Grade 2Sciencequiz16 questions

What plants need to grow

Grade 2: water, light and warmth, seeds and bulbs, what happens without light or water, plants grow from seeds.

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Questions

  1. Which of these does a plant need to grow well?

    • Juice
    • Plastic
    • Sweets
    • Water
    Show answerWater

  2. Where does a plant outdoors get the light it needs?

    • From the Sun
    • From the rain
    • From the soil
    • From the wind
    Show answerFrom the Sun

  3. Most plants grow best when they are warm enough. (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  4. Which part of a plant takes in water from the soil?

    • Fruit
    • Petals
    • Roots
    • Seeds
    Show answerRoots

  5. You put a plant on a bright windowsill. Why is this a good place?

    • It gets light
    • It gets no air
    • It gets no warmth
    • It stays dark
    Show answerIt gets light

  6. What is a daffodil bulb?

    • A kind of insect
    • A part of a flower's petal
    • A stone in the soil
    • An underground part that grows into a plant
    Show answerAn underground part that grows into a plant

  7. Name one thing you can plant that will grow into a new plant. (Answer out loud)

    Show answerA seed (or a bulb)

  8. What happens to a plant that is kept in a dark cupboard for weeks?

    • It grows many flowers
    • It grows very strong
    • It turns bright green
    • It turns pale and weak
    Show answerIt turns pale and weak

  9. What happens to a plant that is never watered?

    • It droops and dies
    • It grows taller
    • It makes more leaves
    • It turns into a seed
    Show answerIt droops and dies

  10. A plant can stay healthy for a long time with no light at all. (True or false?)

    Show answerFalse

  11. What does a seed need to start to grow?

    • Loud noise
    • Only darkness and ice
    • Only sugar
    • Water and warmth
    Show answerWater and warmth

  12. What is the first part to grow out of a seed?

    • A big leaf
    • A flower
    • A fruit
    • A root
    Show answerA root

  13. What do we call a very young plant that has just grown from a seed? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerA seedling (or a baby plant / shoot)

  14. Many plants make new seeds that can grow into new plants. (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  15. Which plant grows from a bulb?

    • Bean
    • Pea
    • Sunflower
    • Tulip
    Show answerTulip

  16. Name one thing a plant needs to stay healthy, besides soil. (Answer out loud)

    Show answerWater, light or warmth (any one)

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