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PLANT EXAM
Multiple Choice. Circle the correct answer choice. 1. What is A. B. C. D. the function of a plants stem? To support plants and give them shape. To move water and minerals from the roots. To store water and food. All of the above

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Grass is an example of a plant with which of the following? A. Fibrous Roots B. Taproots C. Tubers D. Cones Which of the following happens first? A. The seed germinates. B. The plant produces flowers. C. Fruit forms around the flowers seeds. D. Animals and insects feed on the nectar in the flower. Seeds can be carried by A. animals that brush against plants. B. humans who get them on their clothes. C. wind and water. D. all of the above Which is the most reasonable unit to use to measure the length of a root on a house plant? A. kilometer B. centimeter C. meter D. gram Which gas in the air would increase if a large number of trees were cut down? A. Carbon dioxide B. Nitrogen C. Oxygen D. Water vapor What part of the plant does the seed form in? A. The flower B. The roots

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Name: _____________________ Date: ________________ Homeroom Teacher: ____________________________ 8. What holds the plant in the ground? A. The flower B. The roots C. The stem D. The leaves What is inside of a new seed? A. Leaves C. Flowers B. A tiny plant D. Roots

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10. Conifers have _______ that grow in cones? A. Acorns B. Plants C. Flowers D. Seeds 11. What two things will help a new seed grow? A. Water and sunlight B. Flowers and weeds C. Fruits and vegetables D. None of the above 12. What do flowers make? A. Bees C. Seeds B. Grass D. Weeds

13. How many main parts are there to a plant? A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 14. What is the tiny plant inside the seed called? A. The placenta B. The seed C. The embryo D. None of the above 15. Seeds are kept in what? A. Cones C. Fruit B. Flowers D. All of the above

16. Roots anchor a plant and absorb: A. Dirt B. Water C. Seeds D. Oxygen 17. Every seed has stored: A. Food B. Water

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18. What is the stem of a tree called? A. Flower B. Seed C. Trunk D. Trees dont have stems. 19. A seed eaten by a bird A. cannot grow. B. will probably make the bird sick. C. may become several seeds. D. may germinate far from where it was eaten. A seed has a tough outer layer called a: A. skin coat B. seed layer C. seed coat D. none of the above What helps the plant absorb water? A. The flower B. The roots C. The stem D. The leaves

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22. A plant with a thick stem for storing water would probably grow in theA. ocean B. forest C. mountains D. desert 23. Plants get _______ and ________ from the soil. A. water and nutrients B. water and seeds C. nutrients and seeds D. water and oxygen 24. An insect is to a meat-eating plant as a _____ is to a human. A. helper B. drink of water C. candy bar D. vitamin pill 25. Which of the following provides most plants with nutrients?

Name: _____________________ Date: ________________ Homeroom Teacher: ____________________________ A. Air C. Soil B. Water D. Sunlight

Name: _____________________ Date: ________________ Homeroom Teacher: ____________________________ VOCABULARY. Match the definitions with the correct vocabulary word. A. A simple sugar, one of the products of photosynthesis in plants. B. To sprout. C. A swollen underground stem. D. The process by which a plant makes its own food. E. The scientific study of plants. F. A plants single main root that goes deep into the soil. G. Long roots that grow near the surface. H. The material that makes a leaf green. I. Substances, such as minerals, which all living things need in order to grow. J. A gas breathed out by animals. K. A tiny cell that ferns and fungi use to reproduce. 26. Botany 28. Tuber ____ 29. Carbon Dioxide ___ 30. Nutrient ___ 31. Taproot ___ 32. Fibrous Root ___ 33. Spore ___ 34. Germinate ___ 35. Chlorophyll ___ ____

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TRUE/FALSE. CIRCLE the correct answer. 37. True or False Some seeds grow in cones. 38. True or False Some seeds grow in plant parts called pods. 39. True or False Leaves grow on the stem. 40. True or False Bark does not protect the tree from harsh weather. 41. True or False There are 3 main parts of a plant. 42. True or False All stems are green and hard. 43. True or False There is a tiny seed inside every seed. 44. True or False All seed plants have flowers. 45. True or False We could live without plants in our world. 46. True or False Plants only supply oxygen for us. 47. True or False Plants are used to make bread and cereal. 48. True or False Wind and water are the only way seeds travel. 49. True or False Oxygen is a waste product of plants. 50. True or False Chlorophyll is what makes plants green. EXTRA CREDIT (Worth 2 points) Name the four things a plant needs from its environment. __________________

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