Science 3 - Uses and Needs of Plants

Science 3 – Uses and Needs of Plants
I. True or False. Write T if the statement is true about the uses of plants and F if its
false.
__________ 1. Some medicinal plants are used to treat coughs, colds, and other
ailments.
__________ 2. The food that we eat such as rice, fruits, and vegetables are not
parts of plants.
__________ 3. Plants give off carbon dioxide, a gas that people and animals
breathe.
__________ 4. Pencils and papers that we use are made from plants.
__________ 5. Plants cannot provide materials for creating things such as furniture
and building structures.
__________ 6. Plants are only used as ingredients in making medicines and not as
the actual medicine.
__________ 7. Plants are not used as source of clothing materials.
__________ 8. The roots of plants help to control soil erosion by holding the soil
particles together.
__________ 9. Ornamental plants are the plants that are used to beautify the
surroundings.
__________ 10. Trees help prevent floods because they absorb some of the
rainwater that falls on the ground.
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II. True or False. Write T if the statement is true about the needs of plants and F if
its false.
__________ 1. Plants need oxygen to make their food.
__________ 2. Without water, a plant will wither and die.
__________ 3. Without sunlight, plants can still make their food.
__________ 4. Plants that do not get enough care will grow healthy.
__________ 5. Good soil does not contain the nutrients that plants need to grow.
III. Identify what is being described on each number. Choose your answer from the
words below.
Air
Oxygen
Good soil
Care
Erosion
Ornamental plants
Water
Carbon dioxide
Sunlight
Fertilizers
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______________________ 1. Plants need it to make their food through
photosynthesis.
______________________ 2. People who study plants have shown that plants

need this. They have proven that plants that do not get enough of this do not grow
as healthy as those that do.
______________________ 3. These are materials with nutrients that can help

plants grow.
______________________ 4. It helps the plant bring the nutrients it gets from the
soil to the leaves. Without it, a plant will wither and die.
______________________ 5. It contains the nutrients that plants need to grow.
______________________ 6. It contains carbon dioxide that plants need to grow

well.
______________________ 7. It happens when soil and rocks are removed from

the surface of the Earth by strong winds or water flow.
______________________ 8. It is a gas that people and animals breathe.
______________________ 9. These are plants that are used to beautify the

surroundings.
______________________ 10. It is a gas that plants need to make their food.
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Taking Care of Plants
I. Write “Y” for the correct ways of taking care of plants and “N” for the wrong
ways.
__________ 1. Plants can be planted in dark areas.
__________ 2. We should replant trees that are cut down.
__________ 3. We need to water plants every day.
__________ 4. We can add fertilizers to plants to make them grow better.
__________ 5. We can burn down forests to make way for developments.
__________ 6. We should cover the plants with a cloth to protect them from
sunlight.
__________ 7. We should pluck out the weeds or unwanted plants that grow
around our plants.
__________ 8. We should cut down the trees in the parks to build more walkways.
__________ 9. We should build fences around the garden to prevent animals from
eating or destroying the plants.
__________ 10. We should build a campfire near the trees.
__________ 11. We should break up the soil around the plant to make the water
flow easily to the roots.
__________ 12. We can get rid of insects that destroy the plants by using
insecticides.
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Science 3 – ANSWERS
1. T
2. F ( they are parts of plants)
3. F (plants give off oxygen)
4. T
5. F (plants can provide it)
6. F (some plants are used as the actual medicine)
7. F ( plants are sources of clothing materials)
8. T
9. T
10. T
II.
1. F (plants need carbon dioxide)
2. T
3. F (without sunlight, plants cannot make their food)
4. F
5. F (good soil contains the nutrients that plants need to grow)
III.
1. Sunlight
2. Care
3. Fertilizers
4. Water
5. Good soil
6. Air
7. Erosion
8. Oxygen
9. Ornamental plants
10. Carbon dioxide
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Taking Care of Plants
I.
1. N
2. Y
3. Y
4. Y
5. N
6. N
7. Y
8. N
9. Y
10. N
11. Y
12. Y

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__________ 7. Plants are not used as source of clothing materials.

__________ 1. Plants need oxygen to make their food.

__________ 2. Without water, a plant will wither and die.

__________ 3. Without sunlight, plants can still make their food.

______________________ 2. People who study plants have shown that plants

______________________ 3. These are materials with nutrients that can help

______________________ 5. It contains the nutrients that plants need to grow.

______________________ 6. It contains carbon dioxide that plants need to grow

______________________ 7. It happens when soil and rocks are removed from

______________________ 8. It is a gas that people and animals breathe.

______________________ 9. These are plants that are used to beautify the

______________________ 10. It is a gas that plants need to make their food.

__________ 1. Plants can be planted in dark areas.

__________ 2. We should replant trees that are cut down.

__________ 3. We need to water plants every day.

__________ 4. We can add fertilizers to plants to make them grow better.

__________ 5. We can burn down forests to make way for developments.

__________ 10. We should build a campfire near the trees.

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