Plant Unit Study Guide

What is the function of the leaf?

• To absorb water from the ground

• To absorb sunlight and make food

• To absorb nutrients from the soil

• To absorb pollen from pollinatros

Answer explanation

Photosynthesis occurs in the chloroplasts in the leaves

What is the function of a flower?

• To absorb water and nutrients

• To hold the plant upright

• To take in sunlight and make food

• To attract pollinators and help the plant reproduce

Which part of a plant changes sunlight into energy?

• Stem

• Flower

• Roots

• Leaves

The process where plants make their own food (sugar) is

• germinate

• photosynthesis

• function

• structure

Select all: What are the ways that plants can reproduce?

• Flowers

• Spores

• Cones

• Seeds

Answer explanation

Spores are male sex gametes created in the anther (i.e., pollen). Seeds are flowering plant's unit of reproduction and has all the materials needed to develop into another plant. Cones contain the reproductive organs of certain nonflowering plants.

What is the function of this plant part?

• It helps the plant reproduce

• It supports the leaves

• It helps make plant food

• It helps transport water

Which organ transports water throughout the plant

• Phloem
• Xylem
• Stomata
• Cambium

What is the function of the roots of a plant?

• Absorb water and minerals
• Capture sunlight for energy
• Support the plant above ground
• Create food for the plant

Stomata are made of specialized cells called ______ which surround a tiny pore/opening

• stoma

• guard cells

• dermal cells

• diffusion channels

The diffusion of water vapor out of a leaf

• transportation

• transformation

• transpiration

• translocation