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Nadine classifies a plant as a fern. Which of the following statements explains her choice?

• She sees cones on the plant.

• She sees spores on the plant.

• She sees flowers on the plant.

• She sees needles on the plant.

Lynn observes a plant with a hand lens. She notices small brown bumps on the underside of the leaves. She concludes the bumps are spores. What type of plant is Lynn observing?

• pine tree

• moss

• apple tree

• fern

Which two parts do flowering plants use to reproduce?

• cones and spores

• stems and leaves

• flowers and seeds

• flowers and spores

Ferns, mosses and pine trees are all

• flowering plants

• nonflowering plants

• plants that drop spores

• plants with cones

Zach uses a hand lens to examine the petals of a plant. What can Zach conclude about the plant that produced the petals?

• It is a fern plant

• It is a moss plant

• It is a flowering plant

• It is a nonflowering plant

Which statement is true of flowering plants?

• All flowering plants produce seeds

• All flowering plants produce cones

• All flowering plants produce spores

• All flowering plants produce needles

Nena classifies a plant as a fern. Which statement explains her choice?

• She sees cones on the plant

• She sees needles on the plant

• She sees flowers on the plant

• She sees spores on the plant

Tyler observes a plant with cones and needles. Which conclusion can Tyler make about this plant?

• It has flowers

• It has mosses

• It makes seeds

• It makes spores

Which statement describes a moss plant?

• It makes spores

• It has very large leaves

• It has very large flowers

• It makes cones and seeds

Dewan’s class is making a list of invertebrates. Dewan adds an animal to the list that is not an arthropod. Which animal does he add?

• Florida chorus frog

• Florida moon jellyfish

• Florida black scorpion

• Florida tortoise beetle