Plants without warmth | Exit Quiz | Oak National Academy

We measure temperature in ℃ but what does this stand for?

• circle Celsius

• round Celsius

• degrees Celsius

Answer explanation

Temperature is measured using a thermometer in degrees Celsius.

Sofia observed her mum cut the grass every week in the summer but never in the winter. Why do you think is?

• Grass stops growing in winter when it is colder.

• It is too dark in winter to cut the grass.

• The tools to cut the grass are locked in the shed in winter.

Answer explanation

Plants slow down or stop growing in winter when the weather is colder.

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What can happen to the roots of a plant without warmth?

• The roots grow longer.

• The roots stop growing.

• The roots grow sideways.

Answer explanation

The roots of a plant can slow down or stop growing when it is colder.

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Match what happened to the plants with the temperature they were growing in.

• warm

• Healthy plant with tall stem and green leaves.

• very cold

• Plant has stopped growing and died.

• cold

• Plant is wilting, some leaves have dropped off.

Answer explanation

You have matched these in the right way.

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Why do very few plants grow in Antarctica?

• It is too cold.

• It is too hot.

• It is too far away.

Answer explanation

It is too cold in Antarctica for most plants to survive.

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An unhealthy plant is brought to a warm place, after it had been growing in the cold. After a few weeks, new buds appeared on the plant. What does this tell us?

• The plant has stopped growing.

• The plant is beginning to grow leaves and flowers again.

• The plant is dead.

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