Biology Reviewer

Which group of trees produces winged fruits called samaras?

• birches

• maples

• magnolias

• oaks

Which of the following compounds is produced by the light reactions of photosynthesis?

• glucose

• carbon dioxide

• NADPH

• starch

Which of the following plant families is known for its poisonous members?

• mint

• lily

• mustard

• cashew

Which type of tissue are cork and parenchyma?

• structural tissue

• meristematic tissue

• vascular tissue

• epidermal tissue

Which of the following is one of the three most important cereal grasses?

• sugarcane

• onion

• bamboo

• rice

What type of bacteria returns soil nitrogen to the air?

• nitrogen-fixing bacteria

• nitrifying bacteria

• denitrifying bacteria

• nitrogen-breaking bacteria

What is the pressure produced by water within cells?

• diffusion pressure

• turgor pressure

• barometric pressure

• capillarity pressure

What is the term for a storage compartment within a cell?

• vacuole

• cytoplasm

• chloroplast

• mesophyll

What type of venation is shown above?

• parallel

• palmate

• pinnate

• sessile

What type of vascular tissue carries sap upward?

• cambium

• xylem

• mesenchyma

• phloem