Plant Classification and Parts

Plants absorb water through the roots, where does the water travel next?

• leaf

• stem

• seed

• flower

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Which of the following do plants absorb through their roots?

• soil

• water

• oxygen

• sunlight

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Study the plant parts in the picture. What will you find inside both of these plant parts?

• seeds

• flowers

• tiny leaves

• tiny plants

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Natalia classifies a plant as a fern. Which of the following statements explains her choice?

• She sees cones on the plant.

• She sees spores on the plant.

• She sees flowers on the plant.

• She sees needles on the plant.

Celina passed several plants on her walk to school. She saw a plant that produces cones and has long needle-like leaves. Which of the plants did she most likely see?

• fern

• pine tree

• palm tree

• tomato plant

Nathan is studying the plant part in which food is made. Which plant part is Nathan studying?

• the plant’s stem

• the plant’s leaves

• the roots

• the fruit

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Jasmine has been growing different plants in compost and in topsoil. Her observations are below.Which of Jasmine’s observations can be supported by evidence?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Marcelo uses a hand lens to examine the petals of a plant. What can Marcelo conclude about the plant that produced the petals?

• It is a fern plant.

• It is a moss plant.

• t is a flowering plant.

• It is a nonflowering plant.

Owen looks at five plants. He classifies a fern, moss, and pine tree in one group. He classifies an apple tree and rose bush in another group. Which characteristics did Owen use to classify the plants?

• woody stems and soft stems

• long, thin leaves and wide, round leaves

• flowering plants and non-flowering plants

• Plants that grow on rocks and plants that grow in soil

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Mrs. Kroll’s class studies seeds and plants that reproduce through seeds. Which of the following statements can Mrs. Kroll make about seeds?

• All fern plants make seeds

• Only flowering plants make seeds

• Mosses and flowering plants make seeds.

• Nonflowering plants with cones make seeds.