From Seed to Plant

What does tasty mean in the sentence below?

After School my mother always gives us a tasty snack.

• soft

• colorful

• good for you

• with a good flavor

What does the word pod mean in the sentence below?

A seed pod fell on the ground below the tree.

• nectar

• pollen grain

• small tree trunk

• covering that grows around a seed

What does the word soak mean in the sentence below?

You must soak the shirt overnight to get out grass stains.

• sew together

• cover with dirt

• make completely wet

• make completely dry

What does the word root mean in the sentence below?

The plant grew a very long root.

• the plant part above the ground

• the plant part under the soil

• the plant part that has flowers

• the plant part that catches pollen

What does the word shoot mean in the sentence below?

A plant's leaves grow on its shoot.

• food that is stored inside a seed

• the plant part that pokes out of the ground

• seeds with hooks that stick to an animal's fur

• the plant part that takes in minerals from the soil

What does grain mean in the sentence below?

The grain of sugar sparkled in the sun.

• a very small part of something

• has a good flavor

• to make something less hard

• to get very wet

What does soften mean in the sentence below?

My mom boiled the noodles to soften them.

• the part of the plant that grows underground

• to make something less hard

• a soft shell that holds seeds

• has a good flavor

What does nutrition mean in the sentence below?

It is important to eat foods with good nutrition.

• a soft shell that holds seeds

• to get very wet

• has a good flavor

• what our body gets from food to grow and stay healthy

How does the author let readers know about the different parts of a flower?

• by labeling the parts on a picture

• by telling readers to look in another book

• by telling readers to picture it in their minds

What sometimes happens when birds eat berries?

• the birds drop the seeds

• the birds cannot fly

• the birds grow seeds in their feathers