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Science Chapter 12 Plants Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of he following words means "to change?"

a)

eliminate

b)

replace

c)

explain

d)

modify

2.

In the sentence "The main function of a leaf is photosynthesis, " what does the word function mean?

a)

part

b)

system

c)

form

d)

use

3.

In the sentence "Molecules in the cell store energy and liberate it as the energy is needed for cells to do work," what does the word liberate mean?

a)

absorb

b)

release

c)

capture

d)

explain

4.

Which of the following words is the closest in meaning to the word illustrate?

a)

Show

b)

legend

c)

sequence

d)

characteristic

5.

Which structures are used in the sexual reproduction of a conifer?

a)

sexual and asexual spores

b)

herbaceous and woody stems

c)

male and female cones

d)

xylem and phloem tissues

6.

Mosses, hornworts, and liverworts are nonvascular plants. What do these plants lack that vascular plants have?

a)

special tissues for making food

b)

special tissues for reproduction

c)

special tissues for taking in water and nutrients

d)

special tissues for moving water through the plant

7.

Which of the following questions can you answer by county the growth rings on the tree trunk above?

a)

What kind of a tree is it?

b)

How tall did the tree grow?

c)

How old is the tree?

d)

What caused the tree to die?

8.

What important roles do seedless plants provide to the environment? Select all that apply.

a)

Help form soil

b)

Helped for fossil fuels

c)

are good cartoon characters.

d)

help prevent erosion of soil.

9.

Which structures produce most of the food that a plant needs to survive?

a)

roots

b)

leaves

c)

stems

d)

flowers

10.

What are seed plants that produce flowers or fruit called?

a)

angiosperms

b)

gynosperms

c)

vascular plants

d)

conifers

11.

Which characteristics distinguish plant cells from animal cells?

a)

stamen and pistils

b)

nuclei and cytoplasm

c)

cell walls and photosynthesis

d)

cell walls and chloroplasts

12.

Which plant cell organelle captures and stores sunlight energy for photosynthesis?

a)

lynosome

b)

Chromosome

c)

mitochondrion

d)

chloroplast

13.

In vascular plants what are the two tissues called?

a)

broylem

b)

moss tissue

c)

xylem

d)

phloem

14.

Which of the following organisms is the decomposer in the food web?

a)

fern

b)

vulture

c)

fungi

d)

rat

15.

Review question: What is a hypothesis?

a)

an explanation that can be tested

b)

an educated quess

c)

a prediction that someone has made

d)

a conclusion based on observation