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plant revision grade 4

Total questions: 101

Worksheet time: 1hrs 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following things do plants need to survive? (choose all that apply)

a)

Air

b)

Shelter

c)

Soil

d)

Light

2.

Having enough __________ allows plants to grow without being crowded by others.

a)

Sunlight

b)

Water

c)

Space

d)

Air

3.

a type of living thing that gets its energy from the Sun and is unable to move from place to place on its own

a)

water

b)

sunlight

c)

plants

4.

the energy from the sun that plants need to make food

a)

water

b)

sunlight

c)

plants

5.
Identify the basic needs of all animals.
a)
food, water, shelter, and air 
b)
food, water, shelter, and soil
c)
food, water, air and rocks
6.
When a giraffe is eating leaves off of a tree, what basic need is it meeting?
a)
the need for food
b)
the need for air
c)
the need for shelter
d)
the need for sunlight
7.

What is a 'stimulus'?

a)

The change that causes the reaction.

b)

The reaction or change in behavior of an organism.

8.

What is a 'response'?

a)

The change that causes the reaction.

b)

The reaction or change in behavior of an organism.

9.

What is a physical trait or a behavior that helps an organism survive in its environment?

a)

Adaptation

b)

Modification

c)

Temperature

d)

Oxygen

10.

What does phototropism mean?

a)

responding to gravity

b)

responding to light

c)

responding to water

d)

responding to touch

11.

What does thigmotropism mean?

a)

responding to light

b)

responding to touch

c)

responding to water

d)

responding to gravity

12.

_________________is the loss of water through a plant's leaves.

a)

photosynthesis

b)

respiration

c)

tropism

d)

transpiration

15.

Which plant grows on water?

a)
b)
15.

Which plant grows on water?

a)
b)
15.

Which plant grows on water?

a)
b)
16.

What part of the plant is in the ground?

a)
b)
17.
Which of the following is an example of how an animal can help a plant reproduce?
a)
A bee pollinates a plant as it moves from flower to flower.
b)
A bird builds a nest high in the branches of a tree.
c)
A deer eats a patch of grass as it grazes in the forest.
d)
The Sun provides the energy a plant uses to make food.
18.
Which of the following is true?
a)
Plants always need air to live.
b)
Plants get air from the Sun.
c)
Plants can live without air.
d)
Plants only need air in the winter.
19.
In which of the following places could a plant most likely live and grow?
a)
a dry place where it never rains
b)
deep under the ground away from the Sun
c)
a dark room that never gets any light
d)
a sunny place that gets lots of rain
20.
What is the most likely reason that few plants grow in the desert?
a)
There is not enough air for most plants to survive.
b)
There is not enough heat for most plants to survive.
c)
There is not enough water for most plants to survive.
d)
There is not enough sunlight for most plants to survive
21.
Which of the following must a plant have to survive?
a)
minerals
b)
water
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
all of these
22.

Where do animals get the oxygen they need to live?

a)

from the air

b)

from their food

c)

from sunlight

d)

from water

23.

How do plants get the energy they need?

a)

from air

b)

from animals

c)

from water

d)

from sunlight

24.

How are the needs of these animals similar?

a)

They have similar shelters.

b)

They have similar body parts.

c)

Both can walk, jump, and run.

d)

Both need food, water, and air.

25.

How are the needs of these animals different?

a)

The worm needs more space than the deer.

b)

The deer needs more space than the worm.

c)

Only one of the animals needs shelter.

d)

Only one of the animals needs food and water

26.

According to the text, which of these best describes a nutrient?

a)

something that plants make for animals

b)

a structure that holds the plant in the ground

c)

a material that helps living things grow

d)

a type of food that plants and animals eat

27.

What is the first stage of the plant life cycle?

a)

seedling

b)

seed

c)

adult plant

d)

germination

28.

Seeds can move from one place to another by

a)

wind

b)

water

c)

animals

d)

wind, water, and animals

29.

This part of the plant holds the plant in the ground and gets water and nutrients from the soil.

a)

stem

b)

leaves

c)

flower

d)

roots

30.

This part of the plant produces seeds and creates pollen.

a)

roots

b)

flower

c)

stem

d)

leaves

31.

What is it called when seeds move from one place to another?

a)

germination

b)

seed dispersal

c)

life cycle

d)

seedling

32.

The ___________ absorb sunlight to help make food for the plant.

a)

seed

b)

stem

c)

roots

d)

leaves

33.

