Reinforcement 1

4 Plants Date:

Surname: Name:

1. Read the sentences about the plant kingdom. Say if they are true or false.
a. Plants are unicellular organisms. .
b. Plants cant move around. .
c. Plants cant make their own food from the air, water, soil and sunlight. .
d. Plants have got roots, a stem and leaves. .
e. Plants use their roots to get water from the ground. .

2. Look at the picture. Choose the correct word in the sentences to describe it
a. The process in the picture is
carbon dioxide
photosynthesis/metamorphosis.
b. Plants use carbon dioxide/oxygen and sunlight to
light
make carbon dioxide/oxygen.
c. Plants get water and mineral salts from the soil through
their stems/roots.
oxygen d. Plants make their own food by mixing carbon dioxide
and phloem/xylem sap.
e. The green substance in plant leaves is called
chlorophyll/phloem sap.

3. Read and correct the sentences.

a) During photosynthesis plants make their own food by mixing carbon dioxide and phloem sap.
....

b) Plants breathe during the night and carry out photosynthesis.

....

4. Draw a diagram of a flower. Label it

using these words: sepals, ovules,
pistil, petals and stamens.

SCIENCE 5 PRIMARY
PHOTOCOPIABLE MATERIAL
Reinforcement 2

4 Plants Date:

Surname: Name:

1. Complete the sentences. Use the following words: stem, shrubs, non-woody, woody, stem,
trunks, trees, size and grasses.

We can classify plants by .. and type of .. . .. are

very large and have . stems or trunks. .... are medium-
sized and havent got . . have
stems and are the smallest.

2. Look at the diagram. Match each part with the description.

1

Xylem vessels transport

xylem sap to the leaves. Photosynthesis.

2
4 Phloem vessels
3 Get water and mineral
transport phloem sap
throughout the plant. salts.

3. Which of these components do plants not use for photosynthesis? Circle the word that does not
belong.

a. carbon dioxide / water / oxygen

b. xylem sap / soil / carbon dioxide
c. oxygen / sunlight / chlorophyll

4. Complete the crossword puzzle with words about photosynthesis. 1

1. . comes from the sun. 1 S O I L

1. The roots hold the plant onto the . .

2. Plants get . salts from the soil. 2
3. Through photosynthesis plants produce . .
4. Plants use their ... to get water and mineral salts
from the soil.
3

CONOCIMIENTO DEL MEDIO 5. EP

MATERIAL FOTOCOPIABLE