Science Key Stage 2 Pants, Roots and Water from Master File

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SCIENCE KS2 SAMPLE PAGE

PLANTS, ROOTS AND WATER


1. Label the parts of this plant (flower, petal, leaf, stem, root)

2. Describe two functions of the root of a plant.

3. The roots of a plant spread out. How does this help the plant?



4. This celery plant is placed in water coloured with red vegetable dye for several hours.
Cut and draw a slice of one of the celery sticks. Describe and explain what has happened.
5. This plant is covered with a clear plastic bag and left to stand in a sunny place. What would you expect to see after a few hours? Explain what has happened.

6. Describe how water and nutrients enter a plant and travel to other parts of the plant.

7. Explain why the soil of a leafy plant has to be watered regularly to keep it moist.

8. Explain why trees are often able to survive drought conditions better than smaller plants.

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Plants and roots and water. Experiments to discover the effect of water on plants and how water and nutirents enter a plant. Work includes labelling parts of a plant and the functions of the root.
From Master File, Science Key Stage 2 for 7-11 year olds.