Plants Review

Mary has two plants. She puts one in a pot WITH soil and the other in a pot WITHOUT soil. What question is she testing?

• How big are the plants?

• Which is the best plant?

• Do plants need soil to grow?

• Does Mary like plants?

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John had two plants. He watered them both every day. He put one near a sunny window and the other in a dark room. What is John trying to figure out?

• If sunlight will change the way plants grow

• If there is enough soil for the plants to grow

• How bean plants smell

• If water will change the way the plants grow

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If a plant had no soil, why would it not grow well?

• The plant would grow

• The plant would not get water and nutrients

• The plant would have no seeds

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How do roots help a plant?

• They make seeds.

• They make fruit.

• They hold the plant in the soil.

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If the roots of a plant were damaged, what could happen?

• The plant would not grow well and might even die.

• The will be no change in the plant.

• The roots would be even stronger.

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Which of these are ways that seeds can be moved from a plant? (select all that apply)

• Roots can blow away.

• An animal might eat the fruits of the plant and drop seeds.

• Wind might blow seeds.

• Leaves might fall off the plant.

How do animals help with pollination?

• Animals make food.

• Animals have ears.

• Animals make pollen.

• Animals may carry fruits and seeds to other places.

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If soil around a plant is packed too tightly, what would happen?

• The roots would not get air.

• The plant would keep growing.

• The stem would break.

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If a plant had no air, what would happen?

• The plant would grow.

• The plant would die.

• There would be more plants growing.

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Plants help animals by...

• Giving animals pollen.

• Giving animals sunlight.

• Giving animals food to eat.

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