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Plant reproduction

5th grade (Year 6 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.3-LS1-1 · England: KS2 Y5 Living things and their habitats

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  1. Question 1

    True or false? A potato is a root.

    • A. True
    • B. False

  2. Question 2

    How is this new plant produced: an oak from an acorn?

    • A. from seeds (sexual reproduction)
    • B. from part of one parent (asexual reproduction)

  3. Question 3

    Gardeners take cuttings from a rose bush with perfect flowers. Why not just plant its seeds?

    • A. Cuttings grow slower.
    • B. Seeds are only for trees.
    • C. Cuttings grow into plants identical to the parent; seeds may differ.
    • D. Rose seeds never grow.

  4. Question 4

    True or false? A plant grown from a seed is always identical to its parent.

    • A. True
    • B. False

  5. Question 5

    How is this new plant produced: beans sown in spring?

    • A. from seeds (sexual reproduction)
    • B. from part of one parent (asexual reproduction)

  6. Question 6

    Why do farmers plant pieces of potato instead of potato seeds?

    • A. Potatoes have no flowers.
    • B. Potatoes are not plants.
    • C. Potato seeds are poisonous to soil.
    • D. Each piece with an "eye" grows into a plant just like the parent, and it is quicker.

  7. Question 7

    True or false? Plants grown from cuttings are identical to the parent plant.

    • A. True
    • B. False

  8. Question 8

    How is this new plant produced: a potato tuber sprouting?

    • A. from seeds (sexual reproduction)
    • B. from part of one parent (asexual reproduction)

  9. Question 9

    A strawberry plant sends out long stems along the ground that grow new plants. What are they called?

    • A. pollen
    • B. runners
    • C. petals
    • D. roots

  10. Question 10

    True or false? Some plants can reproduce without seeds.

    • A. True
    • B. False

  11. Question 11

    How is this new plant produced: a sunflower growing from a seed?

    • A. from seeds (sexual reproduction)
    • B. from part of one parent (asexual reproduction)

  12. Question 12

    A strawberry plant sends out long stems along the ground that grow new plants. What are they called?

    • A. pollen
    • B. petals
    • C. roots
    • D. runners

  13. Question 13

    True or false? Some plants can reproduce without seeds.

    • A. True
    • B. False

  14. Question 14

    How is this new plant produced: beans sown in spring?

    • A. from seeds (sexual reproduction)
    • B. from part of one parent (asexual reproduction)

  15. Question 15

    What is one advantage of plants making seeds rather than copies?

    • A. Copies spread further.
    • B. Seeds create variety, so some young may survive changes such as new diseases.
    • C. Seeds need no pollination.
    • D. Seeds are always identical.

  16. Question 16

    True or false? All plants can only reproduce with seeds.

    • A. True
    • B. False

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Answer key: Plant reproduction

  1. 1. B. False

  2. 2. A. from seeds (sexual reproduction)

  3. 3. C. Cuttings grow into plants identical to the parent; seeds may differ.

  4. 4. B. False

  5. 5. A. from seeds (sexual reproduction)

  6. 6. D. Each piece with an "eye" grows into a plant just like the parent, and it is quicker.

  7. 7. A. True

  8. 8. B. from part of one parent (asexual reproduction)

  9. 9. B. runners

  10. 10. A. True

  11. 11. A. from seeds (sexual reproduction)

  12. 12. D. runners

  13. 13. A. True

  14. 14. A. from seeds (sexual reproduction)

  15. 15. B. Seeds create variety, so some young may survive changes such as new diseases.

  16. 16. B. False