Science Worksheet · Grades 4–7
Vascular and Nonvascular Plants Worksheet
A printable science worksheet for grades 4-7 on vascular and nonvascular plants. Students learn how vascular plants use tubes to carry water and food while nonvascular plants like moss stay small, match eight terms to clues, and answer four short-response questions. A labeled diagram and complete answer key are included.
Subject
Science
Grades
Grades 4–7
Skill Focus
Vascular and Nonvascular Plants, life science
Lesson Length
30 minutes
Lesson Overview
About this worksheet
Plants fall into two groups: vascular plants, which have tubes that carry water and food and can grow tall, and nonvascular plants, which have no tubes and stay small and low. This worksheet teaches the key terms, including xylem, phloem, moss, and fern, with a labeled diagram.
The reference box and Section A are on page 1. The reference box defines eight terms and shows a diagram comparing a fern with a moss. Section A has eight clue-matching items. Section B on page 2 has four short-response questions.
Page 3 is a complete answer key. The worksheet pairs well with the Parts of a Plant and Photosynthesis worksheets.
How to Use This Lesson
Read the reference box and study the fern-and-moss diagram.
Match each clue to a term in Section A on page 1.
Answer the four short-response questions in Section B on page 2.
Use the answer key on page 3 for self-check.
Pair with the Parts of a Plant Worksheet for more practice.
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Vascular and Nonvascular Plants Worksheet
A printable science worksheet for grades 4-7 on vascular and nonvascular plants. Students learn how vascular plants use tubes to carry water and food while nonvascular plants like moss stay small, match eight terms to clues, and answer four short-response questions. A labeled diagram and complete answer key are included.
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