What is a Plant?

Which of the following is thought to be the ancestor of land plants?

• bacteria

• red algae

• ferns

• green algae

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Organisms that produce their own food are called __________.

• heterotrophs

• autosomes

• autotrophs

• herbivores

The sac inside a plant cell where water, food, and wastes are stored is the _____.

• vacuole

• chloroplast

• chlorophyll

• cuticle

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Two structures found in plant cells but NOT in animal cells are _______.

• cell wall and cell membrane

• chloroplast and cell membrane

• cell wall and chloroplast

• vacuole and nucleus

What plant structure helps it retain water?

• leafs

• stem

• cuticle

• roots

During photosynthesis, plants do NOT produce ___________.

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• food for itself

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The green pigment found in specialized plant ctructures is called chlorophyll.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What is the tube-like structures inside a plant through which water, minerals, and food move?

• roots

• vascular tissue

• cuticles

• vacuoles

Nearly all plants are unicellular.

• true

• false

The energy for photosynthesis comes from the sun

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6