Quiz about Organisms: Matter Cycling and Energy Flow

Question 1

In multicellular organisms, different structures have different functions. Which function is carried out in the leaves of a plant?

Accepted Answer

absorbing light

Answer

making seeds

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producing flowers

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absorbing food

Question 2

Which of these best demonstrates the path water takes through a plant?

Accepted Answer

Z - Y - X - W

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Z - Y - W - X

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X - W - Y - Z

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W - X - Y - Z

Question 3

In which way are sugars usually transported throughout a pine tree?

Accepted Answer

down from the needles to the roots

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circular from the top to the bottom of the trunk

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up from the roots to the branches

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across from the cones to the needles

Question 4

What is the function of the stomata of plant leaves?

Accepted Answer

Absorbing carbon dioxide needed for photosynthesis.

Answer

Absorbing sunlight.

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Storing sugars produced during photosynthesis.

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Obtaining water needed for photosynthesis.

Question 5

What are some things the roots do for a plant?

Accepted Answer

Take water from the soil.

Accepted Answer

Keep the plant in the soil.

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Take oxygen from the soil.

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Get sunlight and produce food.

Question 6

A disease damages the stem of a plant.

How is this likely to harm the plant?

Accepted Answer

The plant may not be able to carry water to its leaves.

Accepted Answer

The plant may not be able to carry nutrients from its leaves to its other parts.

Answer

The plant may not be able to get carbon dioxide from the air.

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The plant may not be able to stay in the soil.

Question 7

Where do plants lose the most water from?

Accepted Answer

Leaves.

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Stem.

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Roots.

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Flowers.

Question 8

Complete the sentence.

One of the main jobs of _________ is to support the leaves.

Accepted Answer

the stem

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the flowers

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the seeds

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the roots

Question 9

In addition to oxygen, what do plants produce during photosynthesis?

Accepted Answer

sugar

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light energy

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chlorophyll

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carbon dioxide

Question 10

Photosynthesis is the process that converts carbon dioxide and water into

Accepted Answer

sugar and oxygen.

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sugar and hydrogen.

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nitrogen and carbon.

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carbon and oxygen.

Question 11

A scientist put several different plants in a glass container. She then placed the container under sunlight. Every hour, she checked the oxygen in the container to see if it changed.

How did the oxygen in the container most likely change?

Accepted Answer

The amount of oxygen increased.

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The amount of oxygen decreased.

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The oxygen was transformed into carbon dioxide.

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The oxygen was transformed into water.

Question 12

What do plants give off as a result of photosynthesis that animals need to breathe?

Accepted Answer

Oxygen.

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Water.

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Protein.

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Heat.

Question 13

Kyatta made a terrarium by filling a jar with some rocks, soil, plants, and water. Kyatta placed some tiny insects in the terrarium and then put a lid on the jar.

From what source will the insects receive enough oxygen to survive?

Accepted Answer

Plants.

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Water.

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Soil.

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Rocks.

Question 14

What are some organisms that can do photosynthesis?

Accepted Answer

Plants

Accepted Answer

Some bacteria

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Some fungi

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Some animals

Question 15

Complete the sentence.

Plants use the green molecule called _________ to do photosynthesis.

Accepted Answer

chlorophyll

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glucose

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water

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oxygen

Question 16

Which two things are produced when a plant breaks down sugar to release energy?

Accepted Answer

carbon dioxide and water

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oxygen and carbon dioxide

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carbon dioxide and food

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oxygen and food

Question 17

Which statements are true about cellulose?

Accepted Answer

Our bodies cannot break down cellulose.

Accepted Answer

Cellulose helps our body move food through the digestive tract.

Answer

Our bodies can produce cellulose from glucose.

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Cellulose is a very energy-rich molecule for humans.

Question 18

How does the human body build the complex molecules it needs?

Accepted Answer

By rearranging the molecules of the food we eat.

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From the air, using sunlight to build more complex molecules.

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From the air, as we take on gases by breathing.

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By rearranging the molecules of the water we drink.

Question 19

Which of the following statements for why food is broken down through chemical reactions are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

The organism needs to rearrange the atoms in the food to form new molecules as it grows and repairs itself.

Accepted Answer

The organism needs to break down food molecules in order to perform its life functions.

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The organism needs to break the food into smaller pieces in order to move the food through its body.

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The organism needs to rearrange the atoms in the food in order to produce feces.

Question 20

What molecules can cells break down for energy?

Accepted Answer

Small sugars, like glucose.

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Large molecules made from glucose, like starch.

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Very small gas molecules, like carbon dioxide.

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Very small liquid molecules, like water.

Question 21

What kinds of foods are used mostly as energy sources?

Accepted Answer

Foods rich in carbohydrates.

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Foods rich in DNA.

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Foods rich in proteins.

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Foods rich in cellulose.

Question 22

Which statement is true about cellular respiration?

Accepted Answer

It occurs in both plant and animal cells.

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It occurs only in animal cells.

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It does not occur in either plant or animal cells.

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It occurs only in plant cells.

Question 23

Which is the main function of photosynthesis?

Accepted Answer

Produce food for the plant.

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Produce mitochondria.

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Produce water.

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Produce oxygen.

Question 24

Which chemical reaction do plant cells use to break down sugars?

Accepted Answer

Cellular respiration.

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DNA replication.

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Photosynthesis.

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Enzyme dialysis.

Question 25

What happens during cellular respiration?

Accepted Answer

Cells break down glucose to get energy.

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The body breaks down starches to make glucose.

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Cells break down glucose to produce carbon dioxide.

Answer

The body breaks down starches to produce carbon dioxide.

Organisms: Matter Cycling and Energy Flow

28 questions

Jefferson’s class was studying sunflowers. They learned that sunflowers are able to make their own food. Which parts of a sunflower collect most of the sunlight needed to make food?

In multicellular organisms, different structures have different functions. Which function is carried out in the leaves of a plant?

Which of these best demonstrates the path water takes through a plant?

In which way are sugars usually transported throughout a pine tree?

What is the function of the stomata of plant leaves?

What are some things the roots do for a plant?

A disease damages the stem of a plant.

How is this likely to harm the plant?

Where do plants lose the most water from?

Complete the sentence.

One of the main jobs of _________ is to support the leaves.

In addition to oxygen, what do plants produce during photosynthesis?

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Organisms: Matter Cycling and Energy Flow

28 questions

Jefferson’s class was studying sunflowers. They learned that sunflowers are able to make their own food. Which parts of a sunflower collect most of the sunlight needed to make food?

In multicellular organisms, different structures have different functions. Which function is carried out in the leaves of a plant?

Which of these best demonstrates the path water takes through a plant?

In which way are sugars usually transported throughout a pine tree?

What is the function of the stomata of plant leaves?

What are some things the roots do for a plant?

A disease damages the stem of a plant.How is this likely to harm the plant?

Where do plants lose the most water from?

Complete the sentence.One of the main jobs of _________ is to support the leaves.

In addition to oxygen, what do plants produce during photosynthesis?

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A disease damages the stem of a plant.

How is this likely to harm the plant?

Complete the sentence.

One of the main jobs of _________ is to support the leaves.