Plants Test

1. A plant is a ____________________.
a. living thing that grows
b. non-living thing
c. found only I Virginia
d. not found in USA

2. A ________ grows from a seed.

a. rock
b. animal
c. plant
d. gold

3. These are all parts of a plant EXCEPT

a. soil, air, rain
b. stems, seeds, leaves
c. flowers, leaves roots
d. roots, stems, seeds

4. The _______ hold the plant in the soil.

a. leaves
b. stems
c. flower
d. roots

5. Which statement is NOT true?

a. A plant comes from a seed.
b. Leaves are attached to the stem.
c. Roots of a plant are usually above the soil.
d. A plant is a living thing that grows.

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6. Plants may go through many changes. These may
include
a. sun, water, air, food
b. leaves, stems, flowers, roots
c. seed, seedling, flower, fruit
d. wind, water, animal, people

7. The _______________ is the part of the plant that

makes the seed.
a. flow
b. leaves
c. stem
d. roots

8. __________________ provides nutrients and support so

the plant can grow.
a. flower
b. roots
c. leaves
d. fruit

9. A plant needs ___________ to survive.

a. food, clothing, electricity
b. water, silver, oil, and a place to grow
c. air, shelter, gold
d. food, water, air, light and a place to grow

10. Leaves are mainly attached to the __________.

a. flower
b. soil
c. roots
d. stem

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11. These are all products of plants except
a. food, clothing, lumber
b. paper, vegetable oil, spices
c. gold, silver, diamonds
d. food, rubber and medicine

12. __________ is the part of the tree that makes the

food.
a. flower
b. roots
c. bud
d. leaves

13. _____________ help prevent the soil from eroding.

a. water
b. floods
c. plants
d. rain

14. Plants that get energy from the food they make are
called __________.
a. herbivore
b. producer
c. omnivore
d. carnivore

15. An animal that eats just plants is called a _________.

a. evergreen
b. deciduous
c. omnivore
d. herbivore

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16. Many seeds are planted on the hill. What is the first
plant called that we see?
a. tree
b. bush
c. seedling
d. roots

17. __________ trees stay green all year round.

a. Deciduous
b. Oak
c. Maple
d. Evergreen

18. ____________ trees lose their leaves in the fall or

autumn.
a. Deciduous
b. Pine
c. Evergreen
d. Herbivore

19. Plants provide __________.

a. diamonds for mom and dad
b. motor for the car
c. gold for the bank
d. homes and food for animals

20. The ______ holds the seeds

a. roots
b. leaves
c. stem
d. fruit

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21. __________ is when the tiny plant inside the seed
begins to grow.
a. Pollination
b. Germination
c. Herbivore
d. Deciduous

22. ___________ are the part of the tree that brings

water and minerals from the soil to the tree.
a. flowers
b. roots
c. buds
d. leaves

23. Green plants make their own food using the energy
from the ___________.
a. sun
b. soil
c. air
d. water

24. Seeds travel by __________.

a. water, air, soil and light
b. flower, leaves, stem, roots
c. wind, people, animals, water
d. food, clothing, lumber, paper

25. __________ is when pollen from the stamen of one

plant gets on the pistol of other plant of the same kind.
a. Pollination
b. Germination
c. Herbivore
d. Deciduous

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 26. This is a pumpkin seed. Pretend you
are planting the seed. Tell the changes
that the seed will go through as it grows.
Word Bank

Seedling, growth, flower, seed, pollination, fruit,

germination, flower wilts, bud and seed

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