Plant parts
Plant Adaptations
Animal Adaptations
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100
1. Many plants need the help of insects, like bees, to reproduce. What part of the plant helps to attract these helpful insects?
The flowers
100
Many plants need the help of insects, like bees, to reproduce. What part of the plant helps to attract these helpful insects?
Flowers
100
Below is a picture of the same rabbit. What is a reason why its fur changed color?
A. The rabbit lost all his fur in the winter
B. The white helps camouflage him in the winter
C. He is brown in the summer because of what he eats
D. He is brown in the summer because it is his favorite color
B. The white helps camouflage him in the winter
100
Julia was given a plant from her grandmother. She kept the plant in her room so she could look at it. After two weeks, she noticed the plant was not growing well. Her mother told her that she must give the plant what it needs to make food. What are the things Julia must be sure her plant gets?
A. Insects and tiny snails
B. Rocks, soil, and leaves
C. Different kinds of seeds
D. Water, air, and sunlight
D. Water, air, and sunlight
200
Walker and Lauren are looking at the plants that grow in the school yard. They have learned that plants make their own food. Which plant part is most important in making food for the plant?
Leaves
200
Olivia grows a plant from a seed. While the plant is still small, she places it near a window in her room. Soon she notices that the plant is not growing straight up, but bending to one side.
What is the best explanation for why the plant is no longer growing straight?
a. The plant is growing toward sunlight.
b. The plant needs wind to scatter its seeds.
c. The plant is getting heavier as it grows.
d. The plant does not have strong roots.
a. The plant is growing toward sunlight.
200
Howard is making a list of adaptations animals have to help them survive seasonal changes.
Here is his list so far.
• Traveling long distances
• Being less active
• Growing thick fur in winter
Which of these animal adaptations could be added to Howard’s list?
A. Gills to breathe underwater
B. Strong legs for running
C. Sharp claws for catching prey
D. Increase in body fat
D. Increase in body fat
200
Taylor and Braeden are growing a plant at their house. What do they need to do to help this plant make its own food?
A. Put it in a jar
B. Cut the leaves
C. Water the soil
D. Measure it
C. Water the soil
300
Which plant part provides the plant with support and carries water and nutrients to and from all the other parts of the plant?
Stem
300
Jennifer places a small plant on a sunny windowsill in her room. How will the plant respond to the sunlight?
a. It will produce fewer flowers.
b. It will grow toward the sunlight.
c. It will no longer use water.
d. It will make its leaves smaller.
b. It will grow toward the sunlight.
300
What is one way this tree will NOT respond to changing seasons?
A. It will lose its leaves
B. It will grow flowers
C. It will die
D. It will change the color of its leaves
C. It will die
300
Plants get their food by which of the following ways?
A. Making it from sunlight
B. Eating other plants
C. Absorbing it from the soil
D. Taking nutrients from the air
A. Making it from sunlight
400
Which part of the plant gets water and nutrients from the soil?
Roots
400
Why do plants grow downward into the ground?
a. Roots grow in the direction of gravity.
b. Roots help the plant absorb sunlight.
c. There is more space to grow under the ground.
d. The leaves push roots downward as they grow.
a. Roots grow in the direction of gravity.
400
Wendy is studying about bears and learned that bears hibernate in the winter. What is one way the bear will prepare for his hibernation?
A. The bear will eat lots of food to build fat
B. The bear will move to warmer climate
C. The bear will lose fur
D. The bear’s fur will change color
A. The bear will eat lots of food to build fat
400
Plants need water to make their own food. What are some other things plants need to make their own food?
A. Salt and water
B. Shade and soil
C. Rocks and minerals
D. The sun’s energy and air
D. The sun’s energy and air
500
Lucas looks at plants in his school's garden after a storm. The storm brought strong winds. Lucas saw that the plants did not blow away in the storm. Which part of the plants helped hold them in the ground during the storm?
Roots
500
In which direction will the ROOTS of the plant now grow?
A
500
Memet likes to bird watch on the weekends. He notices there are more birds in his backyard
during summer months than winter months. What is one reason why there are fewer birds in
Memet’s backyard during the winter months?
A. The birds are hibernating
B. Marcus’s cat scared the birds away
C. Marcus is not feeding the birds
D. The birds migrate to warmer weather
D. The birds migrate to warmer weather
500
Which of the following is something plants do not need to make their own food?
A. Shelter
B. Air
C. Sunlight
D. Water
A. Shelter