This medium worksheet looks at the daily teamwork between water, soil, sunlight, and air. Nine fill-in-the-blank sentences ask second graders to explain how roots pull water up, how soil supplies minerals, how sunlight gives plants energy, and what happens when a plant gets too much water or too little light. Students also learn that worms make tunnels in soil and that leaves turn toward the sun.
A four-pair matching activity then connects water, sunlight, soil, and air to clear jobs like keeps roots wet and carries nutrients or gives plants carbon dioxide for food. The page helps kids see each plant need as part of a connected system, not just an item on a list.
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Plants and Their Needs
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Roots pull water up from the soil into the plant.
2. Soil gives plants minerals they need to grow big.
3. Sunlight gives plants the energy to make their own food.
4. Plants that get too much water can have roots that rot.
5. A plant left in the dark for too long will wilt and droop.
6. Healthy soil is soft and loose, not hard like a rock.
7. Rain gives outdoor plants the water they need to survive.
8. Leaves turn toward the sun to catch as much light as they can.
9. Worms help keep soil healthy by making tiny tunnels for air.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
water
→ keeps roots wet and carries nutrients
gives plants carbon dioxide for food
sunlight
→ provides energy for making food
keeps roots wet and carries nutrients
soil
→ holds the plant and supplies minerals
provides energy for making food
air
→ gives plants carbon dioxide for food
holds the plant and supplies minerals
Plants and Their Needs
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) Roots pull water up from the soil into the plant.
2) Soil gives plants minerals they need to grow big.
3) Sunlight gives plants the energy to make their own food.
4) Plants that get too much water can have roots that rot.
5) A plant left in the dark for too long will wilt and droop.
6) Healthy soil is soft and loose, not hard like a rock.
7) Rain gives outdoor plants the water they need to survive.
8) Leaves turn toward the sun to catch as much light as they can.
9) Worms help keep soil healthy by making tiny tunnels for air.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
water
→ keeps roots wet and carries nutrients
gives plants carbon dioxide for food
sunlight
→ provides energy for making food
keeps roots wet and carries nutrients
soil
→ holds the plant and supplies minerals
provides energy for making food
air
→ gives plants carbon dioxide for food
holds the plant and supplies minerals
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