How water travels up through a plant

Question 1

True or false? Roots take in water from the soil.

• A. True
• B. False

Question 2

A stick of celery is left in blue-coloured water overnight. What do you see the next day?

• A. The celery has grown roots.
• B. The water is clear and the celery is unchanged.
• C. The celery has turned to ice.
• D. Blue lines up the stem and blue in the leaves.

Question 3

True or false? Water travels down the stem from the leaves to the roots.

• A. True
• B. False

Question 4

A stick of celery is left in blue-coloured water overnight. What do you see the next day?

• A. Blue lines up the stem and blue in the leaves.
• B. The celery has grown roots.
• C. The water is clear and the celery is unchanged.
• D. The celery has turned to ice.

Question 5

True or false? Water travels down the stem from the leaves to the roots.

• A. True
• B. False

Question 6

A stick of celery is left in blue-coloured water overnight. What do you see the next day?

• A. Blue lines up the stem and blue in the leaves.
• B. The celery has grown roots.
• C. The celery has turned to ice.
• D. The water is clear and the celery is unchanged.

Question 7

True or false? Cut flowers in a vase do not need water.

• A. True
• B. False

Question 8

A white carnation is put in red water. After a day its petals are pink at the edges. What does this show?

• A. Flowers make red paint.
• B. Water reaches all the way to the flower.
• C. Petals soak up water from the air.
• D. The flower is dying.

Question 9

True or false? Water enters a plant mainly through its flowers.

• A. True
• B. False

Question 10

Where does most of the water that travels up a plant end up?

• A. It turns into soil.
• B. It evaporates out through tiny holes in the leaves.
• C. It goes back down to the roots.
• D. It stays in the stem for ever.

Question 11

True or false? Water travels up the stem in tiny tubes.

• A. True
• B. False