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How seeds travel

2nd grade (Year 3 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.2-LS2-2 · England: KS2 Y3 Plants

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Question 1
True or false? Squirrels and jays bury acorns, and forgotten ones can grow into oak trees.
- A. True
- B. False
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Question 2
How are the seeds of this plant spread: blackberry?
- A. hook onto animal fur
- B. pods that burst open
- C. carried by water
- D. eaten by animals
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Question 3
Why is it good for a plant's seeds to travel far away?
- A. Seeds can only grow in the sea.
- B. Seeds get bored near the parent.
- C. The young plants will not fight the parent for light, water and space.
- D. Parent plants eat their seeds.
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Question 4
True or false? Coconuts can float across the sea to new islands.
- A. True
- B. False
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Question 5
How are the seeds of this plant spread: blackberry?
- A. carried by the wind
- B. eaten by animals
- C. hook onto animal fur
- D. pods that burst open
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Question 6
A sycamore (maple) seed has a wing. How does this help?
- A. It spins slowly down, so the wind can carry it further.
- B. It makes the seed taste nice.
- C. It helps the seed swim.
- D. It sticks to animals.
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Question 7
True or false? All seeds fall straight down under the parent plant.
- A. True
- B. False
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Question 8
How are the seeds of this plant spread: sticky beggar's ticks?
- A. pods that burst open
- B. carried by water
- C. hook onto animal fur
- D. carried by the wind
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Question 9
Why is it good for a plant's seeds to travel far away?
- A. The young plants will not fight the parent for light, water and space.
- B. Seeds can only grow in the sea.
- C. Parent plants eat their seeds.
- D. Seeds get bored near the parent.
10
Question 10
True or false? All seeds fall straight down under the parent plant.
- A. True
- B. False
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Question 11
How are the seeds of this plant spread: sticky beggar's ticks?
- A. hook onto animal fur
- B. pods that burst open
- C. eaten by animals
- D. carried by water
12
Question 12
A sycamore (maple) seed has a wing. How does this help?
- A. It makes the seed taste nice.
- B. It sticks to animals.
- C. It spins slowly down, so the wind can carry it further.
- D. It helps the seed swim.
13
Question 13
True or false? Coconuts can float across the sea to new islands.
- A. True
- B. False
14
Question 14
How are the seeds of this plant spread: blackberry?
- A. pods that burst open
- B. eaten by animals
- C. carried by water
- D. hook onto animal fur
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Question 15
After a walk in a field, a dog has little spiky seeds stuck in its fur. What will probably happen to them?
- A. They will grow on the dog.
- B. They will hatch.
- C. They will fall off somewhere new and may grow there.
- D. They will turn into burrs again.
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Question 16
True or false? Coconuts can float across the sea to new islands.
- A. True
- B. False

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Answer key: How seeds travel

1. A. True
2. D. eaten by animals
3. C. The young plants will not fight the parent for light, water and space.
4. A. True
5. B. eaten by animals
6. A. It spins slowly down, so the wind can carry it further.
7. B. False
8. C. hook onto animal fur
9. A. The young plants will not fight the parent for light, water and space.
10. B. False
11. A. hook onto animal fur
12. C. It spins slowly down, so the wind can carry it further.
13. A. True
14. B. eaten by animals
15. C. They will fall off somewhere new and may grow there.
16. A. True