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5th Grade How Plants Make Food worksheets

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How Plants Make Food

Grade 5 Science Worksheet

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Fill in each blank with a word from the word bank. A word can be used more than once.

Word bank
  • sunlight
  • water
  • carbon dioxide
  • oxygen
  • sugar
  • chlorophyll
  • leaves
  • roots
  • stomata
  • energy
  • photosynthesis
  • green
  • stem

  1. The tiny holes in a leaf that let air in and out are called .

  2. The leaf's open to let carbon dioxide in and oxygen out.

  3. People breathe in the that plants give off.

  4. Without , a plant could not make sugar and would stop growing.

  5. Most of a plant's food is made in its .

  6. Carbon dioxide enters a leaf through its .

  7. The of a plant take in water and nutrients from the soil.

  8. Plants take in from the soil through their roots.

  9. Plants make using carbon dioxide and water.

  10. The process plants use to make their own food is called .

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About this worksheet

Plants make their own food in a process called photosynthesis. The leaves capture sunlight, the roots take in water, and tiny holes called stomata let in carbon dioxide from the air. The plant uses the light energy to turn water and carbon dioxide into sugar, its food, and it releases oxygen.

On this fifth grade sheet a child reads ten sentences about how plants make food and fills each blank with a word from the word bank. The same word can be used more than once. Each version has different sentences, and the answer key gives every word.

What your child will learn

  • Know what plants need to make food
  • Know what plants make
  • Know the jobs of leaves, roots and stems
  • Know that light energy is stored in sugar

NGSS standard: 5-LS1-1

Worked example

Plants take in water through their roots, carbon dioxide through their leaves and energy from sunlight, and they make sugar and oxygen.

Common mistake

Thinking plants get their food from the soil, when they make it from water, carbon dioxide and sunlight.

Helpful hint

Think about what goes in (sunlight, water, carbon dioxide) and what comes out (sugar, oxygen).

Next skill: Earth's Four SystemsEarlier: Food Webs and Energy Flow

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with how plants make food?

Thinking plants get their food from the soil, when they make it from water, carbon dioxide and sunlight.

How can I help my child with how plants make food?

Think about what goes in (sunlight, water, carbon dioxide) and what comes out (sugar, oxygen).

Are these 5th grade science worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions on this page are free to download and print, with no account needed.

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