Biology and Plant Science Quiz

What is hydroponics?

• Growing plants without soil using water-based nutrient solutions

• Growing plants in soil using natural sunlight

• Growing plants in a greenhouse with artificial light

• Growing plants using only synthetic fertilizers

What is the primary function of stomata in plants?

• To allow for gas exchange

• To conduct photosynthesis

• To store nutrients

• To absorb water from the soil

Which process involves the synthesis of food using sunlight?

• Respiration

• Fermentation

• Decomposition

• Photosynthesis

What is the role of mitochondria in cells?

• To synthesize proteins

• To decompose organic material

• To produce energy through respiration

• To conduct photosynthesis

What is a producer in an ecosystem?

• An organism that decomposes organic material

• An organism that creates its own food or energy

• An organism that consumes other organisms for energy

• An organism that lives in symbiosis with another

What is a decomposer in an ecosystem?

• An organism that decomposes organic material

• An organism that creates its own food or energy

• An organism that consumes other organisms for energy

• An organism that lives in symbiosis with another

What is a consumer in an ecosystem?

• An organism that decomposes organic material

• An organism that creates its own food or energy

• An organism that consumes other organisms for energy

• An organism that lives in symbiosis with another

Materials found in nature and not made by humans

• Natural

• Synthetic

• psuedosynthetic

• psuedonatural

__________ materials are usually created in laboratories by mixing different chemicals, or prepared compounds and substances made in a laboratory.

• Natural

• Synthetic

• psuedosynthetic

• psuedonatural