Science Growth Assessment

Plants that have stems that store water and no leaves would MOST likely live in a

• pine forest.

• grassland.

• desert.

• rainforest.

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Which part of a tree absorbs the sunlight that helps it make its own food?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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In multicellular organisms, different structures have different functions. Which function is carried out in the leaves of a plant?

• Absorbing food

• Producing flowers

• Absorbing light

• Making seeds

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Drought and fire are common during the hot summers in a grassland. Which adaptation would MOST likely give a grassland plant an advantage for survival during a hot summer?

• stems that burn easily and grow slowly

• large leaves that let water evaporate quickly

• roots that store energy and help it grow back quickly

• long stems that help it reach the sunlight above other plants

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Which would MOST likely need to happen for a new plant to grow?

• Leaves grow out of a stem.

• Insects get attracted to the petals.

• A blossom falls into the soil.

• A seed sprouts into a seedling.

In which way are sugars usually transported throughout a pine tree?

• across from the cones to the needles

• down from the needles to the roots

• up from the roots to the branches

• circular from the top to the bottom of the trunk

Which feature belongs to ONLY one of the plants?

• bark

• leaves

• roots

• stems

Which sentence correctly states the relationship between chloroplasts, grana, and chlorophyll?

• Chlorophyll is contained in grana, which are contained in chloroplasts.

• Chlorophyll is contained in chloroplasts, which are contained in grana.

• Grana are contained in chloroplasts and are made of chlorophyll.

• Chloroplasts are contained in chlorophyll and are made of grana.

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Saltwort is a plant with thick, waxy leaves. The leaves protect the plant from losing water when it is exposed to salt. This adaptation BEST helps this plant survive in which type of

environment?

• an environment that is sometimes windy

• an environment that has more plants than animals

• an environment that is sometimes covered in seawater

• an environment that has very little competition for food

Oak trees contain xylem and phloem. Which statement BEST states a similarity and a difference for these parts of the oak tree?

• Both store water, but only phloem also has nutrients.

• Both transport matter, but xylem transports downward and phloem transports upward.

• Both carry water, but xylem has sugar and phloem has waste.

• Both transport matter, but xylem transports upward and phloem transports downward.

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