Science 6 Test 1

What is the chemical process by which a plant produces food?

• fertilization

• work

• photosynthesis

• geotropism

Any growth response of a plant to a condition in its environment is known as...

• synthesis

• tropism

• reaction

• pollination

The transfer of pollen from the stamen to the pistil is known as...

• pollination

• fertilization

• travelization

• delineation

The process in which an egg stored inside an ovule unites with a sperm cell from a grain of pollen is known as....

• pollination

• fertilization

• photosynthesis

• stamenization

The pigment that gives a plant its green color is...

• verde

• light

• magic

• chlorophyll

A colorful leaf surrounding certain flowers such as the dogwood and the poinsettia is....

• sepal

• maple

• bract

• petal

Which of the following is an underwater plant with hollow, bladderlike leaves filled with water that are used to trap insects?

• bladderwort

• day lily

• pitcher plant

• sundew

Which of the following is a plant with hinged leaves that close shut like the jaws of a steel trap?

• day lily

• pitcher plant

• sundew

• Venus's-flytrap

The bright colors and honey-scented nectar of this plant lure the insects that drown in its leaves.

• sundew

• pitcher plant

• bladderwort

• day lily

The sticky, glistening dew drops on this plant are the bait that attracts insects.

• sundew

• Venus's-flytrap

• day lily

• bladderwort