Plant Review (photosynthesis & flowers)

What is the process called when plants are able to release water back into the atmosphere through their leaves?

• evaporation

• respiration

• transpiration

Many flowering plants have very colorful petals like the lily seen here. What is the main purpose of these colorful petals?

• to distract animals from eating the seeds

• to protect the flower from bees

• to capture the sunlight

• to attract insects to help pollinate the flower

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Which part of the plant helps with respiration (breathing) and transpiration (releasing water)?

• leaves

• roots

• flowers

• stems

The part of the plant that creates photosynthesis (making of glucose)

• leaves

• roots

• flowers

• stems

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The part of a plant that helps with reproduction

• leaves

• stem

• flower

• roots

What is the purpose of the chlorophyll in plants?

• it gives leaves their green color and helps to harvest and absorb sunlight to make photosynthesis

• to allow the plants to breathe oxygen

• to release water from the leaves because it is not needed.

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What are the tiny holes in the leaves called? These little openings and pores allows the plant to breathe in CO2 and exhale Oxygen.

• seeds

• stomata

• petals

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All living things perform cellular respiration. Why do plants perform it? *test question

• to release energy from glucose by being food for living things

• to create energy from sugars

• to create sugars that can be converted into energy

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The male structure of a flower is called the stamen, it has 2 parts known as the anther and ______.

• pistil

• petal

• filament

• style

The _____ is the female structure of a flower. It has 3 parts called the stigma, style, and ovary.

• sepal

• petal

• stamen

• pistil