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Parts of a plant – practice for Years 4–5

Sample questions on Parts of a plant with the right answer and a worked solution, from easy to hard. In the Pickles Academy app a child gets new questions of the same kind every time, so they can't just learn the answers by heart.

Subject
Science
Year
Years 4–5
Curriculum area
Variety of nature

Question types: Match the plant part to its job

Rule: Parts of a plant

The root holds the plant in the ground and takes in water. The stem carries water and food and holds up the leaves.

The leaf makes food using light. The flower makes seeds; the fruit protects and spreads the seeds.

Example: The carrot we eat is a root; an apple is a fruit with seeds inside.

Watch out: A fruit is not the same as a flower: the fruit grows from the flower later.

Sample questions

  1. Question 1 Easy

    What does each part of a plant do? Match each item (1–3) with the right option (A–D).

    1. stem
    2. leaf
    3. root
    • A) holds the plant in place and takes in water
    • B) carries water and food, holds up the leaves
    • C) makes food using light
    • D) protects and spreads the seeds
    Show the solution
    Answer:
    1. stem → B) carries water and food, holds up the leaves
    2. leaf → C) makes food using light
    3. root → A) holds the plant in place and takes in water

    How it works: stem – carries water and food, holds up the leaves; leaf – makes food using light; root – holds the plant in place and takes in water

  2. Question 2 Normal

    What does each part of a plant do? Match each item (1–4) with the right option (A–E).

    1. stem
    2. leaf
    3. root
    4. fruit
    • A) makes seeds for new plants
    • B) protects and spreads the seeds
    • C) makes food using light
    • D) carries water and food, holds up the leaves
    • E) holds the plant in place and takes in water
    Show the solution
    Answer:
    1. stem → D) carries water and food, holds up the leaves
    2. leaf → C) makes food using light
    3. root → E) holds the plant in place and takes in water
    4. fruit → B) protects and spreads the seeds

    How it works: stem – carries water and food, holds up the leaves; leaf – makes food using light; root – holds the plant in place and takes in water; fruit – protects and spreads the seeds

  3. Question 3 Hard

    What does each part of a plant do? Match each item (1–5) with the right option (A–E).

    1. stem
    2. leaf
    3. root
    4. fruit
    5. flower
    • A) protects and spreads the seeds
    • B) holds the plant in place and takes in water
    • C) makes seeds for new plants
    • D) makes food using light
    • E) carries water and food, holds up the leaves
    Show the solution
    Answer:
    1. stem → E) carries water and food, holds up the leaves
    2. leaf → D) makes food using light
    3. root → B) holds the plant in place and takes in water
    4. fruit → A) protects and spreads the seeds
    5. flower → C) makes seeds for new plants

    How it works: stem – carries water and food, holds up the leaves; leaf – makes food using light; root – holds the plant in place and takes in water; fruit – protects and spreads the seeds; flower – makes seeds for new plants

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