Test 1 Plants, Living Things

Question 0

What does yeast need to grow?

Answer 0

Food & warmth

Question 1

What are the characteristics of living things?

Answer 1

Respond to their environment
Move
Breathe
Need food
Grow
Excrete waste
Reproduce

Question 2

What are the different parts of a plant?

Answer 2

Roots
Stem
Leaves
Flower
Fruit
Seeds

Question 3

Give some examples of non living things

Answer 3

Paper, air, water, desk

Question 4

Give some examples of living things

Answer 4

People, trees, plants, animals

Question 5

Getting rid of waste products is called

Answer 5

Excretion

Question 6

A seed starts to grow when it

Answer 6

Germinates

Question 7

How does a plant reproduce?

Answer 7

The plant must be pollinated. Then the seed falls to the ground or is dispersed by wind, and then it germinates, and a new plant starts to grow

Question 8

What do roots look like, and what is their function?

Answer 8

Hairy, thin. Under the ground.
hold the plant in the soil
The absorb nutrients (mineral salts) & water from the soil

Question 9

What do seeds need in order to germinate?

Answer 9

Water & warmth

Question 10

What is a cutting?

Answer 10

The part of the plant that is cut off

Question 11

What is the function of the leaves of the plant?

Answer 11

Leaves use sunlight to make food for the plant

Question 12

Other than fruit which contain seeds, which Other part of the plant helps with reproduction, and how?

Answer 12

Flower. Attracts insects & birds

Question 13

What two things can plants grow from?

Answer 13

Cuttings & seeds

Question 14

What conditions are necessary in order for a plant to grow?

Answer 14

Light (to make its own food)
Water
Warmth
Air

Question 15

What is the fancy name for a plant making its own food from light energy?

Answer 15

Photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is a process in which green plants use energy from the sun to transform water, carbon dioxide, and minerals into oxygen and organic compounds.