All of the following describe plants EXCEPT:

• autotrophic

• heterotrophic

• contains chloroplasts

• contains mitochondria

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Plants have the ability to make their own food in the form of:

• lipids

• proteins

• glucose

• nucleic acids

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Plants are essential to animals because they produce ____ gas.

• carbon dioxide

• nitrogen

• hydrogen

• oxygen

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Evolutionarily, plants are related to ______ because they share a common process of ____.

• green algae; cellular respiration

• green algae; photosynthesis

• red algae; cellular respiration

• red algae; photosynthesis

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Which of the following pairs of plants produce spores?

• Mosses and Ferns

• Ferns and Cone-bearing plants

• Cone-bearing plants and Flowering plants

• Flowering plants and Mosses

Flowering plants are unique because their seeds are enclosed in:

• flowers

• cones

• fruits

• spores

Plants have a mutual relationship with many insects. If a particular plant was removed from an area (habitat loss), how would that affect the insects?

• The insects would lose their habitat and will move to other locations.

• The insects would immediately become extinct.

• The insects would find another food source.

• The insects would lose their habitat and will move to other locations and the insects would find another food source.

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Which of the following would NOT be considered a fruit?

• Strawberries

• Blueberries

• Tomatoes

• Cotton

• Potatoes

Milkweed plants are essential to the life cycle of monarch larvae and butterflies because they provide:

• a food source

• a habitat

• a chemical protection

• a food source, a habitat, and chemical protection

• a food source and a habitat

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Every living organism interacts with its environment. This includes:

• abiotic factors, such as sunlight

• biotic factors, such as viruses

• abiotic factors, such as plants

• biotic factors, such as air

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