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Marcos Biology 11 - Plants

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following plants is most likely to have swimming sperm?

a)

Mosses

b)

Ferns

c)

Pine Trees

d)

Mosses or ferns

e)

All of the above

2.

Where could you find an angiosperm living?

a)

Underwater only

b)

In wet environments

c)

In dry environments only

d)

In wet or dry environments

3.

Why can gymnosperms grow very large while mosses cannot?

a)

Gymnosperms don’t need water to reproduce

b)

Gymnosperms have a good vascular system

c)

Gymnosperms have cones

d)

Gymnosperms have a multicellular sporophyte

4.

What do apple trees have that both ferns and algae do not?

a)

vascular tissue

b)

spores

c)

gametes

d)

pollen

5.

Which of the stages shown in the life cycle are diploid?

a)

1 and 2

b)

1, 2 and 3

c)

4 and 5

d)

3, 4 and 5

6.

What is the name given to the structure shown at stage 2?

a)

Sporophyte

b)

Gametophyte

c)

Sporangium

d)

Bryophyte

7.

The phloem of a plant is responsible for:

a)

Making the plant trunk thicker

b)

Making the plant grow taller

c)

Carrying water to all parts of the plant

d)

Carrying sugars to all parts of the plant

8.

What would happen if you removed the apical meristem of a root on a new plant?

a)

It wouldn’t grow longer

b)

It wouldn’t grow wider

c)

It wouldn’t be able to perform photosynthesis

d)

It wouldn’t be able to get water

9.

1. Put the following plants in order from the LEAST advanced to the MOST advanced.

I. Ferns

II. Mosses

III. Orange tree

IV. Spruce tree (like a Christmas tree)

a)

II, I, III, IV

b)

I, II, III, IV

c)

II, I, IV, III

d)

I, II, IV, III

10.

A green plant is found which has pollen and cones. Which of the following terms would NOT be an accurate description of this plant?

a)

conifer

b)

vascular plant

c)

autotroph (performs photosynthesis)

d)

angiosperm

11.

Which of the following statements best describes xylem's function in the plant?

a)

transports water and minerals up from the roots to the rest of the plant

b)

transports food down from the leaves to the rest of the plant

c)

transports water and minerals down from the roots to the rest of the plant

d)

transports food up from the leaves to the rest of the plant

12.

Which of the following statements best describes phloem's function in the plant?

a)

transports water and minerals up from the roots to the rest of the plant

b)

transports food down from the leaves to the rest of the plant

c)

transports water and minerals down from the roots to the rest of the plant

d)

transports food up from the leaves to the rest of the plant

13.
What is the part of the flower that is brightly colored to attract pollinators?
a)
Petals
b)
Stamen
c)
Pistil
d)
Sepals
14.
What is the male part of the flower?
a)
Petals
b)
Stamen
c)
Pistil
d)
Sepals
15.

What is the female part of the flower?

a)

Petals

b)

Stamen

c)

Carpel

d)

Sepals

16.
What part of the female part of the flower gathers pollen?
a)
Ovary
b)
Style
c)
Filament
d)
Stigma
17.
What part of the female part of the flower is a tube that pollen travels through?
a)
Ovary
b)
Style
c)
Filament
d)
Stigma
18.
What are the small, green leaf-like structures that protect the flower when it is a bud?
a)
Seeds
b)
Pollen
c)
Petals
d)
Sepals
19.

What is pollination?

a)

the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma

b)

the union of pollen and egg cells in the ovary of the flower

c)

the dispersal of seeds to a new location

d)

the transfer of spores from the male to female parts of the flower

20.

What is fertilization?

a)

the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma

b)

the union of sperm (in the pollen tube) and egg cells in the ovary

c)

the dispersal of seeds to a new location

d)

the use of pollinators, such as bees, to transfer pollen

21.
Which of the following is NOT a function of the stem of a plant?
a)
Hold the leaves toward the sun
b)
Hold the petals up for pollinators
c)
Provide a way for xylem to transport food
d)
Support the plant 
22.

The part of a flower that produces the male gametophyte.

a)

anther

b)

style

c)

stigma

d)

filament

23.

