WorksheetsPlant Review
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which best describes sexual reproduction in organisms?
a)
A reproductive process that involves one organism
b)
A
reproductive process that involves cloning
c)
A reproductive process that involves a male and female sex cell
d)
A
reproductive process that involves a cutting from a plant
2.
Asexual reproduction results in offspring that is ---
a)
a highly developed organism
b)
different from the parent organism
c)
a unique organism
d)
identical to the parent organism
3.
In which plant process is water released from the leaves into the atmosphere as water vapor?
a)
respiration
b)
photosynthesis
c)
transpiration
d)
evaporation
4.
Which of the following is an organism’s reaction to a change in its surroundings?
a)
response
b)
distraction
c)
stimulus
d)
development
5.
A stimulus is ___________
a)
a change in an organisms surroundings.
b)
a process in which organisms grow larger
c)
a reaction to a change in surroundings
d)
the result of sexual reproduction
6.
Which of the following responses is a plant growing toward or leaning toward light?
a)
thigmotropism
b)
hydrotropism
c)
phototropism
d)
gravitropism
7.
In which of the following does a plant grow or move in response to gravity?
a)
thigmotropism
b)
hydrotropism
c)
phototropism
d)
gravitropism
8.
In vascular plants, which structure provides support and carries water throughout the plant?
a)
tube-like structures
b)
spore structures
c)
reproductive structures
d)
root structures
9.
The more classification levels of the taxonomy that organisms share, the more---
a)
specific the groups are based.
b)
characteristics organism have in common.
c)
different the organisms are.
d)
characteristics organisms don’t share.
10.
Which best describes growth in organisms?
a)
Organisms respond to changes in their environment.
b)
Organisms obtain resources for energy.
c)
Organisms go through metamorphosis.
d)
Organisms become larger, bigger.
11.
Which best describes development in organisms?
a)
Organisms respond to changes in their environment
b)
Organisms become more complex.
c)
Organisms go through metamorphosis.
d)
Organisms become larger, bigger.
12.
What are the two phyla of the Plant Kingdom?
a)
Vertebrate, invertebrate
b)
Chordate, vertebrate
c)
Vascular, nonvascular
d)
Heterotrophs, autotrophs
13.
An scientist planted two morning glory vines. He put a stake near the first vine. The first vine grew upward, coiling around the stake, while the second vine grew low to the ground. Why did the first vine grow upward?
a)
It responded to the stimulus of touching the stake
b)
It responded more strongly to light than the second vine
c)
It responded less strongly to gravity than the second vine
d)
It responded negatively to the stimulus of touching the ground
14.
Monarch butterflies in Mexico find their way back to their summer home in Canada. What is this type of behavior?
a)
courting
b)
inherited (instinct)
c)
reflex
d)
learned
15.
A snowshoe hare’s fur changes from white to brown during the summer. What purpose does this serve?
a)
It is a defense that hides the hare from predators
b)
It is defense that aids the hare in migration
c)
It is a defense that aids the hare in hibernation
d)
It is a defense that aids the hare in courtship
16.
What defense mechanism does the horned lizard use to escape predators?
a)
It will eject an ink cloud to temporarily blind a predator
b)
It will eject an offensive odor
c)
It will squirt blood from its eyes
d)
It uses stingers in its tail to discourage a predator
17.
Which is an inherited behavior?
a)
Birds nesting near a highway are not bothered by traffic noise
b)
Chicks peck at their parent’s beak to get food
c)
A dog returns a tossed ball.
d)
Chimpanzees use sticks as tools to get termites out of termite mounds
18.
Which class of vertebrates is endothermic and gives live birth?
a)
Reptiles
b)
Birds
c)
Fish
d)
Mammals
19.
Which group of invertebrates has tube feet, spines and similar body parts that extend from the middle outward?
a)
Reptiles
b)
Echinoderms
c)
Fish
d)
Mammals
20.
If the environment is cold, __________ animals are slow moving and sluggish.
a)
endothermic
b)
metabolic
c)
ectothermic
d)
environmental
21.
Some birds have heavy, strong beaks. Others have small, pointed beaks. Which best explains the differences?
a)
Different birds have different predators
b)
Different beaks help in attracting a mate
c)
Different climates require different beak structures
d)
Different birds have different diets
22.
Which is a learned behavior in humans?
a)
having blue eyes
b)
growing tall
c)
being polite
d)
being right-handed
23.
