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Parts of a Plant

Roots, stem, leaves, flower, seeds: what each part of a plant does, and what plants need to grow. For primary science.

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The questions

  1. 1

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

    • The flower
    • The leaves
    • The petals
    • The roots

    Answer: The roots

  2. 2

    Which part of the plant holds it up and carries water?

    • The petals
    • The roots
    • The seeds
    • The stem

    Answer: The stem

  3. 3

    Which part of the plant makes food from sunlight?

    • The leaves
    • The roots
    • The seeds
    • The stem

    Answer: The leaves

  4. 4

    Which part of the plant attracts bees?

    • The flower
    • The roots
    • The soil
    • The stem

    Answer: The flower

  5. 5

    Which part of the plant grows into a new plant?

    • The leaf
    • The petal
    • The root hair
    • The seed

    Answer: The seed

  6. 6

    What do we call the coloured parts of a flower?

    • Petals
    • Roots
    • Stems
    • Thorns

    Answer: Petals

  7. 7

    What do plants need to grow?

    • Only darkness
    • Only water
    • Sugar and salt
    • Water, light, air and soil

    Answer: Water, light, air and soil

  8. 8

    What do we call the way plants make food from sunlight?

    • Digestion
    • Evaporation
    • Photosynthesis
    • Pollution

    Answer: Photosynthesis

  9. 9

    What gas do plants take in from the air?

    • Carbon dioxide
    • Helium
    • Oxygen only
    • Steam

    Answer: Carbon dioxide

  10. 10

    What gas do plants give out that we breathe?

    • Carbon dioxide
    • Helium
    • Oxygen
    • Smoke

    Answer: Oxygen

  11. 11

    What is the green colour in leaves called?

    • Carrot juice
    • Charcoal
    • Chlorine
    • Chlorophyll

    Answer: Chlorophyll

  12. 12

    What carries pollen from flower to flower?

    • Bees and other insects
    • Fish
    • Snails only
    • Stones

    Answer: Bees and other insects

  13. 13

    Which of these do we eat as a root?

    • Apple
    • Broccoli
    • Carrot
    • Lettuce

    Answer: Carrot

  14. 14

    Which of these do we eat as a leaf?

    • Carrot
    • Lettuce
    • Peach
    • Potato

    Answer: Lettuce

  15. 15

    Which of these do we eat as a seed?

    • Beetroot
    • Celery
    • Peas
    • Spinach

    Answer: Peas

  16. 16

    Which of these do we eat as a stem?

    • Asparagus
    • Cabbage
    • Carrot
    • Strawberry

    Answer: Asparagus

  17. 17

    Which of these do we eat as a flower?

    • Broccoli
    • Carrot
    • Onion
    • Potato

    Answer: Broccoli

  18. 18

    What grows first when a seed begins to grow?

    • A flower
    • A fruit
    • A leaf full of seeds
    • A root

    Answer: A root

  19. 19

    What do we call a very young plant?

    • A branch
    • A pebble
    • A pip
    • A seedling

    Answer: A seedling

  20. 20

    What do we call a tree that loses its leaves in autumn?

    • Cactus
    • Deciduous
    • Evergreen
    • Tropical

    Answer: Deciduous

  21. 21

    What do we call a tree that keeps its leaves all year?

    • Annual
    • Bulb
    • Deciduous
    • Evergreen

    Answer: Evergreen

  22. 22

    Why do cacti have spines instead of big leaves?

    • To catch fish
    • To look pretty
    • To make music
    • To save water and keep animals away

    Answer: To save water and keep animals away