Grade Two Science Midyear Exam – January 2011

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What do plants need?

Plants need water, air, and sunlight. Plants need space to grow. Plants
need nutrients. Nutrients are materials that living things need to live
and grow. Many plants get nutrients from soil and water. The parts of a
plant help it get food, water, air, and sunlight.

water Air sunlight space nutrients

What 5 things do plants need to grow?

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How are seeds scattered?

Many new plants grow from seeds. Suppose you plant seeds. You
would scatter the seeds in the soil. Scatter means to spread out. The
seeds have space to grow. Fruits cover and protect seeds. When fruits
travel, the seeds inside are scattered. Some fruits are scattered by air
or water. Some fruits get stuck on the fur or feathers of animals.
Scattering helps carry seeds to new places where they can grow.

The fruits of a maple tree are shaped like wings. This shape helps them
travel through the air.

Burrs are fruits. Burrs travel by hooking onto clothing or fur. Dogs
sometimes get burrs stuck to their fur.

What are 2 ways that seeds can be scattered?

scattered?

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How are some desert plants adapted?

Many deserts are sunny and hot during the day. Deserts can be cool at
night. Very little rain falls in a desert.

Many different kinds of plants grow in a desert environment. Some

desert plants, like the cactus, are adapted to hold water for a long time.

How is the cactus

cactus adapted to live in the desert?
desert?

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Animals with Backbones

Mammals usually have hair or fur on their bodies. Young
mammals get milk from their mother. Dogs and cats are
two kinds of mammals.
Birds have feathers and wings. Birds hatch from eggs.
Many birds can fly.
Fish live in water. Most fish are covered with scales. Fish
have fins. Most fish hatch from eggs.
Reptiles Most reptiles have dry skin. Scales cover and
protect a reptile’s body. Some reptiles hatch from eggs.
Snakes and turtles are two kinds of reptiles.
Amphibians live part of their life in the water and part of
their life on land. Most amphibians have smooth, wet skin.
Amphibians hatch from eggs. Frogs are amphibians.

Write about each group.

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