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how plants grow

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the function of the plants leaves?

a)

Supports the plant and carries water, nutrients, and plant chemicals up and down to all parts of the plant.

b)

Food factories, that have little openings that let air and water come and go.

c)

Hidden underground but is very important to the plant.

d)

Attract pollinators and make seeds that will someday form into new plants.

2.

What is the function of the stem?

a)

Food factories, that have little openings that let air and water come and go.

b)

Hidden underground but is very important to the plant.

c)

Little cases with a baby plant inside.

d)

Supports the plant and carries water, nutrients, and plant chemicals up and down to all parts of the plant.

3.

Select all that are raw materials for Photosynthesis.

a)

Water

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Oxygen

d)

Sunlight (Light Energy)

e)

Glucose (Sugar/food)

4.

What is the meaning of photosynthesis?

a)

A process of plants to produce Oxygen

b)

A process of plants to make their on food

5.

The diagram shows a plant which is placed in a box. The plant is watered every day but died after one week. Why?

a)

The plants did not get enough air

b)

The plant did not get enough water

c)

The plant did not get enough sunlight

6.

Photosynthesis is very important to other living things. Why?

a)

It provides energy and air

b)

It provides food and Oxygen

c)

Photosynthesis causes the inbalance of air composition

7.

How does most of the water needed by the plant get into its leaves?

a)

It enters through the stomata

b)

The roots absorb it and then it travels up the stem

c)

It's made during a chemical reaction in the leaf

d)

The flowers capture water and deliver it to the leaves

8.
How does carbon dioxide get into the leaves of a plant?
a)
It's absorbed by the roots
b)
It's made in a chemical reaction in the stem
c)
It enters through the stomata
d)
It goes through the flowers
9.
Vascular tissue that transports water and minerals UPWARDS from a plant's roots is know as ______.
a)
Chlorophyll
b)
Phloem
c)
Stomata
d)
Xylem
10.
Plant absorbs water through the _________. 
a)
stem
b)
roots 
c)
leaves 
d)
all of the above
11.
what is the function of root hair?
a)
it is place to store the food
b)
it has large surface area to absorb more water
12.
Water vapour exits a plant leaf by
a)
the stomata
b)
the epidermis
c)
the palisade cells
d)
the spongy mesophyll
13.
Why might some plants have thorns?
a)
to stay safe from animals that want to eat the plant
b)
to attract insects that spread pollen to other plants
c)
to take in nutrients from the air
d)
to provide shade for the plant
14.

Why does a cactus have shallow roots while other desert plants have deeper roots?

a)

Shallow roots help to absorb water quickly before it evaporates.

b)

A cactus does not need deep roots because it has a strong stem.

c)

Other plants only want to take in water that is deep underground.

d)

The water near the surface is much better for helping a cactus to grow.