Plant structure and function

What three things does a plant need to take in to be able to go through photosynthesis?

• sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide
• sunlight, water, and oxygen
• oxygen, carbon, and hydrogen
• water, oxygen, and glucose

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What is the name of the organelle in the leaves of plants that absorbs the Sun's energy?

• roots
• chlorophyll
• chloroplast
• stomata

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which plant parts are the tubes that carry water throughout the plant?

• xylem
• phloem
• roots
• leaves

Which plant parts carry sugars and other nutrients throughout the plant?

• phloem
• xylem
• roots
• leaves

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

The two structures that limit transpiration  are known as

• Guard cells and xylem
• Stomata and guard cells
• xylem and phloem
• stomata and phloem

Roots perform all of the following functions EXCEPT

• Carrying out the light reactions of photosynthesis
• Anchoring the plant in the soil
• Absorbing water and nutrients from the soil
• Storing water and minerals

Vascular tissue that transports water and minerals from a plant's roots is know as ______.

• Chlorophyll

• Phloem

• Stomata

• Xylem

Plants make food using ____________ and _________ in the presence of sunlight.

• water, oxygen 
• water, carbon dioxide 
• minerals, oxygen
• minerals, carbon dioxide

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

How do water enter the roots from the soil?

• diffusion
• osmosis
• transpiration
• active transport

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What is E pointing to?

• waxy cuticle
• stomata
• upper epidermis
• cuticle

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2