What Are Plant Needs?
TRUE or FALSE?
What do roots NOT help plants do?
A) get nutrients from soil
B) make pollen
C) get water from soil
D) hold plants in place
B) make pollen
What is the first step in a plant's life cycle?
A) A seed germinates.
B) A tiny stem becomes a seedling.
C) A seed is laid in the ground.
D) A plant becomes an adult.
C) A seed is laid in the ground.
Why do people put potted plants by windows?
To give them sunlight
Name at least three things that a plant needs to survive.
Sunlight, nutrients, water, and space
Why is a plant's flower important?
A) It helps to make new plants.
B) It holds the plant in place.
C) It protects the plant from animals.
D) It protects the plant from insects.
A) It helps to make new plants.
What happens when a seed germinates?
A) It begins to look like its parent plants.
B) It grows leaves.
C) It grows cones.
D) It grows roots and a stem.
D) It grows roots and a stem.
Name at least TWO things that carry pollen from one flower to another.
Insects, animals, and the wind
"Wind and birds help seeds SPREAD to different areas."
What does 'spread' mean?
A) to sink, bend, or hang down
B) an open area
C) to move into more places
D) something that plants, animals, and people need to live and grow
C) to move into more places
How are roots and stems alike?
A) Both make sweet-smelling flowers.
B) Both help to move nutrients and water.
C) Both make pollen.
D) Both make food.
B) Both help to move nutrients and water.
What does a cone do?
A) It makes food for seeds.
B) It protects seeds until they are ready to grow.
C) It protects flowers from animals.
D) It holds water for the plant.
B) It protects seeds until they are ready to grow.
What kind of tree has cones?
A pine tree
Why do plants need nutrients?
A) to help them make water
B) to help them make sunlight
C) to help them make space
D) to help them live and grow
D) to help them live and grow
A) to carry water and nutrients
B) to provide for insects and animals
C) to attract insects and animals to eat them
D) to attract insects and animals to spread pollen
D) to attract insects and animals to spread pollen
"Most seeds do not BEGIN TO GROW until spring."
What vocab word means 'begin to grow'?
A) germinate
B) protect
C) cone
D) parent
A) germinate
Fill in the blanks!
"Long roots help plants get more _____ and ______ from the ground."
Nutrients and water
How do you know if a green plant is dying?
It turns brown and begins to droop.
What do we call the powdery material found inside flowers that plants need to reproduce?
HINT: Bees eat it as food and love it!
Pollen
What might happen if a cone breaks before the seeds are ready to germinate?
The seeds will die.
Name the four steps of a plant's life cycle.
Seed, germinating, seedling, and adult