Parts of a plant
6 free practice questions with explanations
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Parts of a plant: example questions & answers
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Which part of a plant holds it in the ground and drinks up water?
- APetals
- BFlowers
- CRoots✓
- DLeaves
Answer: Roots grow down into the soil to keep the plant steady and soak up water.
What is the name of the tall part that holds up a plant and carries water to the leaves?
- ARoot
- BSeed
- CPetal
- DStem✓
Answer: The stem is like a straw that carries water up from the roots to the rest of the plant.
Which part of a plant is usually green, flat, and helps make the plant's food using sunlight?
- ALeaf✓
- BStem
- CRoot
- DSeed
Answer: Leaves catch sunlight to help the plant make its own food.
What are the pretty, colourful parts of a flower called?
- AStems
- BPetals✓
- CRoots
- DSeeds
Answer: Petals are the colourful parts that help a flower look bright and attract bees.
Which part of a plant often grows underground where we cannot see it?
- ARoots✓
- BFlowers
- CPetals
- DLeaves
Answer: Most roots grow hidden under the soil, holding the plant firmly in place.
Bees and butterflies visit which colourful part of a plant to find nectar?
- ABark
- BFlower✓
- CRoot
- DStem
Answer: Flowers make sweet nectar that bees and butterflies love to drink.