Memory Work
Stems and Roots
Leaves and Flowers
Fun Facts
100

What are the five kingdoms of living things?

Animalia, plantae, fungi, protista, monera. These are the     kingdoms, these are the kingdoms, of living things, of living     things. (to the tune of “Are You Sleeping?”)

100

Which of the following is NOT a function of the roots of a plant?

A. Absorb water

B. Produce seeds

C. Provide support

D. Store food 

B. Produce seeds

100

True or false: Plants do NOT need help from pollinators in order to grow seeds.

False 

100

True or false: a cucumber is considered a fruit. 

True 

200

What are the four major parts of a plant? 


Answer:     Roots, Stems, Leaves, and Flowers.

200

Which of the following is NOT an organ of flowering plants: 

A. Leaves

B. Roots

C. Chlorophyll

D. Stems

C. Chlorophyll

200

Which of the following parts of a flower holds the ovules: 

A. Sepal

B. Ovary

C. Petals 

D. Pollen 

B. Ovary

200

What makes leaves green?

Chlorophyll

300

What are the two types of root systems?

Fibrous roots, tap roots 

300

Which organ is primarily used to absorb minerals from the ground?

Roots 

300

The instinct of plants to grow or turn their leaves toward the sunlight is called_________

Phototropism 

300

Carnivorous plants are_________

Plants that eat insects.

400

What are four types of leaf arrangement?

Four types of leaf arrangement are opposite, alternate, whorled, rosette.

400

Which of the following causes water to move upwards in a stem?

A. Gravity

B. Sunshine

C. Geotropism

D. Phloem

D. Phloem

400

Which of the following is a deciduous tree: 

A. Pine

B. Maple

C. Spruce

D. Douglas Fir 

B. Maple 

400

True or false: Both plant cells and animal cells have rigid cell walls. 

False 

500

What are the classifications of living things?

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

    (mnemonic: “Keep Penguins Cool Or Find Good Shelter”)

500

Root growth primarily occurs at the________

Tip 

500

Where are the sepals found on a flower? 

Under the petals, where they meet the stem

500

The _______ is the control center of the cell. 

Nucleus