Plant Adaptations Quiz

Plants have ways of getting their seeds to travel away from them because _______:

• they want to help animals.

• seeds that travel away from the parent are more likely to get light.

• seeds need water to grow.

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If you move a plant from a dark room and place it on a sunny windowsill, what will happen?

• The leaves will stay the same.

• The leaves will move away from the sunlight coming from the window.

• The leaves will move toward the sunlight coming from the window.

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If you planted a cactus in the rainforest, the cactus would probably ________.

• get too much water and not enough light.

• get too much light.

• live really well.

• be eaten by the forest animals.

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If you notice that a plant has leaves that are yellow and wilting, what would you do? Choose all the correct answers. Hint: There are 2 correct answers!

• Put the plant in a dark room because it is getting too much sunlight.

• Put the plant in a sunny room because it is getting too little sunlight.

• Make sure the soil is dry because it is getting too much water.

• Make sure the soil is wet because it is getting too little water.

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How does a coconut travel from one place to another?

• By wind

• By animals

• By water

• By rolling

What helps the maple seed travel?

• Water

• Wind

• Animals

• Sunlight

Which seed is likely to be carried by animals?

• Coconut

• Maple seed

• Cherry pit

Why do coconuts float on water?

• Because they are heavy

• Because they are hollow

• Because they are solid

• Because they are sticky

What shape does the maple seed remind us of?

• A ball

• A feather

• A rock

• A leaf

How does a cactus survive in the desert where there is so little water?

• Cactus plants need a lot of water to survive.

• Cactus plants store water in their thick stems.

• Cactus plants grow only in rainy areas.

• Cactus plants do not need sunlight.

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