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Plant structures, function & adaptations

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is the correct equation for PHOTOSYNTHESIS?
a)
CO2 + light + H2O --> O2 + glucose
b)
CO2 + glucose + H2O --> O2 + light
c)
O2 + light + H2O --> CO2 + glucose
d)
CO2 + O2 + H2O --> Light+ glucose
2.
What is the ultimate source of energy for life on Earth?
a)
glucose
b)
sunlight
c)
ATP
d)
H2O
3.

NAME THAT ROOT 
a)
Fibrous
b)
Woody
c)
Tangle
d)
Tap
4.
Plants that have true roots, stems and leaves are called ____.
a)
nonvascular plants
b)
vascular plants
c)
seed plants
d)
spore plants
5.
____ are plants that produce naked, or not covered, seeds.
a)
Nonvascular
b)
Vascular
c)
Gymnosperms
d)
Angiosperms
6.
The main function of the leaves of a plants is....
a)
carry out photosynthesis
b)
support the plant
c)
get water to all plant parts
d)
anchor the plant
7.
When a seed starts to grow, the embryo gets nutrients from the ____.
a)
seed coat
b)
large vacuole
c)
cotyledon
d)
chloroplast
8.
The two groups of seed plants are....
a)
angiosperms and gymnosperms
b)
vascular and nonvascular
c)
spores and seeds
d)
short and tall
9.
___ is the process in which plants make food.
a)
reproduction
b)
fertilization
c)
photosynthesis
d)
binary fission
10.
Vascular seed plants that produce seeds in flowers are called....
a)
gymnosperms
b)
angiosperms
c)
sporophytes
d)
gametophytes
11.
Seedless plants reproduce with ___.
a)
spores
b)
seeds
c)
binary fission
d)
flowers
12.
In which structure do seeds develop?
a)
Anther
b)
Ovary
c)
Pollen Grain
d)
Spore
13.
During which stage in the life cycle of a plant is the pollen being moved from the stamen to the pistil?
a)
seed production
b)
germination
c)
fertilization
d)
pollination
14.
What is the function of the phloem? 
a)
to move water down from the leaves 
b)
to move nutrients down from the leaves 
c)
to move spores down from the leaves 
d)
to move food down from the leaves 
15.
Gases pass in and out of a leaf through the what?
a)
vascular tissue
b)
mouth hole
c)
stomata
d)
cell wall
16.
Water and minerals move through vascular tissue known as what?
a)
phloem
b)
xylem
c)
root hairs
d)
stomata
17.
The ancestors of today’s plants were most likely ____ ___ ___. 
a)
ancient day lillies
b)
tall
c)
ferns
d)
ancient green alga 
18.
____ plants do not have a complex system to transport water, nutrients, and food through their bodies. 
a)
vascular
b)
nonvascular
c)
flowering
d)
tall
19.
The function of a ___ is to absorb water, store food, and anchor plants. 
a)
phloem
b)
tissue
c)
xylem
d)
root
20.
The female part of the flower is known as the ____.
a)
stamen
b)
anther
c)
filament
d)
pistil
21.
The male part of the flower is known as the _____.
a)
stamen
b)
pistil
c)
ovary
d)
petal
22.
What plant structure advertises to pollinators?
a)
leaves
b)
roots
c)
stems
d)
flowers
23.
This part attracts pollinators and makes seeds
a)
Stem
b)
Roots
c)
Flower
d)
Leaves
24.
This is produced by the plant to protect the seeds and is something we can eat...
a)
Fruit
b)
Flower
c)
Seed
d)
Stem
25.
A seed with only one cotyledon is called a...
a)
Dicot
b)
Monocot
c)
Flower
d)
Fruit
26.
A seed with two cotyledons is called a....
a)
Monocot
b)
Dicot
c)
Flower
d)
Fruit
27.
Which of these processes is NOT involved in water transport in plants?
a)
Transpiration
b)
Cohesion
c)
Transmission
d)
Adhesion
28.
Flowering plants belong to which group of plants?
a)
Bryophytes
b)
Ferns
c)
Gymnosperms
d)
Angiosperms
29.
A flower's pollen represents the
a)
femalesporophyte
b)
male gametophyte
c)
female gametophyte
d)
male sporophyte
30.
The process of a seed sprouting into a new plant is called _________.
a)
attraction
b)
germination
c)
respiration
d)
dispersal
31.
These types of plants are able to grow taller because of the added support and faster nutrient transport of xylem and phloem.
a)
Seedless plants
b)
Vascular plants
c)
Seeded plants
d)
Nonvascular plants
32.
What type of asexual reproduction is seen here?
a)
runners
b)
bulbs
c)
stem cuttings
d)
tubers
33.
What part of a plant would be proof that it undergoes sexual reproduction?
a)
runners
b)
bulbs
c)
stem-cuttings
d)
flowers
34.
