2. Start Illinois State Learning Standard Goal # 12 J. Buob 2006-07

3. 1 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 4 3 1 2 3 4 Parts of a plant Plant Adaptations Plant Environ- ments Vocabulary Words Plant Questions

4. 1 Why does the plant need a stem? To hold the plant straight. To carry water to the leaves and the flower. Click here for answer back

5. 2 What part of the plant makes food for the plant? back Click here for answer The leaves make food for the plant.

6. 3 We divide plants into two different groups. How can you group plants? back Click here for answer Plants with flowers and plants without flowers.

7. 4 What part of the plant gets the nutrients that the plant needs to survive? back Click here for answer The roots get the nutrients and water that a plant needs.

8. 1 The Prairie Smoke plant lives in the prairie where it is very hot. Why does the Prairie Smoke have fuzz on it’s leaves and stem? back Click here for answer The fuzz traps air to help the plant keep the water it needs.

9. 2 The desert Octopus Tree has a special adaptation to keep it safe from animals. What adaptation does it have? back Click here for answer An octopus tree has long spines that will hurt an animal.

10. 3 How does a Venus’-flytrap get the nutrients that it needs? back Click here for answer When a bug lands on the plant’s leaves, it snaps shut.

11. 4 What grows inside of a pine cone? back Click here for answer Seeds grow inside of cones.

12. 1 What kind of environment has a lot of grass and few trees? back Click here for answer A prairie has lots of grass and just a few trees.

13. 2 This environment is very hot during the day and cool at night. Very little rain falls here. What environment is this? back Click here for answer A desert is hot and dry.

14. 3 This environment is very wet. Many plants grow here. The soil in this environment does not have enough nutrients for the plants. What is the name of this environment? back Click here for answer A marsh is very wet.

15. 4 What do mosses, ferns and pine trees have in common? back Click here for answer They do not have flowers.

16. 1 What word means, changed to live in their environment? back Click here for answer Adapted

17. 2 Name 3 ways that seeds are scattered. back Click here for answer Seeds are scattered by the wind, in the water and by hooking onto clothes and fur.

18. 3 What is included in your environment? back Click here for answer All of the living and nonliving things around you.

19. 4 What are materials that living things need to live and grow? back Click here for answer Nutrients

20. 1 What will happen if a plant does not get sunlight or water? back Click here for answer It will die.

21. 2 True or Not True The desert plants do not need water to survive. back Click here for answer Not True

22. 3 Why does a tree in the woodlands lose all of its leaves in the winter? back Click here for answer A tree loses its leaves in the winter because it helps keep the water it needs to survive.

23. 4 When our flower changed color in class. What did we conclude after our experiment? back Click here for answer Water travels up a stem to the flower.