Which group of animals begins their life in water and lives on land as adults?
a)
echinoderms
b)
mollusks
c)
reptiles
d)
amphibians
24.
What hair-like structure do paramecium have to help them move through their watery environment?
a)
Cilia
b)
Flagella
c)
Pseudopod
d)
False foot
25.
What structure do amoebas have to help them move through their watery environment?
a)
Cilia
b)
Flagella
c)
Pseudopod
d)
Hair-like
26.
Which protist uses a whip-like tail to move or catch food?
a)
Paramecium
b)
Amoeba
c)
Euglena
d)
Stentor
27.
What term is used for fungi that feed on living organisms and cause harm to the organism?
a)
Saprophytic
b)
Parasitic
c)
Cilia
d)
Symbiotic
28.
Which group of fungi obtain their energy from dead, decaying organic matter?
a)
Saprophytic
b)
Parasitic
c)
Cilia
d)
Symbiotic
29.
Which describes fungi that are symbiotic in obtaining energy?
a)
Absorbing energy from dead or decaying organic matter
b)
Feeding on organisms in a way that benefits the host organism.
c)
Using light to produce its own food
d)
Capturing organisms and ingesting it
30.
The air of the troposphere is directly heated by
a)
the thermal energy of Earth’s surfaces
b)
the solar energy of the sun
c)
the thermal energy of the sun
d)
the solar energy of Earth’s surfaces.
31.
What causes local winds near a large body of water known as sea and land breezes?
a)
Global winds
b)
Convection currents
c)
Greenhouse effect
d)
Trade winds
32.
The curving patterns of global winds are caused by---
a)
heating of the ocean surface
b)
the spinning of the Earth
c)
uneven heating of the ground
d)
the yearly movement of the Earth around the sun
33.
Which constantly changing wind can move weather systems along with its fast moving winds?
a)
trade winds
b)
doldrums
c)
easterlies
d)
jet stream
34.
What type of local wind is the movement of air from water to land?
a)
sea breeze
b)
land breeze
c)
ocean breeze
d)
cool breeze
35.
What ocean current has the greatest impact on our weather in the southeastern U.S.?
a)
Gulf stream current
b)
Californian current
c)
Polar current
d)
Artic current
36.
Global winds called trade and westerlies are responsible for the direction of
a)
large polar masses
b)
tropical weather systems
c)
ocean currents
d)
the tilt of the Earth
37.
The flow of air caused by ___________ and Earth’s spinning creates distinct global wind patterns at Earth’s surface.
a)
differences in weather
b)
differences in heating
c)
differences in daylight
d)
differences in night time
38.
The main cause for convection cells and convection regions is ----
a)
the spinning of the Earth
b)
the unequal heating of Earth’s surfaces
c)
the tilt of the Earth
d)
A the ocean surfaces
39.
What term describes the general weather patterns of a region over a series of years?
a)
Weather
b)
Convection
c)
Regions
d)
Climate
40.
How do ocean currents affect climate patterns within regions?
a)
Ocean currents circulate heat energy to nearby land masses
b)
Ocean currents steer weather across land regions.
c)
Ocean currents affect the temperature of higher altitudes land masses
d)
Ocean currents determine the movement of the jet stream
41.
Coal, gasoline, and oil release energy as heat when burned. This energy is stored as
a)
electrical energy
b)
chemical energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
magnetic energy
42.
The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy
a)
is able to transform to different forms of energy
b)
is always being created new
c)
is expanding throughout the universe
d)
is not seen without assistance
43.
How do simple machines reduce the force needed to perform work?
a)
They increase the distance the effort force moves
b)
They decrease the distance of the effort force
c)
They increase the size of the load
d)
They decrease the size of the axle
44.
Pulley systems can reduce the effort force used to move a load by ---
a)
moving the load and fulcrum close to each other
b)
adding more pulleys to the system
c)
decreasing the height of the pulleys
d)
Increasing the length of the effort force
45.
A television takes electrical energy from either the house current or a battery and transforms it into what other forms of energy?
a)
light energy
b)
light and sound energy
c)
light, sound, and heat energy
d)
light, sound, and mechanical energy
46.
Which of these is an example of heat transfer by conduction?
a)
cooking carrots in hot water
b)
drying hair with a blow drier
c)
pressing a shirt with an iron
d)
warming water with sunlight
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