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What Plants Need to Grow

Science · Organisms & Life Processes · ages 6-8
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  1. A bean plant's soil stays dry and it gets no water for a long time. What is likely to happen?

    • Its leaves stay firm and green.
    • Its leaves droop and may dry out.
    • Its leaves grow larger and greener.
  2. Which list names the three growth conditions compared in this lesson?

    • Water, light, and a suitable temperature
    • Water, darkness, and a suitable temperature
    • Light, dry soil, and a suitable temperature
  3. Two bean plants are the same height. This means they must be equally healthy.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. This chart shows made-up test results. The light-grown bean plant is 12 cm tall. The dark-grown plant is 6 cm tall. Which is taller?

    Light12Dark6
    • The plant grown in darkness
    • The plant grown in the light
    • Both plants have equal height
  5. Leo leaves a young bean plant outside during a freezing snowstorm. What might happen?

    • Its leaves will grow faster in freezing snow.
    • Its roots will protect its leaves from freezing.
    • Its leaves may be damaged by freezing.
  6. For a fair test of watering, how many growth conditions should Zara change at a time?

    Answer: ______________

  7. Class A waters bean plants in light. Class B gives similar plants no water and keeps them dark. The plants grow differently. Can the classes tell whether water alone caused the difference?

    • No. Both water and light changed between the groups.
    • Yes. The plants are similar, so the test is fair.
    • Yes. The watered plants grew differently, so water caused the change.
  8. Anna's bean plant gets enough water and stays at a suitable temperature, but it is kept in complete darkness. Why might its leaves become pale?

    • It needs more water to grow.
    • It needs more warmth to grow.
    • It needs light to make food.
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  1. Its leaves droop and may dry out. · Water helps keep the plant firm. Without water for a long time, it can wilt and dry out.
  2. Water, light, and a suitable temperature · Water, light, and a suitable temperature are three conditions to check. A bean plant also needs air and nutrients.
  3. False · Equal height does not show equal health. The plants may differ in leaf colour or whether their leaves stay firm.
  4. The plant grown in the light · The light-grown plant is 12 cm tall, compared with 6 cm for the dark-grown plant. It is taller in this example.
  5. Its leaves may be damaged by freezing. · Freezing cold can damage young bean plants. Different kinds of plants cope with cold differently.
  6. 1 · Change one condition at a time. Zara changes watering and keeps the other conditions alike.
  7. No. Both water and light changed between the groups. · Both watering and light changed. The classes cannot separate their effects from this comparison.
  8. It needs light to make food. · A green plant uses light to make food. Enough water and a suitable temperature cannot replace missing light.
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