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Grade Four Science
The World of Living Things
Fourth Quarter
Plant Parts
Match the parts of the plant in the picture with the description of its function. Use
the letter as often as needed.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Provides the plant with water.
Holds plant up so leaves can get sunlight.
Contains chlorophyll
Absorbs carbon dioxide
Holds plant in ground
Provides the plant with minerals and
other nutrients
Where food for the plant is made
Moves food, water, and nutrients to the
other parts of the plant.
Gives off oxygen
Name the parts of the flower shown in the picture using the letter. Then write the
same parts next to their main function in reproduction.
A. pistil
B. anther
C. egg
D. petal
E.
ovary
Part: 10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
Function:
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
produces the pollen containing male sex cell
contains the egg cells and forms fruit
attracts insects with its color
place where pollination occurs
the female sex cell
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Plant Facts
Write the letter of the best answer in the blank.
20.
Some scientists classify plants by
a.
the way they grow.
b.
the way they reproduce.
c.
their color.
d.
all of the above.
21.
A fern plant has no
a.
roots
b.
22.
.
leaves
The moss plant grows from a
a.
seed
b.
spore
.
c.
flowers
d.
stems
c.
.
flower
d.
moose
23.
Many plants depend on insects or animals for carrying their pollen
and for
.
a.
scattering their seeds
b.
holding them up
c.
picking their flowers
d.
eating them
24.
The only organisms that can make their own food are
a.
people
b.
animals
c.
green plants
d.
insects
25.
The part of a plant that you are eating when you eat a vegetable could
be the
.
a.
leaf
b.
stem
c.
fruit
d.
all of the above
26.
The
holds a plant in the soil and takes in water and other
materials to make food.
a.
root
b.
stem
c.
leaf
d.
flower
.
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Plant Interactions
27.
Study the three pictures.
What do they have in common?
Tell something about each picture.
Classifying Plants
Look at the pictures of the plants below. Use the letter of the plant to answer the
questions that follow.
28.
Which plant makes seeds but has no flowers?
29.
Which plant has no flowers and no seeds?
30.
If we sometimes classify plants by the way they reproduce, which plant
belongs with a rose?
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31.
Characteristics of plant leaves are often used to group trees by their
similarities and to identify them by name. We often use a dichotomous key.
Use this portion of a dichotomous key to describe the White Ash Tree.
Study the pictures and check the appropriate box for each part.
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Fossils
32.
The diagram shows different rock layers. Different kinds of fossils are
contained in each layer. Study this diagram. What could you tell about
Layer B if you found both plant fossils and animal fossils in the same layer?
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Photosynthesis
Match the letter from the diagram to the function listed below. One letter will be
used more than others.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
The sun provides the plant with energy.
Water and minerals are taken from the soil.
Water and carbon dioxide are combined here to make sugar.
Oxygen and water vapor are given off.
Carbon dioxide enters through openings called stomata.
Water and food move up and down to all parts of the plant.
is the green substance in plant cells that
helps plants make food by trapping the Sun’s energy.
a.
b.
Oxygen
Chlorophyll
c.
d.
Carbon dioxide
Epidermis
Plant Life Cycles
Write the letter for each event in the order they occur in the life cycle of a
flowering plant.
a. germination
b. plant grows to maturity
c. fertilization
d. death
pollination
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40.
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seeds grow in ovary
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41.
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42.
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43.
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