Grade 3 Science - Classifying Plants worksheet - Free Printable

I will solve this worksheet on classifying plants by completing both tasks: matching words to pictures and matching words to their definitions. I'll start with the first task.

Task 1: Write the correct word underneath the picture

First, I need to identify each image and match it with one of the provided words: cone, spore, seeds, moss, fern.

- Image 1 (top left): This is a pine cone. The correct word is "cone".
- Image 2 (top middle): This is a patch of green moss. The correct word is "moss".
- Image 3 (top right): These are sunflower seeds. The correct word is "seeds".
- Image 4 (bottom left): This is a drawing of a fern frond with spores shown in a circle. The main object is a fern, so the correct word is "fern". The spores are part of the fern's reproductive system.
- Image 5 (bottom right): This is a real photograph of a fern leaf. The correct word is "fern".

Wait, there are five images but only one is labeled "fern" in the word bank. Looking more closely at the bottom left image, it shows a fern frond and a magnified view of spores on the underside. The question asks for the correct word underneath the picture. Since the image prominently features spores, the correct word might be "spore". Let me re-evaluate:

- Image 1: Pine cone → "cone"
- Image 2: Moss → "moss"
- Image 3: Sunflower seeds → "seeds"
- Image 4: Fern frond with spores → This could be "spore" since the spores are highlighted.
- Image 5: Fern leaf → "fern"

This makes sense because "spore" is one of the options, and the image clearly shows spores.

So the answers for Task 1 are:
1. cone
2. moss
3. seeds
4. spore
5. fern

Task 2: Draw a line and match the word to the correct definition

Now, I need to match each word to its correct definition.

Words:
- Flowering plant
- Non-flowering plant
- Cone
- Seed
- Spore

Definitions:
1. plants that grow without flowers.
2. they grow seeds inside them.
3. are small cells that grows into a new plant.
4. flowering plants use these to make another plant grow.
5. plants that grow flowers and seeds.

Let's match them:

- Flowering plant: This matches definition 5: "plants that grow flowers and seeds."
- Non-flowering plant: This matches definition 1: "plants that grow without flowers."
- Cone: This matches definition 2: "they grow seeds inside them." (Cones contain seeds.)
- Seed: This matches definition 4: "flowering plants use these to make another plant grow." (Seeds are used for reproduction.)
- Spore: This matches definition 3: "are small cells that grows into a new plant." (Spores are reproductive cells.)

So the matches for Task 2 are:
- Flowering plant → plants that grow flowers and seeds.
- Non-flowering plant → plants that grow without flowers.
- Cone → they grow seeds inside them.
- Seed → flowering plants use these to make another plant grow.
- Spore → are small cells that grows into a new plant.

Final Answer

Task 1:
1. cone
2. moss
3. seeds
4. spore
5. fern

Task 2:
- Flowering plant → plants that grow flowers and seeds.
- Non-flowering plant → plants that grow without flowers.
- Cone → they grow seeds inside them.
- Seed → flowering plants use these to make another plant grow.
- Spore → are small cells that grows into a new plant.