Plant Responses

Which of the following is a source of light?

• book

• pillow

• sun

• rock

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Which type of energy comes from a flashlight?

• electrical

• light

• mechanical

• sound

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Which statement best describes what gravity is?

• A force that pulls objects with mass toward each other.

• A force that pushes objects up into the sky.

• A form of energy that causes objects to change positions.

• A form of energy that changes the color of an object.

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How does a plant respond to a heat stimulus?

• It will grow taller.

• It will wilt and lose its fruit and leaves.

• It will grow against gravity.

• It will bend toward the light.

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What stimulus caused the plant to wilt and die?

• heat

• light

• gravity

• sound

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Four plants are described below:

Plant A: had many wilted leaves

Plant B: grew very tall

Plant C: had many healthy fruit

Plant D: produced flowers

Which of the plants is most likely responding to a heat stimulus?

• Plant A

• Plant B

• Plant C

• Plant D

What stimulus most likely causes a plant embryo (a seed) to grow?

• heat

• light

• gravity

• sound

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Which of the following describes a plant's response to a light stimulus?

• Its leaves will wilt and fall off.

• It will release its seeds and they will fall to the ground.

• Its fruit will be damaged.

• It will bend towards where it is.

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What is a similarity between a plant's response to light and to heat?

• Both affect the growth of the plant.

• Both damage the vegetable.

• Both require energy from the sun.

• Both result in the roots growing downward.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What statement best describes the normal response of a plant to gravity?

• It bends its stem toward the sun.

• Its leaves wilt and drop off.

• It grows its stem up towards the sky.

• It grows its roots downward.