WorksheetsPlant Growth and Needs Worksheet
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 38mins
What do plants need most to grow?
Soil and rocks
Air and water
Sand and pebbles
Sunshine only
Where does most of a plant’s matter come from?
Air and water
Soil and fertilizer
Sunlight
Worms in the dirt
Which part of a plant takes in water?
Leaves
Roots
Stems
Flowers
How does air help plants grow?
It pushes them upward
It provides carbon dioxide
It keeps bugs away
It adds nutrients to the soil
If a plant has no water, what will happen?
It will grow taller
It will wilt and stop growing
It will turn blue
It will grow faster
What does rainwater give to plants?
Sugar
Minerals and water
Rocks
Salt
What gas do plants take from the air?
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
How do plants use sunlight?
To make food
To cool down
To absorb water
To spread seeds
Why doesn’t soil add much to the mass of a plant?
It has no nutrients
Plants get mass mostly from air and water
Soil is too light
Plants ignore the soil
What would happen if plants had no air?
They would grow faster
They could not make food
They would get more water
They would turn purple
Why do roots grow toward water?
To avoid light
To find nutrients
To find other roots
To hold the plant down
What happens when it rains a lot on plants?
They dry out
They get water and grow
They turn brown
They need more sunlight
What is one thing plants do NOT need to grow?
Sunlight
Air
Water
Rocks
How do leaves help a plant?
They store water
They absorb sunlight
They hold the plant in the ground
They attract animals
Which condition is best for plants?
Air, water, sunlight
Sand, rocks, dry air
No light, little water
Only fertilizer
What is an ecosystem?
A) A type of forest
B) All living and nonliving things in an area
C) A group of animals
D) Only the plants in a place
Which is a producer?
Deer
Grass
Wolf
Mushroom
Which is a consumer?
Tree
Lion
Grass
Algae
What does a decomposer do?
Eats animals
Breaks down dead plants and animals
Creates sunlight
Eats rocks
Where do plants get matter to make food?
Sunlight and soil
Air and water
Rocks and sand
Moonlight
What is the role of animals in an ecosystem?
Make sunlight
Eat plants and other animals
What happens to matter when animals die?
It disappears
It is eaten by decomposers
It floats away
It becomes sunlight
Which system shows movement of matter?
Sun → plant → rabbit → fox
River flowing
Wind blowing
Rocks falling
Why are plants important to animals?
They make air warmer
They provide food and oxygen
They clean animals
They keep the sun shining
Which group contains only decomposers?
Worm, mushroom, bacteria
Bird, fish, frog
Cow, horse, pig
Flower, tree, grass
What is one way animals help ecosystems?
They create water
They spread seeds
They make sunlight
They build rocks
What do decomposers return to the soil?
Rocks
Water
Nutrients
Sunlight
What shows a transfer of matter?
Leaves falling and breaking down
Wind blowing
What would happen if decomposers disappeared?
A) Soil would get too full of nutrients
B) Dead plants and animals would pile up
C) Plants would grow faster
D) Animals would have more food
What helps plants grow in an ecosystem?
Decomposed materials in soil
Plastic trash
Rocks
Sunlight only
What happens when you dissolve salt in water?
Salt disappears forever
Salt breaks into tiny pieces
Salt turns into sugar
Salt floats
What shows air is made of particles?
A) A basketball inflating
B) A chair standing still
C) A window opening
D) A paperclip falling
What happens when water evaporates?
It freezes
It turns into invisible water particles in the air
It becomes dirt
It disappears forever
Which example shows matter is too small to see?
Air in a balloon
A car on a road
A fish in water
A tree trunk
What happens when you compress air in a syringe?
Air disappears
Air particles get closer
Air becomes water
Air turns into heat
What happens when you blow up a balloon?
You make the air heavier
You add air particles
You take out water
You change air into plastic
When sugar dissolves, what is true?
It turns into water
It becomes small, unseen pieces
It becomes bigger
It floats to the top
Why can’t you see air?
