his on a sunny windowsill. They both regularly water the plants. Mrs. Titcomb’s plant doesn’t get something it needs to grow as well as Miss. Gilbert plant. What is Mrs. Titcomb’s plant missing?

• soil

• water

• oxygen

• sunlight

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Gavin covered both sides of a leaf with a black circle of paper and left the leaf under a light for 4 days. When he removed the circle, he saw that the leaf was no longer green where the circle had been. What does this experiment show?

• Leaves need light to stay green.

• Leaves need water to stay green.

• Leaves need soil to stay green.

• Leaves need air to stay green.

Looking at Gavin’s experiment, what seems to have caused part of the leaf to lose its green color?

• The leaf did not receive enough air.

• The leaf did not receive enough light.

• The leaf did not receive enough water.

• The leaf did not receive enough sugar.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Jameson is investigating bean plant growth. He places four plants by a window. He waters plants A and B with salt water. He waters plants C and D with fresh water. After a week, plants A and B are brown, but plants C and D are still green. How can he explain his results?

• A. Bean plants grow better in sunlight.

• B. Bean plants grow better in the dark.

• C. Bean plants grow better with salt water.

• D. Bean plants grow better with fresh water.

Joshua noticed that the tomato plant he is growing in a cup on the windowsill is growing at an angle. Based on how the plant is growing, in which location would you find the Sun?

• Location 1

• Location 2

• Location 3

• Location 4

Elie is conducting an investigation to see how light and heat affect the growth of plants. Which of the following conditions seems to have the greatest effect on plant growth?

• amount of light

• amount of water

• cold temperatures

• warm temperatures