Plants are __________

a)

non-living

b)

living

34.

The _________ helps hold the plant up and carries water and nutrients to the rest of the plant from the roots.

a)

leaves

b)

roots

c)

stem

d)

seed

35.

Which of the following is NOT a structure of a plant?

a)

root

b)

stem

c)

feet

d)

flower

36.

What is the function of the leaf?

a)

To absorb water from the ground

b)

To absorb sunlight and make food

c)

To absorb nutrients from the soil

d)

To absorb pollen from pollinatros

37.

How does a cactus adapt to its environment? Select all that apply.

a)

It stores water in the stems

b)

It has waxy skin to help hold in water

c)

It only has one root

d)

It has spines to protect it from predators and provide shade for the plant

38.

Why would a plant have thick, waxy leaves?

a)

to move water up the plant

b)

to help store water

c)

to help it float

39.

What is the purpose of wide leaves, such as the Maple leaves in the picture?

a)

to absorb lots of sunlight

b)

to provide food to eat

c)

to help hold water in

d)

to help it float

40.

What is the function of a flower?

a)

To absorb water and nutrients

b)

To hold the plant upright

c)

To take in sunlight and make food

d)

To attract pollinators and help the plant reproduce

41.

What do seeds do?

a)

They attract pollinators

b)

They allow the plant to reproduce

c)

They absorb sunlight

d)

They absorb water

42.

What part of the plant gets nutrients from the soil?

a)

the stem

b)

the roots

c)

the leaves

d)

the flower

43.

Plants use____________________ to make food.

a)

water

b)

stem

c)

roots

d)

sunlight

44.

The plant gets nutrients from the_____________.

a)

soil

b)

leaves

c)

stem

d)

flower

45.

What do plants use to make their own food?

a)

air, water, and sunlight

b)

air, sunlight, and sticks

c)

air, water, and stems

d)

water, sunlight, and grass

46.
What part of the plant is #1?
a)
flower
b)
stem
c)
root
d)
leaf
47.
What part of the plant is #2?
a)
leaf
b)
flower
c)
stem
d)
root
48.
What part of the plant is #3?
a)
leaf
b)
root
c)
flower
d)
stem
49.
What part of the plant is #4?
a)
leaf
b)
flower
c)
stem
d)
root
50.

What do seeds need in order to grow?

a)

pollen

b)

seedlings

c)

water and warmth

51.

What job do the roots of the plant do?

a)

They help the plant make its food

b)

They take in nutrients and water from the habitat

c)

They produce water and warmth so the seeds can germinate

52.
Which is a function of the roots?
a)
absorb sunlight
b)
start photosynthesis
c)
pull nutrients from the soil
d)
turn gray when they get old
53.
Which is a function of the stem?
a)
to be green
b)
to support the plant
c)
to absorb nutrients from the soil
d)
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54.

what type of tropism is occurring here?

a)

phototropism

b)

thigmotropism

c)

gravitropism

d)

tropictropism

55.

what type of tropism is occurring here?

a)

phototropism

b)

thigmotropism

c)

geotropism

d)

tropictropism

56.
What type of tropism is response to touch? 
a)
Gravitropism
b)
Phototropism
c)
Thigmotropism
d)
Hydrotropism
57.
This picture would represent which type of tropism?
a)
Phototropism
b)
Geotropism
c)
Hydrotropism
d)
Thigmotropism
58.
Changes in an organism's environment that cause a response
a)
Tropism
b)
Hormone
c)
Stimuli
d)
Response
59.
What type of tropism response to water? 
a)
Hydrotropism
b)
Gravitropism
c)
Thigmotropism
d)
Phototropism
60.
What type of tropism response to water? 
a)
Hydrotropism
b)
Gravitropism
c)
Thigmotropism
d)
Phototropism
61.

A stimulus is ___________

a)

a change in an organisms surroundings.

b)

process in which organisms grow larger.

c)

a reaction to a change in surroundings

d)

tropism

62.
Which of the following is an organism’s reaction to a change in its surroundings?
a)
response 
b)
distraction
c)
stimulus
d)
development
63.
Plant’s roots grow down, anchoring it into the soil. To what stimulus is the plant responding?
a)
thigmotropism
b)
hydrotropism
c)
phototropism
d)
gravitropism
64.
Where are the stomata located? 
a)
Leaves
b)
Stems
c)
Flowers
d)
Roots
65.
Which plant part takes in carbon dioxide and releases oxygen?
a)
leaves
b)
stem
c)
roots
d)
flower
66.