It’s invisible, made of small particles
It’s clear water
It’s made of light
It doesn’t exist
Why does a basketball feel harder when filled with more air?
The air is cold
More air particles are inside
The ball shrinks
The ball gets heavier
What happens when water boils?
It turns into salt
It becomes steam (tiny water particles)
It becomes dirt
It turns into air
What shows matter can change states?
Ice melting
A ball bouncing
A chair moving
A tree growing
Why can you smell perfume across a room?
The particles spread through air
The bottle moves
The perfume floats
You hear the smell
What happens when you let air out of a balloon?
The air particles disappear
The air particles move out
The balloon turns into water
The balloon gets heavier
What does a syringe with compressed air show?
Air is liquid
Air has weight
Air has small particles you can compress
Air disappears
What happens when salt water evaporates?
Salt disappears
Salt stays behind
Salt becomes gas
Salt changes color
Where does all energy in food start?
The moon
The sun
The ocean
The wind
How do plants get energy?
From eating animals
From sunlight
From dirt
From rain
When we eat fruits, where did the energy come from?
The soil
The sun
How does energy move in a food chain?
A) Plant → rabbit → fox
B) Sun → water → rock
C) Wind → tree → rock
D) Sun → dirt → animal
Why do animals eat plants?
To get sunlight energy stored as food
To make soil
To create rain
To get minerals
What do food chains show?
How animals play
How energy moves from one living thing to another
How plants grow
How water moves
Which animal gets energy directly from the sun?
Rabbit
Cow
Plant
Fish
Which model shows energy flow?
A food web
A weather map
A rock diagram
A water cycle chart
Why is the sun important to animals?
It makes them sleepy
It helps plants make food
It gives them water
It gives them air
How do humans get energy?
From sunlight
By eating food from plants and animals
Which statement is true?
All animals get energy directly from the sun
All plants make energy from the sun
All animals get energy from plants, directly or indirectly
All plants get energy from animals
What energy is used for in animals?
To grow and move
To turn into water
To stop eating
To change color
Which model shows energy transfer?
Sun → grass → cow → human
Sun → moon → stars
Sun → cloud → rain
Sun → mountain → rock
When you eat a salad, where did the energy begin?
The soil
The sun
The water
The seeds
Why do food chains always start with the sun?
Because the sun makes heat
Because plants use sunlight to make food
Because animals need light
Because the sun grows
What can we do to help the environment?
Throw trash in rivers
Clean up litter
Use more plastic
Cut down all trees
What protects beaches from erosion?
Removing plants
Planting beach grass
Building more parking lots
Dumping rocks
What is runoff?
Clean water
Water that carries pollution into rivers
Rain that stays in the clouds
Frozen lakes
How can we reduce pollution?
Littering
Recycling
Burning trash
Cutting down forests
Why should we protect water resources?
To make the ocean bigger
So animals and people have clean water
To create more dirt
To build more roads
How can oil spills hurt the environment?
They help fish
They pollute water and harm animals
They clean the ocean
They make boats faster
Which solution helps the environment?
Planting trees
Throwing trash outside
Using plastic bags
Driving everywhere
Why is recycling important?
It creates more trash
It reduces waste and saves resources
It uses up energy
It adds pollution
How can communities help stop runoff pollution?
Build more parking lots
Plant plants near waterways
Use more pesticides
Dump chemicals in rivers
What helps stop coastal erosion?
Cutting trees
Removing rocks
Building seawalls
Throwing garbage
Why should we clean up oil spills quickly?
To make the beach black
To protect animals and plants
To help cars drive
To make waves bigger
What happens when people use too much water?
Water is saved
Water resources run low
Oceans get bigger
Fish multiply
How can people save electricity?
Leave lights on all day
Turn off lights when not in use
Use more machines
Keep TV on at night
Which helps protect land?
Planting gardens
Paving everything
Digging holes everywhere
Littering
Why is it important to protect natural resources?
They last forever
They keep the Earth healthy
They don’t matter to people
They only help animals
