Year 9 Plants and plant products

Which sugar do plants make in photosyntheis?

A protein is a chain of which smaller molecules linked together?

• Amino acids

• Lipids

• Starch

• Nitrate

Which process uses oxygen to release energy from glucose in cells?

Which mineral do plants use to make amino acids?

• Phosphate

• Magnesium

• Nitrate

• Potassium

In a test for starch using iodine solution, which colour change indicates the presence of starch?

• Blue -> Red

• Blue -> Lilac

• Clear -> Cloudy

• Brown -> Blue / Black

Which carbohydrate is found in plant cell walls?

• Glycogen

• Cellulose

• Starch

• Glucose

Together with oxygen and a suitable temperature, what is needed for seed germination?

Fats and oils are examples of which type of plant product?

• Carbohydrate

• DNA

• Proteins

• Lipids

Which tissue transports sugars in plants?

• Xylem

• Phloem

• Root hair

• Palisade mesophyll

Which food is NOT a good source of starch?

• Rice

• Fish

• Pasta

• Potato