6th Grade Plants

What is the primary function of plant leaves?

• to support the plant

• to produce flowers

• to take in water

• to capture sunlight for photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The control the amount of water lost during transpiration, the opening and closing of the stomata is controlled by the

• nonvascular

• roots

• stem

• guard cells

A seed with wing-like structures (shown below) is best dispersed by....

• being eaten by animals

• water

• wind

• falling to the ground

Which is the most likely way apple seeds are dispersed?

• eaten, then pooped out by animals

• getting caught in an animals fur

• wind

• water

A flower's female reproductive parts are called

• sepals

• anthers

• pistils

• filaments

Angiosperms (plants that produce flowers) that live for more than two years are called

• biennials

• annuals

• perennials

• monocots

The roots of a plant serve which of the following functions below?

• absorb ground water and anchoring the plant in the ground

• producing food and removing waste

• storing food and energy

• creating and reproducing seeds

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Dormancy is a period when an organism's growth or activity....

• continues

• speeds up

• stops

• starts

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

The beginning development of the seed into a new plant is called

• petals

• photosynthesis

• germination

• cellular respiration

Leaflike, usually colorful, structures arranged in a circle around the tip of a flower stem are called (a)   .

• petals

• photosynthesis

• germination

• cellular respiration