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WorksheetsFNGLA Plant Biology pgs 1-11
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 26mins
True or False: There are plants alive today that were alive during the time of Christ.
True
False
True or False: Plants make up the largest living organisms on the planet.
True
False
What are "higher plants"?
Plants that are easier to care for
Plants that need minimum care
Plants that require much care
Plants that are complex and have detailed parts
True or False: The root and shoot typically grow horizontally.
True
False
What happens to flowers if sexual reproduction occurs?
It falls off the plant
It produces pollen
It turns into a fruit
None of the above
What is the gel called that surround the organelles in a cell?
Cell membrane
Cell wall
Cytoplasm
Mitochondria
What part of the cell allows passage of liquids, gasses, and dissolved solids to move into the cell?
Cell membrane
Cell wall
Cytoplasm
Nucleus
What allows plants to grow upright?
Cell membrane
Cell wall
Bark
Roots
When cells divide in half to create self replicas of each other, this type of cell division is called ________________ and is the basic process of plant growth.
Meioses
Mitosis
True or False: In meiosis, the daughter cells are identical to the parent cell.
True
False
True or False: Mitosis creates a lot of variation in plants.
True
False
True or False: Meiosis creates a lot of variation in plants.
True
False
What are known as the "blueprints" that tells plants what type of cells to produce?
Specialized cells
Chloroplasts
Chromosomes
None of the above
What are vascular plants?
Group of plants that do not have a vascular cambium
Contain groups of cells which create vessels for transporting liquids.
Short, thickened underground stems
All of the above
Where is most of the vascular system located in dicots?
In the bark
Just beneath the bark
In the center of the tree
Leaves
The Cambium is found in ______________
Monocots
Dicots
Both
Which functions in water and mineral movement?
Xylem
Phloem
Grasses, lilies, and palms are all examples of:
Monocots
Dicots
True or False: Only monocots have a cambium
True
False
Which of the following is a function of the roots?
Anchors the plants to the soil
Supports top structure of the plants
Absorbs water and nutrients from the soil
All of the above
Fibrous roots are found in what type of plants?
Monocots
Dicots
Taproots are found in what type of plants?
Monocots
Dicots
Where do buds form off of the stem?
Node
Internode
Tip
Lenticel
Stems move water and minerals from the roots to the upper part of the plant through the:
Xylem
Phloem
Both
Food produced in the leaves through photosynthesis is moved throughout the plant through the...
Xylem
Phloem
Which of the following is an example of a modified stem? Choose all that apply
Corm
Tuber
Rhizomes
Bulbs
Where is food manufactured in the plant?
Roots
Stems
Leaves
Flowers
Plants convert water and carbon dioxide, in the presence of light, into ___________
Fructose
Sucrose
Lactose
Glucose
Which process converts stored energy, such as sucrose or starch, into usable energy for the plant?
Respiration
Transpiration
Photosynthesis
Oxidation
Approximately how much water absorbed by the roots is actually lost during transpiration?
50%
60%
80%
90%
True or False: The amount of oxygen given off as a by-product of photosynthesis is greater that the amount of oxygen consumed by respiration in one day.
True
False
What is typically the easiest and most accurate way of identifying plants?
Leaves
Stems
Flowers
Roots
Which of the following is the correct order of listed plant leaf arrangements, A,B, and C? (exclude D)
Opposite, Whorled, Alternate
Whorled, Opposite, Alternate
Alternate, Whorled, Opposite
Alternate, Opposite, Whorled
True or False: The axillary bud is found at the top of the plant.
True
False
How many terminal buds can there be on a stem?
1
3
5
Many
How many axillary buds can there be on a stem?
1
3
5
Many
True or False: The presence of terminal buds increases the chance of axillary buds growing.
True
False
True or False: Tipping a plant makes it grow fuller.
True
False
If a leaf does not have a petiole, it is called:
Stipules
Entire
Alternate
Sessile
Leaves that grow off the base of petioles are called:
Stipules
Entire
Alternate
Sessile
True or False: Parallel veins is primarily seen in dicots.
True
False
True or False: Netted veins are primarily seen in dicots.
True
False
Which type of veinage is seen from left to right
Both are Pinnate
Left is Pinnate, Right is Palmate
Left is Palmate, Right is Pinnate
Both are Palmate
What are the two most basic type of leaf? Select all that apply
Sessile
Simple
Compound
Odd-Pinnately
What is the correct order of leaf types from left to right?
Compound, Palmately Compound, Simple
Simple, Even-Pinnately Compound, Palmately Compound
Compound, Odd-Pinnately Compound, Simple
Simple, Odd-Pinnately Compound, Palmately Compound
What part of the palm tree typically becomes a primary ornamental characteristic, or one that the customer like to see?
Crownshaft
Costapalmate
The Trunk
The Fronds
True or False: Flowers can be produced from either terminal or axillary (lateral) buds.
True
False
Collectively, flower petals are called:
Sepal
Calyx
Corolla
Receptacle
The male reproductive organ in a flower is called the:
Pistil
Stamen
Sepal
Stigma
The female organ of the flower is called the:
Pistil
Stamen
Anther
Filament
What are dioecious plants?
They have both male and female organs
They have either male or female organs
They are self-fertile
None of the above
What are monoecious plants?
They have both male and female organs
They have either male or female organs
They require a pollinator to be pollinated
None of the above
