Natalie V

Pine Bush, NY

Does anyone know the answers to the plants quiz page 61 in the science and social studies curriculum? I really wish that MBTP would get better at giving the answers to the parents in the parent manuals. It would save alot of time!If anyone knows the answers could you please post them. Thanks!

Keith H

Durham, NC

Hi Natalie.

Here is the answer key for the Plants Quiz:

Answer Key:
1.a. flowering / herbaceous
1.b. nonflowering / woody / deciduous
1.c. nonflowering / woody / deciduous
2. humus, topsoil, subsoil, and parent material
3.a. Plants make seeds that turn into new plants.
3.b. Seeds are formed when the male cell of a flower(pollen) and the female part of a different flower (stigma) are joined together. This process is called pollination.
4. When a plant or animal dies, the minerals and nutrients it once used are broken down and recycled into the soil by decomposers. This process provides minerals and nutrients to plants that are living. Without decomposers, waste material would just pile up. Some examples include: bacteria and mushrooms. Scavengers are also a type of decomposer. Scavengers include earthworms, flies, wasps, and cockroaches.
5. From left to right: 3,5,8,1,4,7,6,2
6.a. Answers could include: food, shelter, oxygen
6.b. Answers could include: carbon dioxide, carry seeds, animal's provide nutrients to the soil through waste and decomposition, pollination
6.c. Answers could include: clothing, food, building materials, dyes, medicines

These have been added to the curriculum for future printings.