Plants take in carbon dioxide through?

a)

Water

b)

Soil

c)

Sunlight

d)

Air

67.

Plants take these up from the soil to help them grow.

a)

Bugs

b)

Nutrients

c)

Food

d)

Habitats

68.

The space where a plants lives and the surrounding area is called its?

a)

Habitat

b)

Room

c)

Land

d)

Bubble

69.

Living organisms that make their own food

a)

Stems

b)

Plants

c)

Leaves

d)

Roots

70.

Plant parts that use sunlight to make food

a)

Roots

b)

Flowers

c)

Seeds

d)

Leaves

71.

Plant parts that absorb water and nutrients

a)

Leaves

b)

Roots

c)

Hair

d)

Stem

72.

Plant part that carries water and nutrients throughout the plant

a)

Flower

b)

Stem

c)

Straw

d)

Roots

73.

How do leaves provide energy to the plant?

a)

By absorbing sunlight

b)

Creating shade

c)

Holding soil

d)

attracting water

74.

Many plants need the help of insects, like bees, to reproduce. What part of the plant helps to attract these helpful insects?

a)

Flower

b)

Leaves

c)

Shrubs

d)

soil

75.

What part of a cactus protects it from predators in the desert?

a)

Thorns

b)

Roots

c)

Buds

d)

Thick Skin

76.

All of the following are basic needs of plants EXCEPT

a)

shelter

b)

Water

c)

Air

d)

Nutrients

e)

Sunlight

77.

The stem, leaves, flower and roots are all parts of

a)

A tree

b)

A plant

c)

A sunflower

d)

An apple tree

78.

Which part of a plant makes the seeds?

a)

leaves

b)

roots

c)

stem

d)

flower

85.

What is a cone?

a)

a seed

b)

a flower

c)

the part of a pine tree that holds seeds

d)

the roots

83.

Where do new plants grow from?

a)

stems

b)

seeds

c)

flowers

86.

What do you call substances that help plants grow?

a)

pollen

b)

nutrients

c)

roots

84.

What is pollen?

a)

food that plants store in their roots

b)

a nutrient that plants take in from soil

c)

a powder that flowers need to make seeds

83.

Where do new plants grow from?

a)

stems

b)

seeds

c)

flowers

84.

What is pollen?

a)

food that plants store in their roots

b)

a nutrient that plants take in from soil

c)

a powder that flowers need to make seeds

85.

What is a cone?

a)

a seed

b)

a flower

c)

the part of a pine tree that holds seeds

d)

the roots

86.

What do you call substances that help plants grow?

a)

pollen

b)

nutrients

c)

roots

87.

What part of the flower contains ovules?

a)

carpel

b)

stamen

c)

sepal

d)

petal

88.

What are the parts of the stamen?

a)

stigma

b)

anther

c)

style

d)

filament

89.
Female reproductive part of flower
a)
pistil
b)
stamen
c)
petals
d)
sepals
90.
Which amongst these is NOT a part of PISTIL
a)
stigma
b)
stamen
c)
style
d)
ovary
91.
Male reproductive part of flower
a)
pistil
b)
stamen
c)
petals
d)
sepals
92.
Top most part of pistil
a)
anther
b)
filament
c)
stigma
d)
style
93.
Part which produces pollen
a)
style
b)
stigma
c)
anther
d)
filament
94.
The flower structure that contains the anther and pollen.
a)
stamen
b)
pistil
c)
sepal
d)
petal
95.
These help the plant to reproduce.
a)
flowers
b)
stems
c)
leaves
d)
roots
96.
Which parts of the flower are labelled below:
a)
X = style, Y = stigma
b)
X = filament, Y = anther
c)
X = stigma, Y = style
d)
X = anther, Y = filament
97.
Which part attracts insects and mammals to the flower
a)
sepal
b)
petal
c)
ovaries
d)
style
98.

What feature could a plant have to keep animals from eating them?

a)

large fruits

b)

long stems

c)

sharp thorns

d)

colorful flowers

99.

Plants that have stems that store water and no leaves would most likely live in a

a)

pine forest

b)

grassland

c)

desert

d)

rainforest

100.
The tip of the style that has sticky hairs to trap pollen is the ___.
a)
stamen
b)
stigma
c)
ovary
d)
style
101.
Pollen comes from the male or female parts of the flower?
a)
male
b)
female