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Plant Life Cycle

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Plants need what to grow?

a)

sunlight, water, soil

b)

potato chips, dip, soda

c)

moonlight, lightening, dry air

d)

rocks, snow, fire

2.

What is a seed coat?

a)

a plant

b)

the outer protective layer of a seed

c)

a cute little jacket the seed wears to stay warm

d)

None of these

3.

What does it mean to germinate?

a)

to begin to grow or sprout

b)

to cough on people

c)

A flower that is not opened up or fully grown

d)

to blow your nose

4.

What stage of the plant life cycle is shown in the picture?

a)

A sprout

b)

A bud

c)

embryo

d)

seed coat

5.

What is an embryo?

a)

to begin to grow or sprout

b)

a tiny new plant inside a seed

c)

a full grown plant

d)

a flowering plant

6.

A seedling is . . .

a)

the outer protective layer of a seed

b)

to begin to grow or sprout

c)

a seed whose shoot has reached above the ground

d)

none of these

7.

What stage of the plant life cycle is shown?

a)

Full grown, mature plant

b)

a bud

c)

a seed

d)

a sprout

8.

All fruits have seeds.

a)

True

b)

False

9.
What is the most common way seeds move?
a)
cars and boats
b)
humans and trains
c)
wind and animals
d)
bikes and scooters
10.

Where do you find a seed in a pine tree?

a)

Seed

b)

Fruit

c)

Flower

d)

Cone

11.

Where do you find the seed in a flowering plant?

a)

seed

b)

fruit

c)

flower

d)

cone

12.

The _______ of a plant use sunlight to make food.

a)

leaves

b)

stem

c)

seedling

d)

cat

13.

______ is the part that grows into a new plant.

a)

seed

b)

pollen

c)

leaf

d)

flower

14.

People need plants because the plants _____.

a)

make water

b)

use sunlight

c)

make oxygen

d)

make good pets

15.

A sticky yellow powder inside a flower is ________.

a)

leaves

b)

flower

c)

pollen

d)

petal

16.

A seed sprouts into a young plant called a ________.

a)

seedling

b)

tree

c)

leaf

d)

sheep

17.

The ______ holds the plant in place.

a)

stem

b)

seed

c)

roots

d)

flowers

18.

The _____ is the part of the plant where leaves grow.

a)

leaves

b)

stem

c)

roots

d)

thorns

19.

The stages of a plant as it grows from seed to plant is called the ______.

a)

sunlight

b)

energy

c)

life cycle

d)

the circle of life

20.

______ can move pollen from one flower to another flower.

a)

fruit

b)

leaves

c)

bees

d)

bears

21.

Which of these happens FIRST in the life cycle of a plant?

a)

A seedling begins to grow.

b)

A seed sprouts.

c)

Flowers bloom on an adult plant.

d)

A seedling grows into a young adult plant.

22.

Why are seeds important?

a)

because they can grow into new plants

b)

because they are all the same size

c)

because they always stay in one place

d)

because they hold up the plant

23.

Why do you think dandelion seeds can float in the wind?

a)

so you can make a wish

b)

so they can have fun

c)

so the seeds can reach new places to grow

d)

so the seeds can all grow in the same place

24.

How can flowers attract birds, bees, and other animals?

a)

They can sing.

b)

They can have bright colors.

c)

They can dance.

d)

They can hide.

25.

Wind, water, and animals can DISPERSE plant seeds. What does DISPERSE mean?

a)

to spread

b)

to save

c)

to get sick

d)

to die

26.

What does the seed coat do?

a)

It uses sunlight to make food for the plant.

b)

It makes pollen.

c)

It protects the seed.

d)

It takes in nutrients from the soil.

27.

Why do farmers like to keep beehives near their crops?

a)

Bees scare away the animals.

b)

Bees keep weeds away.

c)

Bees help plants absorb nutrients from the soil.

d)

Bees help carry plants’ pollen so they can make seeds.

28.

How is a seedling different from an adult plant?

a)

A seedling does not have flowers or fruit.

b)

A seedling does not have roots.

c)

A seedling does not have a stem.

d)

A seedling does not need sunlight to grow.

29.

Why might the seeds of a maple tree have wings like a helicopter?

a)

They help keep the seeds on the tree.

b)

They help the seeds fly in the wind to new areas.

c)

They protect the seeds from bees.

d)

They protect the seed from becoming a seedling.

30.
Plants grow better in what type of environment?
a)
Dark warm places
b)
dark cold places
c)
light warm places
d)
light cold places 
31.
 Roots push down into the ground to get?
a)
chips and dip 
b)
  water and minerals
c)
carbon and oxygen
d)
sun and sunshine
32.

A plant’s food-making process is known as what?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

germination

c)

seeds

d)

vascular tissue

33.

What is the plant on the left (the short one) called?

a)

sprout

b)

seedling

c)

stalk

d)

sproutling

34.

Which gas do plants give off that helps us breathe?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Music

35.
What part of the plant is #1?
a)
flower
b)
stem
c)
root
d)
leaf
36.
What part of the plant is #2?
a)
leaf
b)
flower
c)
stem
d)
root
37.
What part of the plant is #3?
a)
leaf
b)
root
c)
flower
d)
stem
38.
What part of the plant is #4?
a)
leaf
b)
flower
c)
stem
d)
root