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Review: Plant Processes

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the combined forces of cohesion and adhesion that helps maintain a plant's water pressure called?

a)

Phloem

b)

Stomata

c)

Capillary Action

d)

Turgor Pressure

2.

What is the green pigment that allows photosynthesis to occur in plants?

a)

Stomata

b)

Food Coloring

c)

Glucose

d)

Chlorophyll

3.

This is a simple sugar produced during photosynthesis.

a)

Fructose

b)

Glucose

c)

Tropism

d)

Stomata

4.
What process produces chemical energy from radiant energy?
a)
photosynthesis
b)
combustion
c)
phototropism
d)
respiration
5.
What type of energy transformation is occurring in the diagram?
a)

radiant to chemical energy

b)

chemical to mechanical energy

c)

thermal to electrical energy

d)

chemical to radiant energy

6.

This occurs in both plants and animals when cells exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide.

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Tropism

c)

Cellular Respiration

d)

Turgor Pressure

7.

What are the small openings in leaves that allow for gas exchange and lets water leave the plant?

a)

Stomata

b)

Tropism

c)

Chlorophyll

d)

Xylem

8.
a)
Transpiration
b)
Absorption
c)
Transport
d)
Vascular tissue
9.

What is the process which removes excess water from a plant and allows the plant to maintain water balance called?

a)

Turgor Pressue

b)

Tropism

c)

Capillary Action

d)

Transpiration

10.

Define Tropism.

a)

Water pressure in a plant.

b)

Combined forces of adhesion and cohesion

c)

Plant's reaction to outside forces

d)

Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide

11.

Define turgor pressure.

a)

Water pressure in a plant.

b)

Combined forces of adhesion and cohesion

c)

Plant's reaction to outside forces

d)

Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide

12.
What causes a plant to wilt?
a)
less water in the cells
b)
more water in the cells
13.
Greater surface area of the leaves of a plant allows for more?
a)
Perspiration
b)
Water Absorption
c)
Transpiration
d)
It doesn't make a difference
14.

What structure of a plant transports water in a continuous column?

a)

xylem

b)

phloem

c)

stomata

d)

chloroplast

15.
Which correctly shows the reactants and products for photosynthesis?
a)
hydrogen sulfide + oxygen + carbon dioxide --> glucose + sulfur + water
b)
glucose + oxygen --> carbon dioxide + water
c)
carbon dioxide + water --> glucose + oxygen
d)
iron + oxygen + water --> iron oxide
16.
Why can plants stand upright?
a)
geotropism pull of the sun
b)
water inside cells creates turgor pressure
c)
lack of water in cells creates turgor pressure
d)
gravitational pull of the Earth
17.
What are the products of photosynthesis?
a)
glucose & oxygen
b)
carbon dioxide & water
c)
glucose
d)
oxygen
18.

A plant is observed producing air bubbles under the water. What are the air bubbles? (Hint: This would lead to healthier fish!)

a)

Oxygen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Chlorophyll

19.

What is the vascular tissue in plants that transports food (glucose) both ways?

a)

Phloem

b)

Xylem

c)

Transpiration

d)

Stomata

20.

Data that is shown in numbers is called what?

a)

Qualitative

b)

Quantitative

21.

Data that is a description is called what?

a)

Qualitative

b)

Quantitative

22.

What is an indicator?

a)

A chemical that reacts to the presence of another substance

b)

A pointer

c)

Tissue in a plant

d)

Data from a lab

23.
What causes the stoma to open?
a)
Leaves placed in dark areas.
b)
Water moving into the guard cells.
c)
Leaves that are suffering in a drought.
d)
Water moving out of the guard cells.
24.
Which of the following would NOT increase transpiration?
a)
high humidity
b)
high winds
c)
increased light
d)
warm temperatures
25.

Why would an increase in the number of stomata be beneficial to a plant in the rainforest?

a)

more water can leave the plant

b)

more oxygen absorption

c)

less water loss

d)

more sunlight absorbed

26.

How are glucose and starch related?

a)

Plants make glucose and store it as starch

b)

Plants create starch and store it as glucose

c)

Starch and glucose are created during cellular respirations

d)

Hydrogen and water combine to form starch

27.

How does turgor pressure control the stomata?

a)

High turgor pressure causes the guard cells to contract, opening the stomata

b)

High turgor pressure causes the stomata to close.

c)

Low turgor pressure causes the stomata to open

28.

Why are stomata closed at night?

a)

Plants don't need minerals to enter the stomata at night.

b)

Plants don't need a great supply of raw materials at night as they do when performing photosynthesis during the day.

c)

Stomata don't close at night

d)

Stomata are only controlled by temperature.

29.

Which of the following are only INORGANIC?

a)

Oxygen (O2), Water (H2O), Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

b)

Glucose (C6H12O6)

c)

CHO4, Oxygen (O2), Glucose (C6H12O6)

30.

Which of the following is biotic?

a)

decomposers in the soil

b)

sunlight

c)

moisture

d)

metal composition of a nail

31.

Which of the following is the correct equation for PHOTOSYNTHESIS?

a)

6CO2 + light + 6H2O --> 6O2 + Sugar

b)

CO2 + sugar + H2O --> O2 + light

c)

O2 + light + H2O --> 6CO2 + Sugar

d)

CO2 + 6O2 + H2O --> Light+ Sugar

32.
Which organisms perform Photosynthesis?
a)
Only Autotrophs
b)
Only Heterotrophs
c)
Autotrophs and Heterotrophs
33.
Which of the following is an example of an AUTOTROPH?
a)
Appletree
b)
Dog
c)
Mushroom
d)
Human
34.
Which of the following is an example of a HETEROTROPH?
a)
Grass
b)
Algae
c)
Lemon Tree
d)
Bear
35.
How many sugar molecules are produced from every six molecules of carbon dioxide?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
6
d)
12
36.
The leaves on the plant are turning brown.
a)
Qualitative
b)
Quantitative
c)
Both
d)
Neither
37.
The plant has grown 4 cm since yesterday.
a)
Qualitative
b)
Quantitative
c)
Both
d)
Neither
38.

The indicator turned orange showing the presence of sugar.

a)

Qualitative

b)

Quantitative

c)

Both

d)

Neither

39.
A plant growing in response to the sunlight. 
a)
Gravitropism 
b)
Phototropism
c)
Thigmotropism
d)
Hydrotropism
40.

The shoot of a plant growing up.

a)

Positive geotropism

b)

Negative geotropism

c)

Thigmotropism

d)

Hydrotropism

41.

The root of a plant growing down.

a)

Positive geotropism

b)

Negative geotropism

c)

Thigmotropism

d)

Hydrotropism