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WorksheetsPlant Biotechnology
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
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Class
Date
1.
Jennie's friend, Molly, has a beautiful African violet. Molly removes a stem and leaves from the African violet and puts it in soil, hoping to grow an African violet for Jennie. This is an example of what type of asexual reproduction?
a)
Cloning
b)
Creeping
c)
Cuttings
d)
Canteens
2.
A calf with a pair of white genes is all white, a calf with red genes is red, and a calf with one white and one red gene has a roan coat. If two red cows have four calves, what color are the calves?
a)
Two red and two roan
b)
One red, one white and two roan
c)
Four roan
d)
Four red
3.
In the fall of the year, the days get shorter and trees change colors. Why do leaves change their colors?
a)
Because they dry up.
b)
They stop making chlorophyll.
c)
They become coated with colorful algae.
d)
The air temperature causes the color change
4.
ONE cell from a carrot taproot is put into a tube of water with plant nutrients, and can regenerate into an entire plant. This is an example of a:
a)
Clone.
b)
Runner.
c)
Cell culture.
d)
Throat culture.
5.
How long does it take for a Wisconsin Fast Plant to mature?
a)
4 days
b)
28 days
c)
40 days
d)
200 days
6.
The Wisconsin Fast Plant is from what species of plant?
a)
Dandelion
b)
Brassica
c)
Sapian
d)
Diffenbachia
7.
What plant substance turns plants green and helps the plant capture light?
a)
Eosinophil
b)
Chlorophyll
c)
Slime
d)
Pollen
8.
What substance in flowers attracts bees and butterflies?
a)
Embryo
b)
Periosteum
c)
Carbon dioxide
d)
Nectar
9.
Plants take in carbon dioxide from the air and give off:
a)
Oxygen.
b)
Nectar.
c)
Sugar.
d)
Steam.
10.
What two types of asexual reproduction are the MOST similar?
a)
Runners and tissue cultures
b)
Bulb and corms
c)
Clones and cell cultures
d)
Rhizomes and cuttings
11.
All living things receive ALL their genetic traits from their:
a)
Parents.
b)
Mother.
c)
Father.
d)
Brother.
12.
The differences that occur within the offspring of a particular species are called:
a)
Selection.
b)
Extension.
c)
Variation.
d)
Closure.
13.
What is the name of the tiny plant inside a seed?
a)
Nectar
b)
Fruit
c)
Stem
d)
Embryo
14.
The pistil is the:
a)
Part of the plant where flowers first appear.
b)
Part of the flower that breathes.
c)
Female part of the flower.
d)
Male part of the flower.
15.
Asexual plant reproduction requires:
a)
Only one organism.
b)
A male and a female.
c)
A clone.
d)
A pistil and a stamen.
16.
A rhizome is a(n):
a)
Plant cutting.
b)
Underground stem.
c)
Flower.
d)
Bulb.
17.
What plant is an example of a tuber?
a)
Spider plant
b)
Geranium
c)
Irish potato
d)
Onion
18.
An example of a genetic trait in humans is:
a)
Being left handed or right handed.
b)
Being happy or sad.
c)
Having one brother and one sister.
d)
Having a weight problem.
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