Their leaves have net-like veins, and the flower parts are usually in fours or fives.

a)

monocot

b)

dicot

c)

angiosperm

d)

gymnosperm

24.
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
25.
Type of root
a)
fibrous root 
b)
taproot
26.
What is #4 pointing to?
a)
anther
b)
style
c)
stigma
d)
ovary
27.
What is #6 pointing to?
a)
stigma
b)
style
c)
ovary
d)
petal
28.
Tell whether it is monocot or dicot.
 
a)
Monocot
b)
Dicot
29.
Tell whether it is monocot or dicot.
a)
Monocot
b)
Dicot
30.
Tell whether it is monocot or dicot.
a)
Monocot
b)
Dicot
31.
What does the seed coat do?
a)
uses sunlight to make food for the plant
b)
makes pollen
c)
protects the seed
d)
takes in nutrients from the soil
32.

What is a conifer?

a)

the joining of an egg and sperm cell

b)

the carrying of seeds to a new place

c)

a seed plant that reproduces with cones

d)

the movement of pollen from a stamen to pistol

e)

a characteristic that is passed from parents to offspring

33.
process by which water evaporates from plant leaves.
a)
transpiration
b)
evaporation
c)
condensation
34.
houses the ovules in the flower.
a)
ovary
b)
style
c)
stigma
35.
flowering plant
a)
angiosperm
b)
gymnosperm
36.
A  young plant inside a seed
a)
cone
b)
conifer
c)
embryo
d)
seedling
37.
Sporophytes are __.
a)
diploid
b)
haploid
38.
The main plant body of a moss is __.
a)
gametophyte
b)
sporophyte
c)
capsule
d)
spores
39.

Mosses must live in a moist environment because __.

a)

male gametes need a way to travel to the egg.

b)

Vascular tissue only works in a moist environment

c)

spores need a way to travel to the egg

d)

They can only absorb oxygen from water

40.
The main plant body of a vascular plant is:
a)
sporophyte
b)
gametophyte
c)
antheridium
d)
archegonia
41.

These plants are being shown in this life cycle:

a)

Moss

b)

Ferns

c)

Flowering plants

d)

Cone plants

42.

In this life cycle number 5 best indicates the:

a)

sporophyte stalk

b)

gametophyte stalk

c)

the haploid stalk

d)

the capsule

43.

In this life cycle number 6 is:

a)

Haploid

b)

Diploid

44.
The sporophyte makes spores
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
45.

The gametophyte makes gametes

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

46.

The sporophyte is

a)

haploid

b)

diploid

c)

triploid

47.

The gametophyte is

a)

haploid

b)

diploid

c)

triploid

48.

What type of cellular division occurs at "a" in the figure?

a)

meiosis

b)

mitosis

49.

What type of cellular division occurs at "c" in the figure?

a)

meiosis

b)

mitosis

50.

The dominant generation of a moss is the

a)

gametophyte

b)

sporophyte

51.

Which of these structures is a gametophyte on an angiosperm?

a)

leaves

b)

stems

c)

roots

d)

pollen

52.

I am a flower that produces nectar. What is the function of the nectar?

a)

To provide food for the flower

b)

To attract pollinators

c)

To attract animals to disperse the fruits

d)

To produce perfumes for humans

53.
What is #2 pointing to?
a)
anther
b)
filament
c)
ovary
d)
style
54.

I have a long and feathery stigma that sticks out of the flower. How am I pollinated?

a)

By wind

b)

By insects

c)

By water

d)

By explosive action

55.
True or false
The oldest part of a tree is in the center
a)
true
b)
false
56.

What is found in clusters in the small brown "dots" on the underside of these leaves?

a)

stamens

b)

pollen

c)

spores

d)

cones

57.

Which of the following provides food for the embryo?

a)

Fruit

b)

Endosperm

c)

Cotyledon

d)

Vascular cambium

58.

When a tree grows wider in trunk diameter, this is an example of which of the following?

a)

Secondary growth

b)

Primary growth

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Xylem transport

59.

Which of the following actively divides and produces alternating layers of xylem and phloem?

a)

Outer bark

b)

Pith

c)

Vascular cambium

d)

Cork cambium

60.

____________ are actively dividing areas at root tips & buds of shoots.

a)

Perennial

b)

Apical meristem

c)

Stem

d)

Root

e)

Flower