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Plant Life Cycles

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the first stage in a plant's life?
a)
germination
b)
seed
c)
young adult
d)
seedling
2.
What is the stage when a seed begins to swell and grow?
a)
life cycle
b)
germination
c)
embryo
d)
seed coat
3.
What is the series of changes a living thing goes through as it grows?
a)
life cycle
b)
germination
c)
embryo
d)
seed coat
4.
What is the outside protective coating of the seed?
a)
life cycle
b)
germination
c)
embryo
d)
seed coat
5.

What is a life cycle?

a)

how a living thing grows and changes

b)

how living things die off

c)

how humans help plants grow

d)

how new plants are made

6.

What does reproduce mean?

a)

to make new plants

b)

to get rid of the old plants

c)

to not water a plant

d)

to harm a plant

7.

How do animals help plants reproduce?

a)

by eating the seeds

b)

when they eat the entire plant

c)

animals don't help plants grow

d)

by spreading seeds to new places to grow

8.

Germination means . . . . . .

a)

seeds growing into flowers

b)

why seeds move from place to place

c)

how seeds stick in the ground

d)

when a seed begins to grow

9.

How do plants produce fruit?

a)

The plant makes a flower, which bees pollinate, and then fruit grows.

b)

The plant makes fruit from the leaves.

c)

The seed produces the fruit.

d)

The plant makes the fruit using water that it absorbs from the roots.

10.

A student sees this plant in his yard. What evidence do they use to decide that it is an adult plant?

a)

The plant has leaves.

b)

The plant has a stem.

c)

The plant has a flower.

d)

The plant has roots

11.

What do a chicken, a person, and a plant all have in common?

a)

They are all hatched from eggs.

b)

They all are born from seeds.

c)

They all make fruit

d)

They all have life cycles

12.

What is one thing all fruits have in common?

a)

All fruits taste sweet.

b)

All fruits grow on trees

c)

All fruits have seeds

d)

All fruits smell sweet.

13.

What is the meaning to the word germinate?

a)

When a seed begins to grow roots outside it's seed coating.

b)

When the stem begins to grow above the soil.

c)

When the mature plant produces fruit.

d)

When the fruit produces new seeds.

14.

What is a Life Cycle?

a)

All the stages a non-living thing goes through during its life.

b)

To make something new again.

c)

When a seed breaks open and a plant starts to grow.

d)

All the stages a living thing goes through during its life.

15.

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

a)

Germinating

b)

seedling

c)

mature plant

d)

flowering plant

16.

A flower...

a)

is a plant structure that makes seeds

b)

is a plant structure that creates food

c)

is a plant structure that makes pollen

d)

is a plant structure not grown from a seed

17.

The movement of pollen from the male part of a flower to the female part is called...

a)

nectar

b)

pollen

c)

pollination

d)

conifer

18.

Structures that reproduce with cones are called...

a)

flowering plants

b)

cone

c)

conifer

d)

cone plants

19.

Which of the following is a kind of conifer?

a)
b)
c)
20.

What is the color of pollen?

a)

green

b)

brown

c)

yellow

21.

A fully grown plant is called an _______.

a)

adult plant

b)

seedling

c)

fruit

22.

Flowering plants have _______ instead of cones.

a)

female cones

b)

stems

c)

flowers

23.

The leaves of conifers are ______.

a)

needle like leaves

b)

big and wide

c)

flat and big

24.

Seeds will _________ when they get all their needs to grow.

a)

pollinate

b)

die

c)

germinate

25.

Bees can carry _________ to the female part of the flower.

a)

pollen

b)

tiny eggs

c)

roots

26.

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

27.

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.

28.

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

29.

plants that make their seeds inside cones are called___.

a)

flowering plants

b)

apple trees

c)

conifers

30.

when seeds germinate they turn into a ___

a)

adult plant

b)

seed

c)

seedling

31.

The powder-like material that helps plants reproduce is called ..........

a)

pollen

b)

seeds

c)

leaves

32.

Plants that make seeds but do not produce a fruit produce a ....

a)

flower

b)

cone

c)

spore

33.

How do we know plants are alive?

a)

we can smell the flowers

b)

we can see them grow and change

c)

we can eat the fruit

d)

the doctor told me they were alive

34.

which parts in plants make seeds?

a)

stem

b)

flowers and cones

c)

leaves

d)

roots

35.

example on a conifer is the _____ tree.

a)

pine

b)

cherry

c)

sunflowers

36.

what will happen after making the seeds in a flower?

a)

they will fall down to the ground

b)

a fruit will grow to protect the seeds

37.

this tree has a____

a)

long life cycle

b)

short life cycle

38.

bees and insects are needed to make pollination between cones.

a)

True

b)

false

39.

_____ is how a certain kind of organism grows and reproduces.

a)

Life cycle

b)

germination

c)

Seed

d)

pollination

40.

____is to make more of their own kind.

a)

pollination

b)

Reproduce

c)

germination

d)

life cycle

41.

A plant can form seeds in a _____ or _____.

a)

petal or stem

b)

flower or cone

c)

root or leaf

42.

Which plant reproduces using cones?

a)

ferns

b)

flowering plants

c)

conifers

d)

potato

43.

Which does a seed need to germinate?

a)

freezing temperatures at night

b)

only water

c)

water, nutrients, and the right temperature

d)

to be eaten by an animal