Grade 4 - Plants

Carrots are an example of ______ that people can eat.

• flowers

• leaves

• roots

A ____________ are the thin roots that spread out in all directions.

• taproots

• fibrous roots

• leaves

A botanist is a scientist who studies plants.

• True

• False

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_________________ are long and thick and often store food for the plant.

• Fibrous roots

• Leaves

• Taproots

• Stems

What are two functions of the roots of a plant?

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The function of the stem is to _______________.

• take water in from the ground.

• hold the plant upright.

• make food for the plant through photosynthesis.

The xylem carries food from the leaves to other parts of the plant.

• True

• False

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The phloems are tubes in the stem that carry food from the leaves to the other parts of the plant.

• True

• False

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List two kinds of stems.

The hard, outer covering of a tree that protects it from harm or sickness

• Crown

• Trunk

• Bark