Trees and Plants Around Us Worksheet

Question 1

Look at a tree. Name one part of the tree you can see.

Accepted Answer

One part of a tree you can see is the trunk, leaves, branches, roots, flowers, or fruit.

Question 2

Circle the things a plant needs to grow: water, sunlight, rocks, air.

Accepted Answer

A plant needs water, sunlight, and air to grow. A plant does not need rocks to stay alive.

Question 3

Draw a plant with roots, a stem, and leaves.

Accepted Answer

The drawing should show a plant with roots under the soil, a stem above the soil, and leaves on the stem.

Question 4

A seed is planted in soil and gets water and sunlight. What can happen to the seed?

Accepted Answer

The seed can sprout and grow into a new plant.

Question 5

Which part of a tree helps hold it up and carries water to the branches?

Accepted Answer

The trunk helps hold up the tree and carries water to the branches.

Question 6

Name one place where plants can grow around your home or school.

Accepted Answer

Plants can grow in places such as a yard, garden, park, sidewalk crack, pot, or school playground.

Question 7

Look at a leaf. Tell one thing you notice about it.

Accepted Answer

A leaf may be green, flat, smooth, bumpy, round, pointy, or have lines called veins.

Question 8

True or false: All plants look exactly the same.

Accepted Answer

False. Plants can look different because they can have different sizes, shapes, leaves, flowers, and colors.

Question 9

A plant has dry soil and droopy leaves. What should you do to help it?

Accepted Answer

You should give the plant water because plants need water to stay healthy.

Question 10

Match each plant part to what it does: roots, leaves, flowers. Roots take in water. Leaves use sunlight. Flowers can help make seeds.

Accepted Answer

Roots take in water, leaves use sunlight, and flowers can help make seeds.

Question 11

Which is usually bigger: a tree or a small flower plant?

Accepted Answer

A tree is usually bigger than a small flower plant.

Question 12

Why should we be gentle with plants?

Accepted Answer

We should be gentle with plants because plants are living things, and pulling or breaking them can hurt them.

Question 13

Draw or write about one plant you have seen outside.

Accepted Answer

The answer should show or name a real plant, such as grass, a tree, a flower, a bush, or a vegetable plant.

Question 14

Look at the picture of two plants. One plant is in sunlight, and one plant is in a dark box. Which plant is more likely to grow well?

Accepted Answer

The plant in sunlight is more likely to grow well because plants need light to grow.

Question 15

Put these steps in order: small plant, seed, sprout.

Accepted Answer

The correct order is seed, sprout, small plant.

Trees and Plants Around Us