Plants Review

What structure of the flower produces pollen?

• Stigma

• Style

• Anther

• Leaves

What are the male reproductive structures (also referred to as the stamen)?

• Stigma, style, and ovary

• Anther and filament

• The petals

• Ovule, and stigma

What are the female reproductive structures (also called the pistil)?

• Anther and filament

• The stigma, style, and ovary

• The petals

• The ovule, ovary, and anther

Which option lists the levels of organization in order from smallest to largest?

• Cell, Organ, Tissue, Organ System, Organism

• Organism, Organ System, Organ, Cell, Tissue

• Organs, Organ System, Organism, Cell, Tissue

• Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organ System, Organism

Some plants, such as the pitcher plant and venus flytrap, are carnivorous plants. They can trap and digest insects. Why do they have this adaptation?

• Lack of water

• Lack of nutrients in the soil

• Lack of protection from predators

• An inability to spread their seeds

What is the major function of the roots?

• To absorb water and nutrients/minerals

• To capture sunlight for photosynthesis

• To make glucose

• To protect the plant from predators

What does xylem transport?

• Glucose

• Oxygen

• Water and nutrients

• Pollen

What does phloem transport?

• Water and minerals

• Products of photosynthesis

• Carbon dioxide

• Sunlight

Some plants, such as cacti, have thorns that can hurt animals that try to eat them. What is the purpose of these thorns?

• To make pollen

• To help the plant hold onto water

• Transport nutrients

• Defend the plant from injury

Some plants contain both a roots and a shoots system. What is the purpose of each system?

• Roots: transport; Shoots: absorption

• Roots: absorption; Shoots: transport

• Roots: reproduction; Shoots: transport

• Roots: transport; Shoots: reproduction