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How plants protect themselves

1st grade (Year 2 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.1-LS1-1 · England: KS1 Y1 Plants, KS2 Y6 Evolution and inheritance

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Question 1
Engineers copied thorny plants to design…
- A. quiet shoes
- B. soft pillows
- C. smooth slides
- D. barbed fences that keep animals in or out
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Question 2
True or false? Cactus spines are a kind of leaf.
- A. True
- B. False
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Question 3
How is this plant part protected: a holly leaf?
- A. spines instead of flat leaves
- B. thick, tough bark
- C. sharp thorns
- D. prickly edges
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Question 4
Engineers copied thorny plants to design…
- A. soft pillows
- B. smooth slides
- C. quiet shoes
- D. barbed fences that keep animals in or out
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Question 5
True or false? Cactus spines are a kind of leaf.
- A. True
- B. False
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Question 6
How is this plant part protected: a pine tree wound?
- A. sticky sap (resin)
- B. thick, tough bark
- C. tiny stinging hairs
- D. prickly edges
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Question 7
Plants cannot run away. How do thorns help a plant survive?
- A. They make the plant grow faster.
- B. They help the plant drink.
- C. They attract bees.
- D. They stop animals eating the plant.
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Question 8
True or false? Bark protects a tree like skin protects your body.
- A. True
- B. False
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Question 9
How is this plant part protected: a cactus?
- A. spines instead of flat leaves
- B. tiny stinging hairs
- C. sharp thorns
- D. thick, tough bark
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Question 10
Holly leaves near the ground are very prickly, but leaves high up are often smoother. Why might this be?
- A. The wind blows the prickles off.
- B. High leaves are not real leaves.
- C. High leaves are older.
- D. Animals like deer can only reach the low leaves.
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Question 11
True or false? Nettles sting to stop animals eating them.
- A. True
- B. False
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Question 12
How is this plant part protected: an oak tree trunk?
- A. thick, tough bark
- B. tiny stinging hairs
- C. spines instead of flat leaves
- D. sharp thorns
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Question 13
Some plants taste very bitter. How does this help them?
- A. Animals learn not to eat them.
- B. It helps them make food.
- C. It makes their flowers bigger.
- D. It makes them taller.
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Question 14
True or false? All plants are safe to eat.
- A. True
- B. False
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Question 15
How is this plant part protected: a pine tree wound?
- A. tiny stinging hairs
- B. sticky sap (resin)
- C. spines instead of flat leaves
- D. thick, tough bark
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Question 16
Plants cannot run away. How do thorns help a plant survive?
- A. They make the plant grow faster.
- B. They stop animals eating the plant.
- C. They help the plant drink.
- D. They attract bees.

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