Plant nutrition | Science | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Match each part of the plant to its correct name.
- part A
  
  ⇔
  
  flower ✓
- part B
  
  ⇔
  
  leaf ✓
- part C
  
  ⇔
  
  stem ✓
- part D
  
  ⇔
  
  root ✓
Who has the correct idea about plants?
- Aisha: "Plants are living organisms." ✓
- Izzy: "Plants are not living organisms."
- Lucas: "Plants are organisms but they are not living things."
An organism that makes its own food is a _____.
- consumer
- herbivore
- predator
- producer ✓
How many producers are shown in the food chain?
- 0
- 1 ✓
- 2
- 3
Match each organism from the food chain to the correct term used to describe it.
- grass
  
  ⇔
  
  producer ✓
- cow
  
  ⇔
  
  primary consumer ✓
- human
  
  ⇔
  
  secondary consumer ✓
All plants and animals use food and oxygen as fuel to provide energy for life. What is the name of this process?
- Breathing
- Digestion
- Nutrition
- Respiration ✓

Which two things do plants take in from their surroundings through their leaves?
- food
- gasses from air ✓
- light ✓
- minerals
Plants take in minerals and ______ through their roots to help them stay alive.
- 'water' ✓
Who has the correct idea about plants?
- Andeep: “Plants do not need food to stay alive.”
- Jacob: “Plants make food for humans but don’t need food themselves.”
- Jun: “Plants need food to stay alive.” ✓
- Sofia: “Plants take in nutrients and this is all the food they need."
How do plants get the food they need to stay alive?
- Plants eat soil.
- Plants make their own food. ✓
- Plants take in food from the air.
- Plants take in food from their surroundings.
Plants make their own food. This food is a type of __________.
- carbohydrate ✓
- fat
- mineral
- protein
Plants make their own carbohydrate food. How do plants use this food?
- As a source of nitrogen.
- As fuel for cellular respiration to provide energy. ✓
- To make proteins, fats, cells and tissues. ✓
- To provide minerals for growth and repair.

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Plants are living organisms that need light, air, water and minerals to stay alive and grow
Plants take in light and gases from air through their leaves, and take in water and minerals through their roots
Water and minerals are not food, but plants do need food to stay alive and grow
Plants do not take in food from their surroundings, they are producers that make their own food
The food that plants make is carbohydrate, which they use for growth and as a source of energy

Plants take in food from their surroundings.

This lesson explores why the things taken in by plants are not food, and the idea that plants make the food they need to survive.

Minerals - Plants need chemicals called minerals to stay healthy and grow.
Food - Food is any substance that an organism uses as a source of both energy and materials for growth and repair.
Producer - A producer is an organism that makes its own food.
Carbohydrate - Carbohydrate is a type of food. Sugar and starch are examples of carbohydrates.