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Plant Adaptations & Life Cycle

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
True or false, plants are living things?
a)
False
b)
True
2.

Plants can be classified into two groups, they are...

a)

grass and shrub

b)

cone and flower

c)

flowering and non-flowering

d)

living and non-living

3.

What is a flowering plant?

a)

A plant that produces spores

b)

A plant that produces cones

c)

A plant the produces flowers and fruits.

4.

How many main groups can plants be divided into?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

3

d)

7

5.

Almost all of our __________ comes from flowering plants, or animals that eat flowering plants.

a)

energy

b)

food

c)

liquids

6.

Plants have a unique pattern of growth called a _____________.

a)

pollination

b)

metamorphosis

c)

life cycle

d)

germination

7.
Part of the plant that helps in seed dispersal
a)
Stem
b)
Leaf
c)
Flower
d)
Fruit
8.

What are the 4 stages of a life cycle?

a)

seeds, adult, death

b)

seed, seedling, young adult, adult

c)

seedling, adult, seeds, death

d)

young adult, seedlings, death, seeds

9.

What do plants need to grow?

a)

lights, camera, action

b)

food, water, love

c)

sunlight, soil, and water

d)

seeds, dirt, water

10.
What do the leaves of a plant do?
a)
They make the food for the plant.
b)
They soak up the water from the ground.
c)
They deliver water to the other parts of the plants
d)
They make seeds
11.
What does a plant need to survive?
a)
sunshine
b)
nutrients
c)
water
d)
all of the above
12.
Which part of the plant makes the food?
a)
roots
b)
stem
c)
leaf
d)
flower
13.
What way is this seed most likely to travel?
a)
Water 
b)
Human 
c)
Wind
d)
Animal droppings 
14.
How is this seed most likely to travel?
a)
Wind
b)
Animal 
c)
Water 
d)
Seedpod explosion
15.

How are dandelion seeds dispersed?

a)

by animals

b)

by explosion or bursting

c)

by wind

16.

How are coconuts dispersed?

a)

by animals

b)

by water

c)

by wind

17.

How can a plant disperse its seeds to a new location?

a)

By wind

b)

By water

c)

By animals

d)

All of the above

18.

How are raspberries dispersed?

a)

by animals

b)

by explosion or bursting

c)

by water

19.
What is the name of this graph?
a)
line plot
b)
line graph
c)
bar graph
d)
frequency table
20.
What is the main purpose of a line graph?
a)
to compare two things
b)
to show trends over time
c)
to have an independent variable
d)
so you don't have to read words
21.

A factor from an organism's surroundings that influences it in some way

a)

Environmental factor

b)

Genetic factor

c)

Limiting factor

d)

system

22.

What is an inherited trait?

a)

A characteristic passed down from parent to offspring

b)

Something learned by offspring

c)

A characteristic passed down from offspring to parent

23.

The adult plant is the __________.

a)

offspring

b)

child plant

c)

parent plan

24.

Check all that are inherited traits:

a)

Color of flowers

b)

Number of flowers

c)

Shape of Leaves

d)

Tendrils

e)

Shape of seeds

25.
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
26.
What is an adaptation?
a)
A feature that helps a plant grow.
b)
A feature that helps a living thing survive.
c)
A feature that helps a living thing walk.
d)
A feature that that helps only animals survive. 
27.
Which adaptation might help protect a plant from being eaten?
a)
A flower that looks like a bee
b)
A thorny stem
c)
A waxy coating
d)
Substance that attracts insects 
28.

Ways plants adapt to thrive in the habitats where they live, is called?

a)

Plant adaptation

b)

Tree adaptation

c)

flower adaptation

29.

An adaptation that helps a cactus live in the desert is its

a)

wide, flat leaves to catch water

b)

bright green color

c)

thin, spiny needles

d)

tall stems