SCIENCE: Chapter 6 Plants

I. Identification

A. Identify the parts and functions of a plant. Write your answer inside the box.
Answer key- Identification A (Top to Bottom)

1. Flower-Helps in reproduction
2. Leaves- performs photosynthesis
3. Fruit- protects the seeds
4. Stem- supports the plant
5. Roots- absorbs water and minerals
B. Read the words in the box and understand the statements. Choose your answer inside the
box.

Terrestrial Chlorophyll Leaves aquatic carbon dioxide

Rainforest Philippines Cold Areas grassland photosynthesis

_____1. Captures the energy of sunlight.

_____2. Enter the leaves and give off oxygen.

_____3. Plants that grow on land.

_____4. Grasses often grow on wide plains, during summer, hot and strong winds blow over

the plains.

_____5. Example of a tropical country.

_____6. The pigment that makes plants green.

_____7. Takes place in the chloroplast found in the cells of the plant and this process will

produce sugar and oxygen.

_____8. This area is where the trees grow very tall and a variety of animals live here.

_____9. There are only a few trees that can grow in these areas.

_____10. Plants have special structures that enable them to live in marine or freshwater

environments.
Answer Key-Identification (B)
1. Leaves
2. carbon dioxide
3. Terrestrial
4. Grassland
5. Philippines
6. chlorophyll
7. Photosynthesis
8. Rainforest
9. cold areas
10. aquatic
II. Sentence Completion. Complete the sentence by providing the correct answer in the blank.
Choose your answer inside the parenthesis.

1. The smaller and the thicker leaf, the ________ (faster, slower) its water dries out.
2. The _________ (thorns, leaves) protect The stems against the search animals.
3. Leaves have very small openings called _______ ( stomata, chloroplast).
4. ______ (Oxygen, Carbon dioxide) is the byproduct of photosynthesis passing out of the plants
through the stomata too.
5. The leaves of ________ (terrestrial, aquatic) plants have chloroplasts on the leaf surface
where exchange of gasses occurs.
6. Desert _______ (shrubs, grass) have small leaves, protective thorns, tiny branches and
widespread root systems to help them adapt to their habitats.
7. Rainforests are warm and ______ (dry, wet).
8. Buffalo grass, wild oats, and clover are examples of _______ (grassland, desert) plants.
9. Aquatic plants produce flowers _______ (above, beneath) the surface of the water so that the
flowers can attract insects.
10. One type of water lily called ______ (Vicky, Victoria) has very large great leaves that lie on top
of the water surface. Its leaves may grow about 3m in diameter.
Answer Key-Sentence Completion
1. Slower
2. Thorns
3. Stomata
4. Carbon dioxide
5. Aquatic
6. Shrubs
7. Wet
8. Grassland
9. Above
10. Victoria
III. Multiple Choice. Read and understand the questions or statements very carefully. Choose the
BEST answer.

