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WorksheetsUnit B: Plants for Food and Fibre
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The largest group of plants in the world is seed plants. The structure in seed plants that function to produce food for the plant is...
a)
Flower
b)
Stem
c)
Root
d)
Leaf
2.
The structure in seed plants that contains an embryo, that will form a new plant is the...
a)
Seed
b)
Stem
c)
Root
d)
Leaf
3.
The structure in seed plants that provides a pathway for the movement of water and nutrients for the plant is the...
a)
Flower
b)
Stem
c)
Root
d)
Leaf
4.
The structure in seed plants that allows water to exit the plant is the..
a)
Flower
b)
Stem
c)
Leaf
d)
Seed
5.
The function of the cone is to...
a)
Move food
b)
Produce food
c)
Reproduce
d)
Anchor
6.
The structure in seed plants that anchor the plant in the soil:
a)
Cones
b)
Roots
c)
Seeds
d)
Stem
7.
What percentage of water does a plant lost through its leaves?
a)
10%
b)
30%
c)
60%
d)
90%
8.
In a plant cell, this protects the cell from injury and hold the shape of the cell:
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Nucleus
d)
Mitochondrion
9.
In a plant cell, this makes sugars and starches through photosynthesis:
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Chloroplast
c)
Nucleus
d)
Vacuole
10.
In a plant cell, it is a gel-like substance between the cell membrane and the nucleus:
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Chloroplast
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Nucleus
11.
The stages that a living thing goes through from one generation to the next are called...
a)
Diversity
b)
Genetics
c)
Life cycle
d)
Reproduction
12.
It is during this stage that the seed plant has flowers...
a)
Seed
b)
Seedling
c)
Adult
d)
Germination
13.
In order for plants to make seeds they produce...
a)
Carbon dioxide and water
b)
Oxygen and food
c)
Pollen and cones
d)
Flowers and cones
14.
Usually found in the very centre of the flower, the female part of the flower is called the...
a)
Ovary
b)
Stoma
c)
Pollen
d)
Stigma
15.
Some growers attach a part of one plant to another, and the two plants grow together. This reproductive technique is called..
a)
Sorting
b)
Grading
c)
Cutting
d)
Grafting
16.
These plants produce long stems that grow along the surface of the soil:
a)
long stems
b)
rhizomes
c)
runners
d)
suckers
17.
Plants that produce new stems that grow underground are called:
a)
grafters
b)
rhizomes
c)
runners
d)
suckers
18.
Seed plants that sometimes form on roots are called:
a)
grafters
b)
rhizomes
c)
runners
d)
suckers
19.
Plants are adapted to their surroundings. The adaptation that enables cactus to protect the water they store in their stem tissues is their...
a)
Green colour
b)
Flat stem
c)
Prickly spines
d)
Unusual shape
20.
The adaptation that enables grasses to be pollinated by the wind more easily is their..
a)
Green colour
b)
Thin leaves
c)
Prickly point
d)
Unusual shape
21.
Grasses have very deep roots. This helps them to adapt when this occurs...
a)
Drought
b)
Flooding
c)
Predation
d)
Competition
22.
To protect the thin needle-like leaves of white spruce trees from drying out, they are coated with a thick layer of...
a)
Wax
b)
Resin
c)
Rubber
d)
Pollen
23.
All plants need light for photosynthesis and produce food. However, not all plants need the same amount of light. A plant that grows on the forest floor and needs little space is the...
a)
Marigold
b)
Buttercup
c)
Daisy
d)
Fern
24.
One of the nutrients that plants need to grow healthy and develop properly is nitrogen. If plants do not get enough nitrogen, their leaves will...
a)
Turn yellow
b)
Wilt and die
c)
Curl and turn brown
d)
Lose too much water
25.
Some plants can get the nitrogen they need from the air, instead of the soil. An example of such a plant would be..
a)
Wheat
b)
Barley
c)
Clover
d)
Oats
26.
Plants are grown in artificial environments and get all the nutrients they need without variations in growing conditions. This is possible in a...
a)
Garden
b)
Hydrofoil
c)
Shelterbelt
d)
Greenhouse
27.
Photosynthesis produces a type of...
a)
Sugar
b)
Tissue
c)
Energy
d)
Chloroplast
28.
The four classification categories of vegetation (plant) cover in Canada include: forest, tundra, barren and this category...
a)
Field
b)
Meadow
c)
Agriculture
d)
Gardening
29.
If the remaining areas of the country do not fall under any one of the four vegetative cover categories, they would be classified as non-vegetative or...
a)
Water
b)
Sand
c)
Hillside
d)
Mountain
30.
Plants prevent the process that moves soil from place to place, because their roots hold the soil in place. This process is...
a)
Erosion
b)
Respiration
c)
Weathering
d)
Protection
31.
Plants produce this gas that animals use for their life processes...
a)
Nitrogen
b)
Oxygen
c)
Chlorine
d)
Carbon dioxide
32.
All organisms are connected within an ecosystem. Plants are the most important because they make their own food and they are the...
a)
Carnivores
b)
Herbivores
c)
Consumers
d)
Producers
33.
Paintbrush is a red flowering plant that grows throughout Alberta. The Aboriginal people used this plant to treat rheumatism and its flowers could be eaten as a...
a)
Pain killer
b)
Sweet treat
c)
Headache relief
d)
Antacid
34.
Plants provide food, fibre, fuel, medicine and other interesting uses. A fibre plant that is grown to make clothing is...
a)
Wheat
b)
Willow
c)
Cotton
d)
Hemlock
35.
