Quiz about Science Unit 5: Plant Life

Question 1

1. Which of the following is classified as a living thing?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

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apple tree

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polar bear

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rose in a vase

Question 2

2. Which of the following is NOT a life process of a living thing?

Accepted Answer

live forever

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eat

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reproduce

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grow

Question 3

3. Plants need air, water, nutrients, and ________ to survive.

Accepted Answer

sunlight

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shelter

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pots

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dirt

Question 4

4. Which plant structure is the reproductive part of the plant?

Accepted Answer

flower

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stem

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leaves

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seed

Question 5

5. Which plant structure provides a path for food and water to travel through?

Accepted Answer

stem

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leaves

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roots

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flower

Question 6

6. What is the function of roots?

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To take in water and nutrients

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To make food for the plant

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To produce fruit and seeds

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To provide food for new plants

Question 7

7. The stages a plant goes through during its full life is called its _______.

Accepted Answer

life cycle

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photosynthesis

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seedling

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adaptations

Question 8

8. The length of time from beginning of development to death of a plant is called _______.

Accepted Answer

Life span

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Life cycle

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photosynthesis

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seedling

Question 9

10. What will cause a seed to germinate?

Accepted Answer

warm, moist dirt

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lots of sunlight

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heat

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dry, cold soil

Question 10

11. When does a seed become a seedling?

Accepted Answer

when leaves grow

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when it reaches light

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when it begins to bloom

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when it reproduces

Question 11

12. The process plants use to make their own food is called _______.

Accepted Answer

photosynthesis

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germinate

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life cycle

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adaptation

Question 12

13. What type of traits do plants and animals get from their parents?

Accepted Answer

inherited

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adaptations

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acquired

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none

Question 13

14. Which of the following is NOT an inherited trait?

Accepted Answer

amount of sunlight

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flower color

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leaf shape

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plant taste

Question 14

16. Plants develop __________ when they evolve to better survive the environment.

Accepted Answer

adaptations

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inherited traits

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acquired traits

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structures

Question 15

17. What would happen if living things did not reproduce?

Accepted Answer

Species would die out.

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New seeds would be created.

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Plants would need new adaptations.

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Animals would grow hungry.

Question 16

18. When pollen is moved from one plant to another to produce seeds it is called _________.

Accepted Answer

pollination

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germination

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reproduction

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life cycle

Question 17

19. How is pollen moved from one plant to another?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

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wind

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birds

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insects

Question 18

20. _______ are the preserved remains of plants and animals.

Accepted Answer

fossils

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adaptations

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seedlings

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structures

Question 19

21. What do fossils teach paleontologists?

Accepted Answer

where the plant lived

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information about the future

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what the seeds looked like

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what animals ate the plant

Question 20

22. The ________ that surrounds a seed on the outside protects it while growing.

Accepted Answer

seed coat

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seedling

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embryo

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cotyledon

Question 21

23. What is an embryo?

Accepted Answer

a baby plant

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food storage area

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protective coat

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hole to let water in

Question 22

24. What is the function of the cotyledon?

Accepted Answer

to store plant food

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to protect the embryo

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to begin photosynthesis

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to allow water inside

Question 23

26. How are plants and animals alike?

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They go through life cycles.

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They both can move on their own.

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They have stems and roots.

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They breathe in oxygen.

Question 24

27. What can plants do that animals cannot?

Accepted Answer

Produce their own food.

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Move on their own.

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Reproduce.

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Grow larger.

Question 25

28. What do plants need to complete photosynthesis?

Accepted Answer

carbon dioxide, water, sunlight

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water, sunlight, minerals

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sunlight, oxygen, and glucose

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glucose, oxygen, minerals

Question 26

29. How does carbon dioxide enter a plant?

Accepted Answer

through the stomata

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through the roots

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through the flower

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through minerals in the soil

Question 27

30. What provides the energy for photosynthesis?

Accepted Answer

sunlight

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minerals in the soil

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oxygen

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rainfall

Question 28

31. What do plants release into the air after photosynthesis?

Accepted Answer

oxygen

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carbon dioxide

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glucose

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water

Question 29

32. What type of adaptation might a  plant living in a dry environment have?

Accepted Answer

water storage in the plant

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fast growing plant

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leaves that turn toward the sun

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shallow roots

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