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Plant Growth

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why do plants need water to germinate?

a)

It keeps the seed cool and dark

b)

It releases energy stored in the seed

c)

It causes the seed to swell and break open

d)

It allows the seed to make food for the young plant

2.

Which best identifies how plants use carbon dioxide?

a)

For energy

b)

To take in light

c)

For keeping cool

d)

To make food

3.

Which do plants need for photosynthesis?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Oxygen

c)

Pollen

d)

Bees

4.

In which plant part does photosynthesis happen?

a)

Leaves

b)

Roots

c)

Stems

d)

Seeds

5.

Why do plants need air (carbon dioxide) to grow?

a)

Plants use carbon dioxide to make food

b)

Plants use carbon dioxide to transport food to different parts of the plants

c)

Plants use carbon dioxide to keep firm

d)

Plants use carbon dioxide to reproduce

6.

A student places three identical plants in the same type of containers, uses the same type of soil and the same amount of water for each plant. This student places the three plants in three different locations. Plant A is placed in a sunny area, Plant B is placed in a shaded location, and Plant C is placed in the dark room. Each day this student records the growth of each plant. What is the different variable in this investigation?

a)

the soil

b)

the amount of water

c)

the amount of light

d)

the growth of each plant

7.

What is germination?

a)

The development of seeds into young plants

b)

The process by which the plant grows in size.

c)

Changes in the whole organism in terms of organization and function.

8.

What is the product made from plants during photosynthesis?

a)

carbon dioxide gas

b)

water

c)

Sun's energy

d)

glucose (sugar)

9.

What do plants release during photosynthesis that is important for human and animals?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

water

c)

oxygen

d)

nicotin

10.

How do seeds get energy to germinate?

a)

It gets energy from the sunlight.

b)

It gets energy from another plant,

c)

It gets energy from the food stored in the soil.

d)

It gets energy from the food stored in the seed.

11.

What is the function of a plant's stem?

a)

To support the plant and transport nutrients and water between the plant's roots and leaves

b)

To make the plant taller

c)

To help the plant reproduce

d)

To keep the plant in the ground

12.

What is the function of a plant's roots?

a)

To help the plant grow next to other plants

b)

To keep the plant in the ground and absorb nutrients and water

c)

To help the plant reproduce

d)

To help the plant collect sunlight

13.
What is the name of the green pigment inside plants?
a)
Monophyll
b)
Chlorophyll
c)
Epiphyll
d)
Glorophyll
14.
Steve wanted to see if the type of fertilizer made sunflowers grow larger. What is the independent variable 
a)
Type of fertilizer
b)
Size of sunflower
c)
type of sun flower
15.

The dependent variable is

a)

what you change between your test groups

b)

what you measure/record throughout the experiment, and will be different as a result of the differences between the test groups