SCIENCE 5 – Worksheet 5 Semester I/ 2017 -
2018
Student’ Name : _________________________________ SCORE
Theme : Investigating Plant Growth
Date : Monday, 16 October 2017
Direction: Answer the question in the space provided
1. The diagram below shows the growth of a germinating seed at different
stages (NOT in order): W, X, Y and Z. [5]
a. Arrange the development of the germinating seed in the correct
order in the diagram below.
b. Which part of the seedling develops first?
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2. Peter put an equal number of seeds in each of these pots: P, Q, R, S, T and
U. He placed the pots of seeds at the balcony of his apartment. However,
he watered each pot daily with a different amount of water as shown in
the table below. [6]
After a week, Peter recorded the average height of the seedlings in the
chart below.
Based on the information above, answer the questions given
a. What is the height of plant when we give 20 ml of water?
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b. In which pots plants have the same height? ______ and _______
c. How is the height of the plant if we give 100 ml of water?
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d. What is the purpose of this experiment?
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SCIENCE 5 – Worksheet 5 Semester I/ 2017 -
2018
3. The diagram below shows the germination process of a bean. [4]
a. At stage B, where does the young seedling get its food from?
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b. At which stage, A, B or C will the seed be able to make its own
food?
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c. At which stage, A, B or C will the seed need light energy to grow?
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d. What process is the plant needs light energy?
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4. The diagram below shows the stages of growth in a bean. [5]
State whether statement below is true or false.
a. Water is not required at stages A and B. __________
b. The seed leaves are still needed at stage C. __________
c. The bean needs light for growth. __________
d. Seed is able to do photosynthesis at stage E. __________
e. Root grows after seed grows first leaves. __________
f. At stage B, the seed starts to swell (bigger).
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5. Andrea placed 4 different seeds into containers of the same shape and
size. Each container had the same amount of soil as shown in the diagram
below.
She watered the seeds daily and took note of the number of days taken for
the shoot of each seed to appear. [4]
How long does
it germinate? 10 days 3 days 3 days 23 days
a. Which shoot took the longest time to appear? ____________________
b. What do you think Andrea was trying to find out?
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c. From the results, what relationship can Andrea conclude about the
size of the seed, and the time it takes to germinate?
SCIENCE 5 – Worksheet 5 Semester I/ 2017 -
2018
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