Natural Science 3
4 Pupil Class Date
Teache Language Assistant
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UE
1 Circle the correct word.
Plants are usually yellow / green and grow in the soil / water. They
can / can’t move to different places. They use oxygen / sunlight to
make their own food in a process called cultivating / photosynthesis.
In this process, plants expel carbon dioxide / oxygen.
2 Complete the crossword about plants.
Across 1
2. It holds the plant upright and
supports the leaves. 2
3. A group of sepals that look
like leaves and protect the
flower.
3
4. They grow in the soil and take
in nutrients and water.
4
5. The pretty part of a plant with
seeds.
5
Down
1. The ovules are found here.
3. A group of petals.
3 Fill in the gaps using the words in the box.
trees stems bushes trunk branches
1. ................................................................................... have a thick hard stem called
a ..................................................... . They have ........................................................ that
spread out high above the ground.
2. like roses have hard, thin ................................................
................................................
and are medium sized plants close to the ground.
4 Write an example of each of the parts of a plant that we can eat.
a) fruit: .................................................................. b) roots: ......................................................................
c) seeds: ................................................................. d) flowers: .................................................................
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Natural Science 3
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5 Circle the odd word out.
a) trees, seedlings, bushes, grasses b) leaves, sunlight, carbon dioxide, roots
c) pistil, stem, stamen, sepal d) flowers, ferns, mosses, spores
e) cotton, resin, plough, wood f) nature reserve, agriculture, wild tree,
uncultivated
6 Read the definition and write the concept.
a) A ............................................... Cultivating plants for food.
b) F ............................................... Growing trees for wood.
c) O .............................................. All living organisms need it to survive.
d) P ............................................... Plants make their nutrients through this process.
7 Imagine you have to teach somebody how to grow a plant.
Draw a step-by-step guide below. Number and label the steps.
.............................................................. .............................................................. ..............................................................
.............................................................. ..............................................................
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