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Science questions, unit 6

Plants

28 marks. Use Practice to check each answer as you go, or Exam to answer everything first. Ask a grown-up to help you mark the written answers.

Section A: objective questions

14 marks
Choose the best answer for each question.
1

Question 1

Which part of a plant is under the soil?
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D
The root grows under the soil.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 6.1.1
Textbook p. 52
2

Question 2

Which is not a part of a plant?
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C
A wing is a part of an animal. A plant has flower, leaf, stem and root.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 6.1.1
Textbook p. 52
3

Question 3

Diagram 1 shows a balsam plant. The bottom line points to which part?
A balsam plant with four blank lines pointing to its flower, leaf, stem and root
Diagram 1
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D
The bottom line points to the root under the soil.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 6.1.1
Textbook p. 52
4

Question 4

A lotus plant has flowers. It is a ______ plant.
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B
A plant that has flowers is a flowering plant.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 6.1.1
Textbook p. 53
5

Question 5

A fern has no flowers. It is a ______ plant.
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C
A plant without flowers is a non-flowering plant.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 6.1.1
Textbook p. 53
6

Question 6

Which plant has a woody stem?
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D
A durian tree has a hard woody stem.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 6.1.1
Textbook p. 53
7

Question 7

A rose leaf has ______ veins.
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B
The rose leaf has netted veins.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 6.1.1
Textbook p. 54
8

Question 8

Diagram 2 shows a plant. What kind of root does it have?
A pandanus plant with long leaves and thin fibrous roots in a pot
Diagram 2
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B
The book says a pandanus plant has fibrous roots.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 6.1.1
Textbook p. 54
9

Question 9

Which part of a plant makes food?
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A
The leaf makes food for the plant.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 6.1.2
Textbook p. 57
10

Question 10

Which part takes in water from the soil?
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C
The root takes in water and nutrients from the soil.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 6.1.2
Textbook p. 57
11

Question 11

The flower changes into ______.
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C
A flower changes into fruit and seed.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard 6.1.2
Textbook p. 56
12

Question 12

Which part carries food from the leaves to the other parts?
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A
The stem carries food made by the leaves.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard 6.1.2
Textbook p. 56
13

Question 13

A rose and a hibiscus are alike. Which part is the same in both?
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A
Both have taproots, woody stems and netted veins.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard 6.1.3
Textbook p. 58
14

Question 14

How is a pandanus leaf different from a rose leaf?
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B
The pandanus leaf has parallel veins. The rose leaf has netted veins.
For the teacher: Analysing, high difficulty, standard 6.1.4
Textbook p. 54

Section B: structured questions

14 marks
Answer all questions. Circle the answer or write it in the space.
15

Question 15

Name the parts of a plant.
A hibiscus plant with red flowers, green leaves, a thin stem and roots
Diagram 3
[1 mark] (a)Which part is red in Diagram 3?
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[1 mark] (b)Which part is green and flat?
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[1 mark] (c)Which part is in the soil?
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For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 6.1.1
Textbook p. 52
16

Question 16

Circle the right answer.
[1 mark] (a)A fern plant
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Non-flowering
[1 mark] (b)The stem of a durian tree
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Woody
[1 mark] (c)The veins of a pandanus leaf
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Parallel
[1 mark] (d)The root of a rose plant
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Taproot
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 6.1.1
Textbook p. 53
17

Question 17

Match the part to its job by writing the name of the part.
[1 mark] (a)Makes food for the plant
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[1 mark] (b)Changes into fruit and seed
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[1 mark] (c)Holds the plant in the soil
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For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 6.1.2
Textbook p. 57
18

Question 18

A tree has strong roots.
[1 mark] (a)Give one thing the roots do.
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[1 mark] (b)Without roots, will the tree stand firmly?
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No
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard 6.1.2
Textbook p. 57
19

Question 19

A rose plant and a pandanus plant are different.
[1 mark] (a)Write one way the two plants are different.
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[1 mark] (b)Both plants have fibrous roots.
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False
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, standard 6.1.4
Textbook p. 54