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Plants Review

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How are cone-bearing plants different from flowering plants?

a)

Cone-bearing plants are multi-celled organisms.

b)

Cone-bearing plants use energy.

c)

Cone-bearing plants do not make flowers.

d)

Cone-bearing plants use sunlight to make their own food.

2.

What attracts insects and mammals to the plant for pollination?

a)

stamen

b)

filament

c)

petal

d)

sepal

3.

What is protection for the flower and supports for the petals?

a)

carpel

b)

sepal

c)

anther

d)

stigma

4.

What catches pollen on the flower?

a)

pistil

b)

ovary

c)

filament

d)

stigma

5.

What do plants need to make food?

a)

sunlight, oxygen, and carbon dioxide

b)

sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide

c)

water, oxygen, and sunlight

d)

fertilizer, water, oxygen

6.

Which is a characteristic that is acquired over time?

a)

flower color

b)

number of leaves

c)

type of fruit

d)

leaf shape

7.

Why do we classify blueberry bushes, peach trees, and other fruit-bearing plants as flowering plants?

a)

because they do not produce flowers they produce fruit

b)

because they reproduce with spores

c)

because they produce flowers which produces fruit

d)

because they pollinate other types of plants

8.

Maria saw a pine tree during her vacation in the everglades. She told her parents that it is a non-flowering plant.

Which feature of the plant made her think so?

a)

It can make its own food.

b)

It makes seeds within cones.

c)

It makes seeds within flowers.

d)

It produces fruits that contain seeds.

9.

Give an example of a seeded plant without flowers?

a)

cactus

b)

pine tree

c)

sunflower

d)

moss

10.

Which pair are nonflowering plants?

a)

apple tree and grass

b)

tomato plant and bean plant

c)

pine tree and moss

d)

oak tree and roses

11.

Which plant is a nonflowering plant?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

Which conditions are necessary for seed germination?

a)

long cold nights and days

b)

lots of rain then a drought

c)

cold temperatures and drought

d)

proper rainfall and warm temperatures

13.

After a seed is planted, it needs water and warmth to germinate.

Which illustrates the correct order of germination of a plant?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Which characteristic is a cherry plant least likely to inherit from its parent plants?

a)

type of fruits

b)

color of flowers

c)

shape of leaves

d)

number of branches

15.

Which would be the safest step to do when handling a plant you have never seen before?

a)

Wash hands before touching the plant.

b)

Put gloves on before touching the plant.

c)

Only handle the plant for a few minutes.

d)

Wear safety goggles before touching the plant.

16.

A student measured the length of a leaf with the help of a ruler as shown in the figure.

What is the correct length of the leaf?

a)

4 cm

b)

5 cm

c)

6 cm

d)

9 cm

17.

Oak trees produce and release pollen during the reproduction process. The amount of pollen an oak tree releases into the air is influenced by the amount of wind and precipitation in the area. The line graph shows the pollen count for a group of oak trees for five days.

Which variable used to construct the line graph is the responding variable?

a)

the type of tree

b)

the pollen count

c)

the amount of precipitation

d)

the speed of the wind

18.

Which feature would be most helpful to a plant in the desert?

a)

Waxy leaves

b)

Large seeds

c)

Small roots

d)

Smelly flowers

19.

Which feature of a rose helps it grow without being eaten by large animals?

a)

Flowers with bright colors

b)

Sharp thorns

c)

Small seeds

d)

Deep roots

20.

What would happen to a plant that had no adaptations to help it survive?

a)

It might die from the lack of water in the desert.

b)

It might be eaten by animals.

c)

It might not be enough sunlight.

d)

All of these could happen.

21.

A logging company has cut down trees to use the lumber for building homes and making paper.

Which best describes how this impacts the forest environment?

a)

The clear cutting decreases the rate of erosion of the soil.

b)

The clear cutting decreases pollution on the land.

c)

The clear cutting decreases the size of the habitat for the forest wildlife.

d)

The clear cutting decreases the sunlight for the land.

22.

Larry read that a local forest largely had big trees and some small plants.

What would happen if most of the big trees are cut?

a)

The forest will turn into a desert.

b)

The small plants will grow in number.

c)

The small plants will reduce in number.

d)

The forest will experience more wildfires.

23.

A sunflower has behaviors that allow it to respond to changes in its environment.

Which statement best demonstrates a sunflower’s response to its environment?

a)

The roots of a sunflower are used to anchor the plant into the soil.

b)

The stem and leaves of a sunflower grow toward the Sun’s light.

c)

The sunflower is brightly colored to attract birds.

d)

The stem of the sunflower supports the flower.

24.

Which statement best explains how an apple tree will respond to a period of cooler temperatures and less hours of sunlight?

a)

The apple tree will produce apples.

b)

The apple tree will stop producing apples.

c)

The apple tree will die.

d)

The apple tree will bloom with white blossoms.

25.

A forest fire burned many acres of a forested area. Which event will most likely occur as a result of the forest fire?

a)

New plants will begin to grow from the forest floor because more sunlight is available.

b)

All the animals in the burned area of the forest will die from the lack of food and shelter.

c)

The burned area of the forest will not recover from the forest fire.

d)

The ecosystem of the whole forested area will become less able to support the new growth.

26.

Which statement best describes a behavior of a sunflower plant?

a)

The roots of a sunflower plant grow deep into the soil until they reach a source of water.

b)

The head of a sunflower plant contains hundreds of tiny tubular flowers.

c)

The stem of a sunflower plant is thick.

d)

The leaves of a sunflower plant are large and oval in shape.

27.

What has MOST likely happened to the plant?

a)

The plant was moved toward the window by the student.

b)

The plant was too heavy to support the stem.

c)

The plant was growing toward the source of light.

d)

The plant was watered too much.

28.

Edward conducts an experiment to study the effect of water on bean plant growth. The procedure for the experiment is listed.

Which table shows the likely data from the experiment?

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

Allen conducts an experiment to find out if germination is affected by the number of seeds in a pot. He labels four pots P, Q, R, and S and adds equal amounts of soil and fertilizer to each pot. Allen plants a different number of seeds in each pot as shown in the table. The pots are kept in a garden for five days, and the numbers of germinated seeds are recorded after five days.

a)
b)
c)
d)