Plants Parts and Responses

What part of the plant makes food for the plant?

• Soil

• Roots

• Stem

• leaves

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The roots of a plant grow down because of what stimuli?

• Gravity

• Light

• Temperature

• All of the above

Plants tend to grow towards where the ________ is.

• Dark

• Cold

• Light

• Heat

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How do stems respond to light?

• It grows away from the light

• It grows towards the trees

• It grows towards the roots

• It grows towards the light

The part of the plant that absorbs water is _________.

• Roots

• Flowers

• Stem

• Leaves

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What does the stem of the plant do?

• It makes food for the plant.

• It takes in the water from the ground.

• It transports water to the other parts of the plant.

• It exchanges gases with the surroundings.

How do plants respond to gravity?

• The roots and stem both

  grow downward.

• The roots and stem both

  grow upward.

• The roots grow downward and

  the stem grows upward.

• The roots grow upward and the

  stem grows downward.

Which statement best describes what gravity is?

• A force that pulls objects with mass toward each other.

• A force that pushes objects up into the sky.

• A form of energy that causes objects to change positions.

• A form of energy that changes the color of an object.

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Which of the following describes a plant's response to a light stimulus?

• Its leaves will wilt and fall off.

• It will release its seeds and they will fall to the ground.

• Its fruit will be damaged.

• It will bend towards where it is.

What statement best describes the normal response of a plant to gravity?

• It bends its stem toward the sun.

• Its leaves wilt and drop off.

• It grows its stem up towards the sky.

• It grows its roots downward.