Plant Needs and Ecosystems Quiz

What are nutrients?

• A. Substances that a Plants needs to see.

• B. Substances that a Plants needs to move.

• C. Substances that a Plants needs to breathe.

• D. Substances that a Plants needs to stay healthy.

What structures do plants use to obtain energy from the sun?

• A. Leaves and stems

• B. Leaves, stems, and roots

• C. Stems and roots

• D. Leaves

What is phloem?

• A. Tissues that transport water and nutrients from the roots to other parts of the plant

• B. Tissues that transport sugars to all parts of the plant

• C. Tiny openings on the underside of most leaves that allow air to enter and exit the plant.

• D. The process by which water evaporates from a plant's leaves and is released into the air.

Which plant tissue transports sugars to all parts of the plant?

• a) Xylem

• b) Phloem

• c) Stomata

• d) Roots

What do water and carbon dioxide combine to produce?

• A. Oxygen and light energy

• B. Sugar and oxygen

• C. Water and sugar

• D. Carbon dioxide and sugar

Which organisms hunt for their food in an ecosystem?

• a) Predators

• b) Prey

• c) Producers

• d) Consumers

What are the two forms of water in the hydrosphere?

• Salt water and fresh water

• Liquid water and Salt water

• Water vapor and clouds

• Rain and snow

What is groundwater?

• Water that flows over Earth's surface as runoff

• Water that soaks into the ground and moves downward through small cracks and spaces.

• Water that falls from clouds over land and water

• Water that evaporates from the leaves of plants

What is energy?

• A. The ability to perform work or change something.

• B. The ability to breathe.

• C. The ability to move.

• D. The ability to see.

Where is most of Earth's fresh water found?

• As ice

• In the ocean

• In lakes and rivers

• In the atmosphere