1. What would happen if a plant did not get water, air, sunlight, or nutrients from the soil?
a. the plant will die
b. the plant will grow
c. the plant will reproduce
2. What part of a plant sends food and water to all parts of the plant?
a. Fruit
b. Flower
c. Stem
3. How does the soil help the plant grow?
a. The soil provides the plant with water and nutrients that can help the plants grow
strong.
b. The soil absorbs all the nutrients from the plant that can make it grow healthier.
c. The soil does not help in the plant growth.
4. What gives the plant moist and flexible?
a. Soil
b. Water
c. Sun
5. How does a cactus adapt to hot and dry areas?
a. It has a fibrous root system that absorbs water over a large area.
b. It has dense leaves that sunlight is almost blocked off.
c. It has the ability to collect and store water in them by having barrellike stems that hold
lots of water.
6. How will you describe the structure of the emergent plants?
a. The leaves are on the upper surface of the water and are exposed to sunlight.
b. The leaves directly absorb water, nutrients, and dissolved gasses.
c. The stems are stiff or firm and their lives are very thin and narrow.
7. What absorbs water and nutrients from the soil?
a. roots
b. leaves
c. stem
8. What is the best way to grow aquatic submerged plants better?
a. Put lots of soil and snails.
b. Let it float on the water.
c. Attached to rocks to secure them in place.
9. In a cactus, what slows down its water loss?
a. rough coating
b. thorns
c. waxy coat
10. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. Rainforests do not receive a lot of water since it rains once a month only.
b. Submerged plants are found under the sea or inside an aquarium.
c. The climate is warm in areas near the top of high mountains.
11. The following are characteristics of pine trees, EXCEPT:
a. They have needle-like leaves that are coated with a thick waxy cuticle that prevents
water loss.
b. Their leaves have sharp points to protect them from predators that eat them.
c. They keep their lives all Year long and they can produce food whenever conditions are
right.
12. It forms a highway for animals that live in the rainforest
a. Canopy
b. Grasses
c. Moss
13. Miguel and Alexis went out to play and spend time together because it is Saturday. They found
a soil that clings to the roots in large clumps and the grass roots take in water before it dries
up. Where are they?
a. Seashore
b. Desert
c. Grassland
14. What plant is most likely to survive and adapt in hot and dry areas?
a. Fern
b. Water lily
c. Agave
15. Which one illustrates the correct process of photosynthesis?
a. Carbon dioxide + water → sugar + oxygen
b. Water + sugar → carbon dioxide + oxygen
c. Carbon dioxide + water + sugar → oxygen
Answer Key- Multiple Choice
1. A
2. C
3. A
4. B
5. C
6. C
7. A
8. A
9. C
10. B
11. B
12. A
13. C
14. C
15. A
IV. True or False. Write T if the statement is true and F if the statement is false.

1. Flowers and fruits allow plants to reproduce.

2. Plants contain chloroplast. Chloroplast contains chlorophyll.
3. Too little sunlight will accelerate the growth of a plant.
4. Plants obtain the water, nutrients, and sunlight through its parts such as roots, stems, and
leaves.
5. The water provides warmth and energy to plants.
6. Plants don't need sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make their own food through
photosynthesis.
7. Emergent plants are rooted plants often along the shoreline that stand above the surface of
the water.
8. Since cactus grow in places where there is little rain their leaves are small and thick.
9. Emerging plants like water lilies are not attached to the bottom; most have roots from the
floating leaves or lily pads that hang in the water.
10. Stomata allow gasses to pass in and out of the leaf.
11. Aquatic plants may be floating, submerged or emergent.
12. Lotus, duckweed, and water lily are examples of floating plants.
13. The stems of aquatic plants are much thicker and inflexible than those on land because of the
surrounding water currents.
14. Each moss plant has tiny threadlike rootlets that absorb moisture and minerals from the soil.
15. The carbon dioxide from the air enters the plants stomata.
Answer key-True or False
1. True
2. True
3. False. Slows down the growth and may kill the plant.
4. True
5. False. Sun
6. False. They need it
7. True
8. True
9. False. Floating
10. True
11. True
12. True
13. False. Thinner and flexible
14. True
15. True
V. Complete the table. Determine the structure and adaptation of the following plants.

Terrestrial/Aquatic Structure/Features Adaptation (How will it

Plants survive in its habitat)

1. PINE TREES

2. GRASSES

3. FERN

4. WATER LILY

5. AQUARIUM
PLANTS
VI. Answer the following questions.

1. What are the parts of the plants? What are the functions of each part?

2. What is the process of photosynthesis?

3. Differentiate aquatic plants from terrestrial plants. Give examples of plants in each habitat.

4. How do terrestrial plants adapt to their habitats? How about the aquatic plants?

5. In your barangay, you were elected as the new President of the Youth of the Nature

Association. What will be your programs or activities in order to encourage the youth to

take care of our nature?