Science 3 · Unit 1: Plants are living things · Cambridge Primary Science Stage 3

Questions

1. 1. What do roots do?

   • make seeds
   • hold the plant down and absorb water
   • make food from light
   • hold up the flowers
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2. 2. What does the stem do?

   • holds up the plant and transports water
   • absorbs water from soil
   • makes seeds
   • makes food
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3. 3. What do leaves do?

   • hold the plant down
   • make food for the plant
   • absorb water from soil
   • make seeds
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4. 4. Which part of a plant makes seeds?

   • the flower
   • the stem
   • the leaf
   • the root
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5. 5. What does 'absorb' mean?

   • to grow tall
   • to make seeds
   • to take in
   • to push out
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6. 6. What does 'transport' mean in a plant?

   • to make food
   • to grow flowers
   • to move water from one place to another
   • to hold the plant still
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7. 7. Which parts of the plant need water?

   • none of them
   • only the flowers
   • only the roots
   • all parts
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8. 8. In what order does water move through a plant?

   • roots, then stem, then leaves
   • stem, then soil, then roots
   • flowers, then roots, then stem
   • leaves, then stem, then roots
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9. 9. What would happen to a plant with no roots?

   • It could not get water and would fall over.
   • It would grow faster.
   • Nothing would change.
   • It would make more seeds.
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10. 10. What would happen to a plant with no flowers?

    • It could not make seeds.
    • It would fall over.
    • It could not make food.
    • It could not get water.
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11. 11. Should you eat parts of wild plants you find?

    • Yes
    • No
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12. 12. Which plant part do we eat when we eat a carrot?

    • the seed
    • the root
    • the leaf
    • the flower
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13. 13. Why does making a model plant help you learn?

    • You can eat the model.
    • Models are alive.
    • You can touch the model and observe its parts.
    • Models make seeds.
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14. 14. Marcus looks in books and on the internet to answer questions about leaves. What type of enquiry is this?

    • research
    • pattern seeking
    • fair testing
    • observing over time
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