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Plants for Food and Fiber

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following fibers was used to write the first bible on?
a)
cotton
b)
hemp
c)
flax
d)
denim
2.
Brightly colored parts of flowers that attract insects.
a)
petals
b)
pistils
c)
stamen
d)
filaments
3.
The stalk connecting the ovaries and stigmas.
a)
filament
b)
pistil
c)
style
d)
anther
4.
They enclose the egg cells inside the ovaries.
a)
ovules
b)
anther
c)
seeds
d)
angiosperms
5.
The transfer of pollen, containing the sperm cells, to the female part of the flower. 
a)
seed disperal
b)
pollination 
c)
germination
d)
fertilization
6.
When a seed sprouts and begins the early growth of a young plant.
a)
germination
b)
pollination
c)
seed dispersal
d)
fertilization
7.
All of the following are examples of seed disbursement except:
a)
wind
b)
volcanic eruptions
c)
physical movement (rolling)
d)
animals feces
8.
This occurs after a tube grows down from the pollen grain through the style to the ovary.
a)
pollination
b)
germination
c)
fertilization
d)
seed dispersal
9.
Small grains that contain a plant's male reproductive cells.
a)
stamen
b)
pollen
c)
anther
d)
stigma
10.
The stalks in a flower that produce the male reproductive cells
a)
pistil
b)
stamen
c)
filament
d)
stigma
11.
Small leaf-like structures forming an outer circle at the base of a flower.
a)
petals
b)
sepal
c)
anthers
d)
dicots
12.
The part of the flower on which the pollen grains land.
a)
pistil
b)
stamen
c)
style
d)
stigma
13.
The part of a flower that produces the male reproductive cells.
a)
anther
b)
style
c)
stigma
d)
filament
14.
Which of the following does NOT go into photosynthesis?
a)
sugar
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
water
d)
sunlight
15.
Where does water enter the plant?
a)
stem
b)
leaves
c)
roots
d)
flower
16.
What does the chlorophyll do?
a)
let in carbon dioxide
b)
absorb sunlight
c)
soak up water
17.
Which of the following does NOT come out of photosynthesis?
a)
sugar
b)
water
c)
oxygen
18.
Which of the following does NOT go into respiration?
a)
sugar
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
oxygen
19.
Which of the following does NOT come out of respiration?
a)
water
b)
oxygen
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
energy
20.
Evaporation of water from the leaf is called
a)
photosynthesis
b)
respiration
c)
transpiration
d)
diffusion
21.
Where are the stomata located on the leaf?
a)
on top
b)
on bottom
c)
Uh...They're not on the leaf.  They're in the roots.
22.
In a plant, the roots ___________________.
a)
draw up water and minerals
b)
convert sunlight to enegry
c)
make and store food
d)
perform transpiration
23.
Fibrous roots are made of...
a)
One large, thick root
b)
Many small, thin roots
24.
Taproots have
a)
a tangled mass of roots
b)
one long thick root
25.
Which is not a characteristic of a root
a)
absorb water+nutrients
b)
store water+minerals 
c)
anchor plant in ground
d)
transport food after photosynthesis
26.
 The only function of the stem is to
 carry nutrients
a)
False
b)
True
27.
Example of Firbrous
a)
Maple Trees
b)
Lawn grass
c)
Ivy
d)
Carrots
28.
On the root of a Taproot, smaller roots branch of of the main root 
a)
True
b)
False
29.
Which if of the following is NOT a way we use plants for their fiber
a)
medicine
b)
construction
c)
bathing
d)
transportation
30.
Osmosis is the diffusion of _____ across a selectively permeable membrane.
a)
food
b)
air
c)
water
d)
oxygen
31.
During diffusion
a)
substances (things) moves from high to low concentration
b)
water moves when energy is used
c)
large or oddly shaped molecules move across a cell membrane
d)
water moves from high to low concentration
32.
The diffusion of water through a semi-permeable membrane is called?
a)
Osmosis
b)
Cell wall
c)
Diffusion
d)
Respiration
33.
The picture below is an example of _________________.
a)
osmosis
b)
isotonic
c)
diffusion
d)
active transport
34.
Osmosis
a)
diffusion of water molecules through a semi-permeable mebrane from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration
b)
the diffusion of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
c)
diffusion of water molecules through a semi-permeable membrane from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
d)
the diffusion of particles from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration
35.
Which gas leaves a stoma during photosynthesis?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Helium
d)
Carbon Dioxide
36.
Which gas enters a stomata?
a)
Oxygen 
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Helium
d)
Carbon Dioxide 
37.
What are the products  (what is made)  of photosynthesis?
a)
sugar and oxygen
b)
sunlight energy
c)
carbon dioxide and water
d)
chlorophyll 
38.
Which part of a plant is responsible for the majority of photosynthesis?
a)
leaves
b)
stem
c)
roots
d)
stomata
39.
Carbon dioxide and oxygen both enter and leave the leaf at the 
a)
pore
b)
spongy measophyll
c)
guard cells
d)
stomata
40.
At night, plants take in ____________ and release ____________. This is called ______________. 
a)
carbon dioxide, nitrogen, photosynthesis
b)
oxygen, carbon dioxide, photosynthesis
c)
oxygen, cardon dioxide, respiration
d)
carbon dioxide, oxygen, respiration
41.
What are the two things you can control when growing producers in a greenhouse?
a)
soil and gas
b)
water and temperature
c)
soil and tempurature
d)
temperature and gas
42.
Growing a single crop or plant species over a wide area and for many consecutive years.
a)
clear cutting
b)
cover crops
c)
monoculture
d)
tillage
43.
Preparing a field by digging, stirring, or overturning soil
a)
clear cutting
b)
cover crops
c)
monoculture
d)
tillage
44.
Rows of trees are planted close together to help force wind movement upward, away from the ground.
a)
Shelter belt
b)
monoculture
c)
zero tillage
d)
irrigation 
45.
Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects soil erosion in agriculture?
a)
Climate
b)
Type of vegetation
c)
Altitude
d)
Slope steepness
46.
What is salinization?
a)
The contamination of the land through dangerous toxins.
b)
The presence of salt on the land’s surface
c)
Flooding of the land through the rising water table.
d)
its like bioaccumulation
47.
I have parachute like structures. What is likely my dispersal method?
a)
wind
b)
water 
c)
animals
d)
explosive action
48.
I have hooks to cling to animal fur. What is likely my dispersal method?
a)
wind
b)
water 
c)
animals
d)
explosive action
49.
Animals disperse seeds by _________.
a)
eating seeds and dropping waste later on
b)
hiding seeds for late and not coming back for them
c)
catching seeds on their fur and carrying them to different places
d)
all of the above
50.
The movement of pollen from one plant to another is called _________.
a)
dispersion
b)
pollination
c)
fruits
d)
seedlings
51.
What does an ovule become when it is pollinated?
a)
an embryo
b)
a seed
c)
a fruit
d)
it stays an ovule
52.
A seed can grow in water instead of  soil as long as they have ________. This is using ____________________.
a)
nutrients, Germination 
b)
Nutrients, hydroponic technology
c)
Air, hydroponic technology
d)
Light, hydroponic technology 
53.
What plant part definition is this?: Supports the leaves and conducts water minerals to them, and other parts of the plant, including the roots.
a)
Roots
b)
Stem
c)
Leaf