Living thingsMr. Ball’s 4th grade class

To arrange or sort objects or living

things according to their properties

of similar characteristics

a. classify

b. pollinate

c. genus

d. species

.

A leopard and a tiger are part of the

same ________ but they cannot

produce offspring together

a. species

b. classify

c. germinate

d. genus

A group of similar organisms that can mate and

produce offspring

a. species

b. genus

c. spore

d. classification

Tiny structures in plant cells

where photosynthesis occurs

A. chloroplast

b. chlorophyll

c. photosynthesis

d. stamen

The process of making sugar

a. chlorophyll

b. syrup

c. photosynthesis

d. sepal

The substance in plants that makes

their parts green and captures

energy

A. chloroplasts

b. photosynthesis

c. stamen

d. chlorophyll

A word that means “start to grow”

A. pollinate

b. fertilization

c. germinate

d. photosynthesis

The movement of pollen from the

stamen to the pistol

A. germination

b. pollination

c. fertilization

d. segregation

The process in which a sperm

cell and an egg cell combine

A. pollination

b. fertilization

c. germination

d. emancipation

A young plant that has begun to

germinate

A. seedling

b. pollen

c. conifer

d. sepal

The various stages an organism

passes through as it grows,

matures and finally dies?

A. sepal

b. life cycle

c. metamorphosis

d. tri-cycle

A plant that produces cones

A. seedling

b. conifer

c. flower

d. potato

The ___________ is the female

part of the plant that contains the

ovary.

A. pistol

b. stamen

c. petal

d. spore

_________ grow in capsules, or can

be seen in small cases on leaves.

A. spores

b. seeds

c. eggs

d. bulbs

Plants with tube-like structures that

provide support and transport water

and nutrients to all parts of the plant

are called ___________

A. vascular

b. nonvascular

c. runners

d. tubers

______________ are an example of

nonvascular plants.

A. moss

b. ferns

c. redwoods

d. bulbs

Which of the following is not a function

of petals?

A. They protect the part of the plant that makes the

seeds

b. They can be very colorful and attract insects to

pollinate the flower

c. Their scent attracts many insects, birds and

other animal to help pollinate the flower

d. They support the plant and help it stand upright

A seed need all of the following to

grow except

A. water

b. oxygen

c. the right temperature

d. pollination

Scientists classify animals without

backbones as

A. invertebrates

b. vertebrates

c. conifers

d. mammals

Compare and Contrast How are

fish and amphibians alike? How

are they different?

Both fish and amphibians are cold-blooded

and most of them lay eggs. However,

fish live in water but amphibians live in

both water and on land

Express Ideas A friend tells you

that people can survive without

plants. Is he right? Explain

We could not survive without plants

because they provide oxygen in the air

which we need to live. They are also

a source of food for us and other life

Label each of the following parts

of the flower below (pistel,

stamen, sepal, petal, stem) 5

points