All About Plants
Plants and the Woodlands
Plants and the Prairie
Plants and the Desert
Plants and the Marsh
100
True or False. Plants can be divided into two groups, plants with flowers and plants without flowers.
True
100
Name 3 things you could see in a woodland habitat.
1. Trees - Maple trees, Oak trees, Pine trees 2. Ferns 3. Mosses 4. Rocks 5. Streams, creeks, rivers, lakes, ponds 6. Animals: deer, bears, rabbits, squirrels, trout, bass, turtles, frogs, toads, owls, eagles, falcons, hawks, etc. Answers may vary.
100
Name 3 things that you may see in a prairie.
1. Tall grasses 2. Rolling hills 3. Goldenrods, prairie smoke 4. Animals: prairie dogs, rattlesnakes, bison, earthworms, grasshoppers, jack rabbits, wolves, coyotes, red-tailed hawks, etc. Answers may vary.
100
Name 3 things you can see in the desert.
1. Sand 2. Sand dunes 3. Canyons 4. Plants: Cactus, Octopus tree, Desert almond, etc. 5. Animals: tarantulas, jack rabbits, snakes, lizards, coyotes, wolves, desert tortoises, big-horn sheep, etc. Answers may vary.
100
Name 3 things you can see in the marsh.
1. rivers, creeks, streams 2. Plants: saw grass, cattails, lily pads, etc. 3. Animals: fish, crabs, shrimp, tadpoles, birds, insects, frogs,raccoons, opossums, muskrats, deer, snails, earthworms, etc. Answers may vary.
200
Plants need air, sunlight, space to grow and _________________ in order to survive.
water
200
How do maple trees adapt to the cold weather? Why do they need to make this adaptation?
Maple trees lose their leaves. They need to make this adaptation because the leaves need lots of water and there is not enough water for all the leaves in the cold, dry winter.
200
True or False. The summers in a prairie are cold and rainy.
False. The summers in a prairie are hot and dry.
200
True or False. Most deserts are hot during the day and night.
False. Most deserts are hot and sunny during the day and cool at night.
200
True or False. The soil in a marsh may not have all the nutrients plants need. Plants in a marsh must adapt to get nutrients in other ways.
True.
300
What are nutrients?
Nutrients are materials that living things need to grow.
300
Name 3 plants in the woods that do not have flowers.
1. Pine trees 2. Mosses 3. Ferns
300
Explain how goldenrod plants adapt to living in the prairie.
Goldenrod plants have stiff stems and leaves. The stems and leaves help the plants keep the water they need to live.
300
Explain how the saguaro cactus adapts to living in the desert.
The saguaro cactus has a long, thick stem that holds water it needs.
300
Explain how cattails adapt to the marsh environment.
Cattails are adapted to grow in very wet soil. They get their nutrients from the water.
400
How are plant seeds scattered?
Plants seeds are scattered through the air, water or by sticking on clothes or animal fur.
400
Name one plant that grows in rivers and streams in a woodland habitat. How does it adapt to this wet environment?
Fanwort. The fanwort is adapted to live in water. Water can move through the plant's thin leaves.
400
Explain what prairie grasses look like. Then tell how prairie grasses adapt to life in the prairie.
Prairie grasses are tall and thin. They have thin leaves that help them survive in the prairie. The leaves help the plants keep the water they need to live.
400
Explain how the desert almond plant has adapted to living in the desert.
The desert almond plant has leaves that grow in different directions. Some leaves get less sunlight than others. The leaves that get less sunlight can keep the water that they need to live.
400
Explain how a Venus flytrap adapts to living in a marsh habitat.
A Venus's flytrap gets nutrients from insects that land on it. When the insect lands on the Venus flytrap, the plant's leaves snap shut so the insect can't escape. It gets its nutrients from the insect it catches.
500
What are the four main parts of a plant and their functions?
1. Roots - The roots hold the plant in place and take water and nutrients to the stem. 2. Stem - The stem carries water and nutrients to the leaves. It also holds up the plant. 3. Leaves - The leaves take in sunlight and air. They use the water, nutrients, sunlight and air to make food for the plant. 4. Flower - Flowers make new seeds.
500
Choose one woodland plant - the cardinal plant or the stinging nettle and tell how it adapts to the woodland habitat.
1. The roots of the cardinal plant are adapted to get nutrients from moist soil. 2. The stinging nettle's adaptation is its tiny, sharp hairs on its stem that "sting" animals who try to eat it.
500
Name the prairie plant that is pink and has fuzz on it stems and leaves. Explain its adaptation.
Prairie Smoke. Prairie smoke has fuzz on its leaves and stems so that it can keep the water it needs to live.
500
I am a plant that lives in the desert. I have long spines to protect myself from animals that want to eat my leaves. Who am I?
I am the octopus tree.
500
I live in a marsh environment. I get nutrients from insects. I have sticky hairs on each leaf. Insects land and stick to the hairs on my leaves. Who am I?
I am a sundew plant.
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