Year 1 Science Parts of a Plant: check-up and quiz

Method. Find the roots in the picture, then read its letter.

1. Look for the roots. The roots are under the soil.
   The roots is shown as D.
2. Read the letter next to it. Each part has its own letter.
   Roots = D
3. Write the answer.
   D

Check. Point to the letter D with your finger. ✓

Watch out. Check the letter is next to the right part, not the part above or below it.

Method. Think about what roots do in the soil.

1. Think about holding on. Roots hold the plant in the soil.
   Hold in soil
2. Think about water. Roots soak up water from the soil.
   Soak up water
3. Write the answer.
   They hold the plant in the soil and soak up water.

Check. A plant with roots stands up in the soil. ✓

Watch out. Roots do not make flowers or seeds.

Key words. To count is to say one number for each thing, in order: 1, 2, 3, and so on.

Method. Touch each one once and say its number. The last number is how many.

1. Count the leaves. Touch each one once, so you do not miss one or count one twice.
   1, 2, 3, 4
2. Look at the last number you said. The last number tells us how many there are.
   The last number is 4.
3. Write the answer.
   There are 4 leaves.

Check. Count again from the other side. You still get 4. ✓

Watch out. Move each one to one side as you count it. Do not count the same one twice.

Method. Think about the part between the roots and the leaves.

1. Think about the path. Water starts in the roots and goes up to the leaves.
   Roots -> leaves
2. Name the part. The stem carries the water up.
   Stem
3. Write the answer.
   stem

Check. Look at the stem in a plant picture. It joins the roots and the leaves. ✓

Watch out. The roots take in water. The stem carries it up.

Key words. To count is to say one number for each thing, in order: 1, 2, 3, and so on.

Method. Touch each one once and say its number. The last number is how many.

1. Count the branches. Touch each one once, so you do not miss one or count one twice.
   1, 2, 3
2. Look at the last number you said. The last number tells us how many there are.
   The last number is 3.
3. Write the answer.
   There are 3 branches.

Check. Count again from the other side. You still get 3. ✓

Watch out. Move each one to one side as you count it. Do not count the same one twice.

Method. Think about what comes before the fruit.

1. Think about the order. A fruit grows after the flower.
   Flower first
2. Name the part. So the flower is the part that grows into a fruit.
   Flower
3. Write the answer.
   flower

Check. A flower gets a fruit after it. ✓

Watch out. Seeds come from the fruit, which comes from the flower.

Method. Think about what a bud is.

1. Look at a bud on a twig. It is a small bump at the tip of a twig.
   Small bump
2. Say what it grows into. A bud grows into a new leaf or a new flower.
   Leaf or flower
3. Write the answer.
   A small bump that grows into a new leaf or a new flower.

Check. Look for a bud on a twig with a grown-up. ✓

Watch out. A bud is young. It is not a dead leaf.

Method. Think about where a carrot grows.

1. Think about where it grows. A carrot grows under the soil.
   Under the soil
2. Name the part. A part that grows under the soil is a root, not a fruit.
   Root
3. Write the answer.
   No. A carrot is a root.

Check. Look at a carrot from the shop. Which part is it? ✓

Watch out. Fruits grow from flowers and have seeds inside.

Method. Think about what the petals are for.

1. Look at the flower. The petals are bright and easy to see.
   Bright petals
2. Think about insects. Bright petals attract insects, such as bees, to the flower.
   Attract insects
3. Write the answer.
   To attract insects, such as bees.

Check. Watch a bee visit a flower in the garden, from a safe distance. ✓

Watch out. Accept any answer that says the petals attract insects.

Method. Find the stem in the picture, then read its letter.

1. Look for the stem. The stem is the long part that goes up from the soil.
   The stem is shown as C.
2. Read the letter next to it. Each part has its own letter.
   Stem = C
3. Write the answer.
   C

Check. Point to the letter C with your finger. ✓

Watch out. Check the letter is next to the right part, not the part above or below it.

Method. Think about what leaves need to make food.

1. Think about leaves. Leaves catch light from the sun.
   Light from the sun
2. Name it. Leaves catch sunlight to make food.
   Sunlight
3. Write the answer.
   sunlight

Check. Leaves catch sunlight, not rain. ✓

Watch out. The word for the light from the sun is sunlight.

Key words. To count is to say one number for each thing, in order: 1, 2, 3, and so on.

Method. Touch each one once and say its number. The last number is how many.

1. Count the petals. Touch each one once, so you do not miss one or count one twice.
   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
2. Look at the last number you said. The last number tells us how many there are.
   The last number is 6.
3. Write the answer.
   There are 6 petals.

Check. Count again from the other side. You still get 6. ✓

Watch out. Move each one to one side as you count it. Do not count the same one twice.

Method. Think about the big stem of a tree.

1. Think about a tree. The big, thick stem of a tree holds up the branches.
   Thick stem = trunk
2. Name it. The thick stem of a tree is the trunk.
   Trunk
3. Write the answer.
   trunk

Check. A trunk is thick and strong. ✓

Watch out. The branches grow from the trunk.

Method. Think about the parts of a plant.

1. Think about the picture. A plant has roots, a stem, leaves and a flower.
   roots, stem, leaves, flower
2. Choose three. Any three of these parts is a correct answer.
   Three parts
3. Write the answer.
   Roots, stem and leaves (or flower, fruit, seeds).

Check. Name them from the bottom up: roots, stem, leaves. ✓

Watch out. Name three parts, not three of the same part.

Method. Think about the trunk and the root.

1. Think about the trunk. The trunk is above the ground, and it holds up the branches.
   Trunk: above ground
2. Think about the root. Roots are under the ground, in the soil.
   Root: under the ground
3. Write the answer.
   No. The trunk is a thick stem. The root is under the ground.

Check. Look at a tree and find where the trunk ends and the roots begin. ✓

Watch out. Trunks are stems, not roots.

Method. Think about what the colour travelled through.

1. Look at what moved. The coloured water went up the stem, into the petals.
   Coloured water up the stem
2. Say the job of the stem. So the stem carries water up to the flower.
   Stem carries water
3. Write the answer.
   The stem carries water up to the flower.

Check. Put a white flower in coloured water with a grown-up and watch. ✓

Watch out. The stem is a tube for water.

Method. Think about what each part does.

1. Think about the roots. Roots take in water from the soil.
   Roots: water
2. Think about the leaves. Leaves catch sunlight to make food for the plant.
   Leaves: sunlight food
3. Write the answer.
   Roots take in water from the soil; leaves catch sunlight to make food.

Check. Name one job for each part and check it. ✓

Watch out. Give one job for the roots and one for the leaves.

Method. Think about what a seed needs to start growing.

1. Think about the seed. A seed needs water and warmth to start growing.
   Water and warmth
2. Say what will happen. So it may start to grow into a new plant.
   New plant
3. Write the answer.
   It may grow into a new plant, because seeds need water and warmth.

Check. Put a seed in damp soil in a warm place and watch it. ✓

Watch out. Accept any sensible answer that uses water or warmth.