Intro to Plants

What allows plants to absorb water and nutrients from the soil?

• hyphae
• roots
• straws

What helps plants reduce water loss?

• roots
• cuticles
• stems
• flowers

Which type of plants have vascular tissue to transport materials?

• large plants
• water plants
• small plants
• rootless plants

The alternation of generations in plants goes between the diploid __________________ and haploid __________________

• sporophyte, gametophyte

• gametophyte, sporophyte

Plants are _________________ which means they make their own food.

• heterotrophs

• chemotrophs

• autotrophs

• liveotrophs

The waxy waterproof layer on the leaves and some stems of plants is called the _________________.

• root

• stomata

• petal

• cuticle

The tiny opening on the plant that lets air in and holds water in is called the ___________________.

• guard cell

• stomata

• petal

• cuticle

The cells on each end of the stomata that control the opening and closing are called ____________________.

• guard cell

• stomata

• petal

• cuticle

The vascular tissues of the plant are the ____________ which brings water up to from the roots of the plant and the _______________ which brings nutrients from the leaves to other parts of the plant

• xylem, phloem

• phloem, xylem

• stomata, guard cell

• guard cell, stomata

Which of the following is NOT part of a plant?

• roots
• stem
• leaves
• nutrients