Why is moss a nonvascular plant?
a)
It has true roots, leaves, and stems
b)
It has xylem and phloem
c)
It only has phloem
d)
It does not have true roots, leaves, or stems
35.
What type of tropism is seen here with the ivy plant and the wooden stake?
a)
phototropism
b)
gravitropism
c)
thigmotropism
d)
hydrotropism
36.
What type of tropism is seen here?
a)
hydrotropism
b)
gravitropism
c)
thigmotropism
d)
phototropism
37.
What type of tropism is seen here?
a)
thigmotropism
b)
hydrotropism
c)
phototropism
d)
gravitropism
38.
What type of tropism is seen here?
a)
hydrotropism
b)
phototropism
c)
gravitropism
d)
thigmotropism
39.
Which of the following provides an example of asexual reproduction?
a)
ovary swelling to form a fruit
b)
pine tree producing seeds in cones
c)
a fern producing spores
d)
a bulb producing a tulip flower
40.
Which type of asexual reproduction is seen here?
a)
tubers
b)
bulbs
c)
roots
d)
leaves
41.
Name the tropism:  A plant that is located near a river has roots that begin to grow toward the water.
a)
phototropism
b)
hydrotropism
c)
thigmotropism
d)
gravitropism
42.
What pigment captures the energy in light during photosynthesis? 
a)
chlorophyll
b)
cell wall
c)
mitochondria
d)
vacuole
43.
Structures or behaviors that help a plant survive ______
a)
dispersals
b)
extinct
c)
fertilization
d)
adaptations
44.
Cells that control the opening and closing of stomata
a)
Cuticle
b)
Guard cell
c)
Vascular tissue
d)
Stomata
45.
An adapltation of some plants consisting of an embryo packaged along with a store of food within a protective coat
a)
Cone
b)
Fruit
c)
Spore
d)
Seed
46.
A growth response of a plant toward or away from a stimulus
a)
Nastism
b)
Tropism
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Transpiration
47.
Which type of tropism?
a)
hydrotropism
b)
thigmotropism
c)
phototropism
d)
gravitropism
48.
Plants that have true roots, stems and leaves are called ____.
a)
nonvascular plants
b)
vascular plants
c)
seed plants
d)
spore plants
49.
Gases pass in and out of a leaf through the what?
a)
vascular tissue
b)
mouth hole
c)
stomata
d)
cell wall
50.
The female part of the flower is known as the ____.
a)
stamen
b)
anther
c)
filament
d)
pistil
51.
What part of the flower will turn into a fruit?
a)
petal
b)
ovary
c)
ovule
d)
stamen
52.
What plant structure advertises to pollinators?
a)
leaves
b)
roots
c)
stems
d)
flowers
53.
What is the name of the process in which extra water exits the leaf?
a)
stomata
b)
epidermis
c)
transpiration
d)
photosynthesis
54.
This is produced by the plant to protect the seeds and is something we can eat...
a)
Fruit
b)
Flower
c)
Seed
d)
Stem
55.
The food supply for the plant is called...
a)
Seed coat
b)
Endosperm
c)
Cotyledon
d)
Embryo
56.
The baby part of the plant is called
a)
Leaves
b)
Seed coat
c)
Embryo
d)
Radicle
57.
Ferns are a type of
a)
Vascular Seedless Plant
b)
Nonvascular  Plant
c)
Angiosperm
d)
Vascular Seed Plant
58.
This type of plant has flower parts (petals, sepals, etc) that occur in three's
a)
Succulent
b)
Monocot
c)
Vascular plant
d)
Dicot
59.
Cacti have roots that ______________
a)
dry out quickly.
b)
spread out close to the surface for living in dry places.
c)
are deep in underground to collect water.
d)
 are big.
60.
Poison Ivy growing on a tree by touch.
a)
Gravitropism 
b)
Phototropism
c)
Thigmotropism
d)
Hydrotropism
61.
A plant growing in response to the sunlight. 
a)
Gravitropism 
b)
Phototropism
c)
Thigmotropism
d)
Hydrotropism
62.
Roots of a tree growing towards the water line of a house. 
a)
Gravitropism 
b)
Phototropism
c)
Thigmotropism
d)
Hydrotropism
63.
The shoot of a plant growing up. 
a)
Positive Gravitropism 
b)
Negative Gravitropism 
c)
Thigmotropism
d)
Hydrotropism
64.
The root of a plant growing down. 
a)
Positive Gravitropism 
b)
Negative Gravitropism 
c)
Thigmotropism
d)
Hydrotropism
65.
Venus Flytrap flower reacts to a bug. 
a)
Nastic Movement 
b)
Negative Gravitropism 
c)
Thigmotropism
d)
Hydrotropism