Plants for Class 3

  • Ages 8–9
  • 6 questions
  • With answers
  • Read aloud by Leo

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What to know first

A plant has roots, a stem, leaves, flowers and fruit, and each part has a job. Roots hold the plant in the soil and drink up water. The stem carries that water upwards. Leaves make the plant's food using sunlight.

Questions

  1. Which part of the plant takes in water from the soil?

    1. Leaf
    2. Stem
    3. Root
    4. Flower

  2. Where does a plant make its food?

    1. In the roots
    2. In the leaves
    3. In the flower
    4. In the soil

  3. What is the green colouring in leaves called?

    1. Chlorophyll
    2. Calcium
    3. Carbon
    4. Cholesterol

  4. Which part of the plant grows into fruit?

    1. Root
    2. Stem
    3. Flower
    4. Leaf

  5. Which of these do we eat the root of?

    1. Cabbage
    2. Carrot
    3. Tomato
    4. Spinach

  6. What gas do plants give out during the day?

    1. Oxygen
    2. Carbon dioxide
    3. Nitrogen
    4. Smoke

Answers and explanations

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  1. RootRoots absorb water and minerals, and hold the plant firmly in the ground.
  2. In the leavesLeaves make food using sunlight, water and air.
  3. ChlorophyllChlorophyll is green and is what traps sunlight for making food.
  4. FlowerAfter a flower is pollinated, it develops into the fruit.
  5. CarrotA carrot is a root. Cabbage and spinach are leaves, tomato is a fruit.
  6. OxygenWhile making food, plants take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen — which is what we breathe.

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