What anchor plants to the ground and absorb water and nutrients?

• Roots

• Stem

• Xylem

• Leaves

What is the tissue that is used to transport necessary materials throughout the plant known as capillary action?

• Circulatory tissue

• Transport tissue

• Vascular tissue

• Pathway tissue

Which of the following statements best describes xylem's function in the plant?

• transpports water and minerals up from the roots to the rest of the plant

• transports food down from the leaves to the rest of the plant

• transports water and minerals down from the roots to the rest of the plant

• transports food up from the leaves to the rest of the plant

Which of the following statements best describes phloem's function in the plant?

• transpports water and minerals up from the roots to the rest of the plant

• transports food down from the leaves to the rest of the plant

• transports water and minerals down from the roots to the rest of the plant

• transports food up from the leaves to the rest of the plant

What organelle in the leaves of plants capture light energy from the sun to complete photosynthesis?

• Chloroplasts

• Mitochondria

• Nucleus

• Ribosomes

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

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What is the waxy layer on leaves?

• Chloroplasts

• Plastic

• Wax

• Cuticle

What is the function of the cuticle on a leaf?

• to keep water from entering the leaf

• to keep water from leaving the leaf

• to keep bacteria out of the leaf

• to keep oxygen in the leaf

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What are the openings on the underside of leaves that let carbon dioxide into the leaf and let oxygen out?

• Chloroplasts

• Stomata

• Stomach

• Cuticle

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

In which type of growth response does the plant grow toward a light source?

• Phototropism

• Hydrotropism

• Geotropism

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

In which type of growth response does the plant follow the sun?

• Thigmotropism

• Heliotropism

• Geotropism

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5