Name: _______________________________________

Multiple Choice: Circle the correct answer

1) Which part of a plant holds it in the soil?
a. The
b. The
c. The
d. The

stem
roots
leaves
flower

2) Which part of a plant carries water to the leaves?

a. The
b. The
c. The
d. The

roots
stem
pistil
stamen

3) Where in a plant does photosynthesis take place?

a. In
b. In
c. In
d. In

the
the
the
the

sepal
stigma
leaves
stem

4) How does a dandelion seed travel?

a. By water
b. By animal
c. By wind

5) Which of the following do plants provide for humans?

a. Fruits
b. Clothing

c. Medicine
d. All of the above
6) Which of the following does a plant need to survive?
a. Oxygen
b. Hydrogen
c. Carbon Dioxide
d. Iron
7) Where do plants get nutrients from?
a. The
b. The
c. The
d. The

soil
air
leaves
flower

8) What material makes a leaf green?

a. Cotton
b. Chlorophyll
c. Polyester
d. Silk
9) How does a coconut travel?
a. By wind
b. By water
c. By animal

10) Which root is the main root of a plant that grows deep
inside the ground?
a. Fibrous root
b. Cup root
c. Taproot
d. Sickle root

True/False: Circle True or False

1) Plants need oxygen to survive.
False

True

or

2) Germination happens when pollen is carried from the

stamen to the pistil by the wind or by an animal.
True
False
3) Some plants can be used to help make medicine.
or
False
4) Plants can make their own food.
False

True

or

True
or

5) Burrs travel by sticking to the skin of animals.

or
False

True

6) Pollination happens when all of a seeds needs are met.

True
or
False
7) People eat seeds.

True

or

False

8) The stamen creates a kind of powder called pollen.

or
False
9) Plants give off carbon dioxide.
False

True

10) Photosynthesis occurs when it is dark out.

or
False

True

or
True

Matching: Draw a line from the vocabulary word to its

definition
1) Dormancy
parts

is the giving off of water by plant

2) Pollination
stamen to a pistil

happens when pollen is carried from a

3) Transpiration

time of lower inactivity

Fill in the blank: Use the words from the word bank to fill in
the blanks
Word Bank
Burrs
Oxygen
Lilies

Fibrous

Water

Pollinate

Adaptations

Water

1) Plants need _________________ to survive.

2) ________________ live in the water.
3) Plants and animals have ____________________ to help them
survive in their environments.
4) _______________________ roots all grow to be the same size.
5) Animals can help __________________________ travel.
6) _________________ is released from the leaves after
photosynthesis occurs.

7) Animals help to ____________________ flowers.

Short Answer: Read each question and respond in full

sentences
1) List the four main things a plant needs to survive.
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2) Explain what photosynthesis is.

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3) Explain why plants are important to us.

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