3rd Grade Natural Science Unit 2 Review

I. Label the parts of the plant.

II. True or False?

1) ___________ The leaves make the food for the plant with water, minerals,

air, and sunlight.

2) ___________ The roots hold up the plant.

3) ___________ The roots absorb water and minerals to the soil and fix the

plant to the ground.

4) ___________ Plants make their own food.

III. Label the parts of the flower.

IV. True or False?

1) ___________ The stamens are the male reproductive organs. They have

pollen at the top.

2) ___________ The sepals are different colours to attract insects.

3) ___________ The pistil is the female reproductive organ and it has ovules

inside.

V. Identify if it a thick root/hairy root.

1) ______________________

2) ______________________

VI. Identify if it a woody stem/green stem.

1) ______________________

2) ______________________
VII. Match the picture with the sentences and put them in order from 1-4.

Then, inside the pistil, the pollen

joins and ovule to make a seed.

Finally, the fruit falls on the ground

and the seed grows into a new plant.

First, an insect takes pollen from a

stamen to a pistil.

Next, the petals fall off the flower

and the pistil grows around the seed
into a fruit.

VIII. What are the four elements needed for photosynthesis?

1) m_______________

2) w_______________

3) s________________

4) c___________ d___________
 What does photosynthesis make?
1) f_________ for the plants

2) o________________ for the animals

IX. What are the three classifications of plants by their stems?

1) T___________

2) B___________

3) G___________

X. Identify the type of plants described by their stem.

1) ______________ A plant has one big woody stem, called a trunk, it is a tree.

The branches grow high above the ground. They grow slowly and are the

tallest plants and live the longest.

2) ______________ The plant has a woody stem but not a trunk. The branches

grow near the ground. They are shorter than trees.

3) ______________ The plant has a flexible, green stem. It is usually short and

grows quickly.

XI. What are the two classifications of plants by their leaves?

1) E___________________

2) D___________________

XII. Identify the type of plants described by their leaves.

1) _______________ plants always have leaves because they make leaves all

year.

2) _______________ plants lose their leaves in autumn. New leaves grow in

spring.