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Plants & Their Structures for Survival

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 29mins

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Class
Date
1.

Roots are structures that help a plant survive. Check the role that roots play for different plants.

a)

support

b)

taking in nutrients needed

c)

providing shade

2.

The embryo (baby) plant is located inside what part of the plant?

(a)  

3.

A plant species lives in an area with limited sunlight. Which structure would be most helpful to the plant to help it survive?

a)

colorful flowers

b)

large leaves

c)

deep roots

d)

tiny seeds

4.

A flower’s ________ attract insects so that the plant can be fertilized.

a)

seeds

b)

roots

c)

stems

d)

petals

5.

________ can scatter the seeds of different plants.

a)

wind

b)

water

c)

people and animals

d)

all of the above

6.

Mosses produce _________ in order to reproduce.

a)

flowers

b)

spores

c)

cones

d)

seeds

7.

Pine, fir, and spruce trees do not have flowers with pistils and stamens, so they reproduce using

a)

spores and petals

b)

seeds that float on water

c)

seeds that have tiny hooks

d)

male cones and female cones

8.

Why is it important for seeds to be able to scatter?

*CHOOSE ALL THAT ARE CORRECT!*

a)

so they can grow in a new area that may better sunlight

b)

so they can grow in a new area that may have more water

c)

so they can grow in a new area with more nutrients

d)

so that animals and insects can eat them

9.
What do plants produce that animals, including humans, benefit from for their survival?
a)
food and oxygen
b)
water and carbon dioxide
c)
oxygen only
d)
glucose and carbon dioxide
10.
What three things does a plant need to take in to be able to go through photosynthesis?
a)
sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide
b)
sunlight, water, and oxygen
c)
oxygen, carbon, and hydrogen
d)
water, oxygen, and glucose
11.
Roots perform all of the following functions EXCEPT
a)
Carrying out the light reactions of photosynthesis
b)
Anchoring the plant in the soil
c)
Absorbing water and nutrients from the soil
d)
Storing water and minerals
12.
Plant absorbs water through the _________. 
a)
stem
b)
roots 
c)
leaves 
d)
all of the above
13.

What plant structure is number 1?

a)

roots

b)

stem

c)

leaf

d)

flower

e)

seed