Questions & Answers
Browse all 25 questions from the
Amazing Plant Adventures study set below.
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1
What part of a plant is like a straw, sucking up water and food from the soil?
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A
Leaf
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B
Flower
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C
Root
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D
Seed
2
Which tiny holes on a leaf help a plant breathe in air?
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A
Petals
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B
Stomata
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C
Pistils
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D
Pollen
3
What is the 'food factory' of a plant, usually green and flat?
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A
Stem
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B
Seed
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C
Leaf
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D
Root
4
Some plants have special coverings to protect their baby seeds. What are these called?
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A
Leaves
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B
Roots
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C
Fruits
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D
Stems
5
What gives a plant its color and helps it make food from sunlight?
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A
Water
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B
Chlorophyll
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C
Soil
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D
Air
6
Which part of a plant usually grows upwards and helps it stand tall?
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A
Root
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B
Leaf
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C
Stem
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D
Seed
7
What do plants need to grow besides water and soil?
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A
Moonlight
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B
Sunlight
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C
Wind
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D
Snow
8
What is the sticky powder that flowers make to help them make seeds?
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A
Nectar
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B
Pollen
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C
Petals
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D
Roots
9
When a seed starts to grow, it sends out its first little root and shoot. What is this called?
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A
Flower
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B
Fruit
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C
Sprout
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D
Leaf
10
What is the hard outer shell that protects a seed?
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A
Skin
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B
Bark
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C
Peel
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D
Seed coat
11
What part of the flower is usually bright and colorful to attract insects?
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A
Stamen
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B
Pistil
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C
Petal
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D
Sepal
12
Some plants can live for many, many years. What are these long-living plants called?
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A
Annuals
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B
Perennials
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C
Biennials
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D
Seedlings
13
What do we call the process where plants make their own food using sunlight, water, and air?
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A
Respiration
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B
Germination
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C
Photosynthesis
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D
Pollination
14
Which part of a flower helps to catch pollen?
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A
Anther
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B
Stigma
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C
Filament
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D
Ovary
15
What is the part of the plant that holds the pollen?
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A
Stigma
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B
Anther
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C
Style
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D
Receptacle
16
Some seeds can float on water to find new places to grow. What is this called?
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A
Wind dispersal
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B
Animal dispersal
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C
Water dispersal
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D
Self-dispersal
17
What is the green, leaf-like part that protects a flower bud before it opens?
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A
Petal
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B
Stamen
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C
Sepal
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D
Pistil
18
What is the very first stage of a plant's life after the seed begins to grow?
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A
Bud
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B
Sprout
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C
Flower
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D
Fruit
19
What is the thick, often woody part of a plant that supports its branches and leaves?
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A
Root
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B
Vine
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C
Trunk
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D
Flower
20
Which type of plant has a strong, woody stem and lives for many years?
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A
Herb
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B
Vine
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C
Shrub
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D
Tree
21
What is the sugary liquid produced by flowers that attracts bees and butterflies?
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A
Pollen
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B
Sap
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C
Nectar
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D
Dew
22
What do we call a plant that lives for only one growing season?
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A
Perennial
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B
Biennial
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C
Annual
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D
Evergreen
23
What is the part of the flower that makes seeds after pollination?
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A
Petal
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B
Ovary
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C
Stamen
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D
Anther
24
What is the process called when a seed starts to grow into a new plant?
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A
Pollination
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B
Photosynthesis
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C
Germination
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D
Fertilization
25
What is the term for a plant that grows on another plant but does not harm it, often using it for support?
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A
Parasite
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B
Epiphyte
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C
Symbiont
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D
Carnivore
