SCIECE GRADE 4 - PLANTS

1. Look at the plant shown below. Which of the following statements about the labeled parts
are correct?

A: Part A can be found on all plants.

B: Part B helps the plant to make food.
C: Part C can be weak on some plants.
D: Part D helps to take in sunlight.

1. A and D only
2. B and C only
3. B, C and D only
4. A, B, C and D
2. The diagram below shows a seedling.

What will happen to the seed leaf as the seedling grows?

1. It will dry up and drop off.

2. It will develop into green leaves.
3. It will develop into flowers and then it will bear fruits.
4. It will continue to provide food though there are adult leaves. 

3. Which part of the seed provides food for the growth of the baby plant?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
4. Joni planted some seeds and observed their germination over one week.

Which one of the following shows the correct order of stages when the seeds germinate
into seedlings?

1.

2.

3.

4.
5. The diagram below shows a plant.

How is the part 'X' useful to the plant?

A: It stores food.
B: It keeps the plant upright.
C: It anchors the plant to the ground.
D: It absorbs water and mineral salts.

1. A and C only
2. B and D only
3. A, C and D only
4. A, B, C and D 

6. The diagram below shows two plants, P and Q, growing in a garden.

Which one of the following statements about both plants is correct?

1. The plants do not make food.

2. The plants have strong stems.
3. The plants need support to grow.
4. The plants reproduce by spores.
7. The diagram below shows a leaf during the process of making food.
The arrows show the movement of substances X, Y and Z.

Which one of the following correctly represents Substance X, Y and Z?

Substance X Substance Y Substance Z

(1) gases food water
(2) water gases food
(3) food water gases
(4) water food gases

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
8. The graph below shows the growth of a green bean seed to a plant over 8 days.

What can you conclude from the graph?

1. The plant was 12 cm tall on Day 6.

2. The plant will be 18 cm tall on Day 10.
3. The plant grows taller by 3 cm daily.
4. The plant needs air, food and water to grow.

9. Which of the following statements shows a similarity between a plant and an animal?

1. They can make their own food.

2. They respond to changes around them.
3. They need only food and water to survive.
4. They reproduce by giving birth to their young alive.

10. Study the diagram of the plant below carefully. Which part is labeled correctly?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4