Year 2 Plants Worksheet - Beginner

Year 2 Plants worksheet for Year 2 (Key Stage 1 / Year 1-2 (Ages 5-7)). Beginner level science practice, aligned to the UK National Curriculum. Print-ready with answer key included.

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From Seed to Strong Plant

Year 2 Science • Ages 6–7 • Beginner

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Instructions: Explore how seeds and bulbs grow and what plants need to stay healthy. Read each instruction carefully, then write your answers in the boxes. Remember: plants need water, light and a suitable temperature to grow well.

What Does a Plant Need?

Choose the best answer for each question. Think about what helps a plant grow well. Circle one answer each time.

1. What does a plant need from the soil?

2. What helps a plant make its food?

3. Which place is best for a growing plant?

4. Which set has the things a plant needs to grow well?

Put the Seed’s Growth in Order

The stages are mixed up. Write 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the boxes to show what happens first, next, then and last. A seed starts the life of a new plant.

A. A young shoot grows above the soil.

B. A seed is in the soil.

C. Roots begin to grow from the seed.

D. The young plant grows leaves.

Seed or Bulb?

Read each clue and write seed or bulb in the box. Both seeds and bulbs can grow into new plants. Use the clues to help you decide.

1. It can be small and may be planted in soil to grow into a plant.

2. It is often planted underground and can grow shoots and roots.

3. A sunflower can begin growing from one of these.

4. A daffodil can grow from one of these.

What Would Help the Plant?

Read each situation. Write what the plant needs in the box. Choose from water, light or a suitable temperature. Each answer is one of these three needs.

1. The soil is dry. What should the plant get?

2. The plant is kept in a dark cupboard. What is it missing?

3. The plant is left outside in freezing weather for a long time. What does it need to grow well?

4. A plant has water and warmth but is kept in darkness. What does it still need?

A Plant’s Parts

Use the word bank to complete each sentence. The word bank is printed below. Each word is used once.

Word bank: roots, stem, leaves, flower

1. The ___ take in water from the soil.

2. The ___ holds the plant up.

3. The ___ help the plant make food using light.

4. The ___ can grow from a plant and may make seeds.

Choose a Healthy Plant Home

Read each plant’s growing conditions. Write yes if the conditions help it grow well, or no if something important is missing. Think about water, light and suitable temperature.

1. A plant has water, light and a suitable temperature.

2. A plant has light and warmth, but its soil is dry.

3. A plant has water and warmth, but is kept in a dark cupboard.

4. A plant has water and light, and is kept at a suitable temperature.

Answer Key

Activity 1: Water ; Light ; A warm, suitable place ; Water, light and suitable warmth

Activity 2: A = 3 ; B = 1 ; C = 2 ; D = 4

Activity 3: seed ; bulb ; seed ; bulb

Activity 4: water ; light ; a suitable temperature ; light

Activity 5: roots ; stem ; leaves ; flower

Activity 6: yes ; no ; no ; yes