Plant & Animal Needs

1. The release of energy from glucose in animal and plant cells is called _____.

• transpiration

• photosynthesis

• cellular respiration

• capillary action

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Animals use chlorophyll to produce glucose.

• True

• False

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The main job of roots is to take in nutrients and water for the plant and to hold it in the soil.

• True

• False

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Water is carried to the leaves by stomata.

• True

• False

What is the “powerhouse” of the cell, changing food into energy that the cell can use?

• mitochondria

• chromosomes

• vacuoles

• nuclei

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7. Mitochondria supply _____ for the cell.

• energy

• oxygen

• water

• elements

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Most _________ hold plants in the soil and take in water and minerals to nourish the plants.

• bacteria

• stems

• roots

• protists

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The cell in the picture above has a cell membrane, cytoplasm, mitochondria, and a nucleus.

How can you tell that the cell is an animal cell?

• The cell has a large central vacuole

• The cell has a nucleus.

• The cell does not have a cell wall.

• The cell has no cytoplasm.

In what part of a plant does the process of photosynthesis occur?

• Flower

• Xylem

• Leaves

• Roots

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A plant stem’s main role is to carry out photosynthesis.

• True

• False

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