Chocolate is made from a plant. The beans of this plant are roasted, shelled and then crushed. The powder that results is mixed with milk and makes chocolate. The plant is the...
a)
Canola
b)
Cocoa
c)
Sugar cane
d)
Seaweed
36.
Rubber is also produced from a plant. The raw materials to make rubber come from the Brazilian rubber...
a)
Flower
b)
Root
c)
Tree
d)
Seed
37.
Plants are also used for fuel. Using plants for fuel is not very efficient. The reason for this is because...
a)
It costs too much to convert the plant to fuel
b)
A large amount of energy is needed to grow the plant
c)
A lot of the energy is unable to be used
d)
It is very economical to grow plants for fuel
38.
A living resource is used for human needs and is a living thing. Certain areas, like forests, or deserts, contain many living things that are part of the Earth’s living resources. All of the following living organisms could be considered a living resource except...
a)
Sand dunes
b)
Buffalo
c)
Wild rose
d)
Prickly pear cactus
39.
To be able to have all the resources we need to meet our basic needs, and replace those resources for people to use in the future, to meet their basic needs, is called...
a)
Balanced living
b)
Sustainability
c)
Resource management
d)
Maintenance
40.
Soil is a natural resource. The components of soil include organic matter and minerals. When soil contains partly decayed organic matter it is called...
a)
Clay
b)
Sand
c)
Humus
d)
Vegetative
41.
When moistened and then squeezed, this type of soil will stay together forming a tight ball...
a)
Clay
b)
Sand
c)
Loam
d)
Sediment
42.
This type of soil is dark brown or black and absorbs water very well...
a)
Clay
b)
Sand
c)
Loam
d)
Sediment
43.
This type of soil has mostly minerals and does not retain moisture very well...
a)
Clay
b)
Sand
c)
Loam
d)
Sediment
44.
Farmers need to make money when growing crops. Most farmers only grow one type of crop in a particular area. This type of farming is called...
a)
Shelterbelts
b)
Mini-cropping
c)
Monoculture
d)
Single-cropping
45.
Sources of nitrogen used in fertilizer include...
a)
Ammonia and urine
b)
Urea and ammonia
c)
Chlorine and ammonia
d)
Urea and urine
46.
In 1936 in Nobleford, Alberta, a blade was invented that could cut below the ground while leaving the top of the ground with its stubble intact. The reason to keep this stubble is to...
a)
Protect the soil from the wind
b)
To ensure that the different types of soil did not mix
c)
To ensure that the different types of soil did mix
d)
To make sure that the crop does not do well
47.
Healthy high yield crops require large amounts of nutrients. All of these nutrients have specialized functions. Fertilizer usually contains three of the six nutrients, including...
a)
Nitrogen, potassium, sulfur
b)
Phosphorus, calcium, carbon
c)
Potassium, nitrogen, phosphorus
d)
Magnesium, potassium, calcium
48.
Many farmers’ practices are used to save the soil from excess erosion. Planting trees or shrubs along the edges of field is one such practice. The purpose behind this is to...
a)
Provide travel corridors for water
b)
Enhance crop rotation
c)
Plant the seeds through the stubble
d)
Reduce wind damage and trap snow
49.
When growers and scientists work together to get more useful parts per plant, they are trying to increase...
a)
Yield
b)
Stability
c)
Resistance
d)
Sustainability
50.
In order to make an artificial environment work without soil, plants are grown in a..
a)
Hydrofoil
b)
Nutrient solution
c)
Hydroponic
d)
Hydrogenerate
51.
Spreading manure over cropland is technique growers use to improve the yield of different crops. This action adds this to the soil...
a)
Air
b)
Herbicides
c)
Pesticides
d)
Organic matter
52.
A group of organisms that all have similar traits and whose offspring can reproduce are called a...
a)
Subgroup
b)
Species
c)
Selection
d)
Variety
53.
A plant that is selected because it is more resistant to disease is an example of...
a)
Personal preference
b)
Selective preference
c)
Personal breeding
d)
Selective breeding
54.
A very small section of a plant cell’s nucleus is called a...
a)
Trait
b)
Variety
c)
Gene
d)
Hybrid
55.
Canola is an oilseed crop that is valued for it’s...
a)
Taste and colour
b)
Variability
c)
Resistance to predators
d)
Health benefits
56.
Dandelions are super weeds because they had no natural controls when they were introduced to North America from Europe. They were brought here to be used as a...
a)
Flowering plant
b)
Salad vegetable
c)
Medicinal plant
d)
Edible wildflower
57.
Organic food is food that has been grown without the use of chemical fertilizers and chemical pesticides. To provide the needed nutrients to grow plants, they use..
a)
Manure and compost
b)
Insects and weeds
c)
Industrial fertilizer and herbicides
d)
Clean equipment and good seeds
58.
Biological control is one way to reduce the effects of pest on plants. To keep a pest’s numbers under control, these biological controls would likely be used...
a)
Invasive predator
b)
Natural predator
c)
Exotic predator
d)
Non-native predator
59.
When we don’t investigate all of the possible factors and outcomes for our actions in the environment, these might occur...
a)
Bio-diversification
b)
Bio-accumulation
c)
Natural consequences
d)
Unintended consequences
60.
Balancing the needs of humans and the needs of the environment is called “Environmental...
a)
Practice
b)
Diversification
c)
Management
d)
Control
61.
One of the effects of monoculture farming practices is that pests feeding on that crop have a large food supply. Monoculture is also a farming practice that actually lowers...
a)
Cost of pesticides
b)
Biodiversity
c)
Crop yield
d)
Natural predators
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