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Test Review: Plants & Pollination

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 2hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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 Man
2.
Pollination is the process by which the pollen grains are transferred from the ________ to the _________. 
a)
anther... ovary
b)
anther ... stigma
c)
stigma ... ovary 
d)
stigma ... filament
3.
Small grains that contain a plant's male reproductive cells.
a)
stamen
b)
pollen
c)
anther
d)
stigma
4.
The part of the flower on which the pollen grains land.
a)
pistil
b)
stamen
c)
style
d)
stigma
5.
Brightly colored parts of flowers that attract insects.
a)
petals
b)
pistils
c)
stamen
d)
filaments
6.
Animals disperse seeds by _________.
a)
eating seeds and dropping waste later on
b)
hiding seeds for late and not coming back for them
c)
catching seeds on their fur and carrying them to different places
d)
all of the above
7.
The female part of the flower is known as the ____.
a)
stamen
b)
anther
c)
filament
d)
pistil
8.
The male part of the flower is known as the _____.
a)
stamen
b)
pistil
c)
ovary
d)
petal
9.
Part of a plant that holds and protects seeds
a)
roots
b)
stem
c)
fruit
d)
leaves
10.
What is #8 pointing to?
a)
petal
b)
stamen
c)
pistil
d)
ovary
11.
What part of the flower catches the pollen?
a)
Anther
b)
Style
c)
Stigma
d)
Filament
12.
The female bee that lays the egg is called the ____.
a)
worker
b)
queen
c)
bees
d)
drone
13.

How do the bees communicate where flowers are?

a)

speak

b)

jump

c)

collect

d)

do a waggle dance

14.
What part of the flower holds the pollen?
a)
stem
b)
anther
c)
pistil
d)
flower
15.
What is an ovary?
a)
the female part of the flower that becomes a fruit
b)
the female part of the flower that accepts the pollen
c)
the male part of the flower that produces pollen
d)
another name for the stem of the plant
16.
What is D? (pg.134)
a)
Anther
b)
Ovules
c)
Pollen Tube
d)
Stigma
17.
What are the white parts of the flower below?
a)
Pistil
b)
Petals
c)
Stamen
d)
Stigma
18.
Which word identifies letter B?
a)
cotyledon
b)
seed coat
c)
embryo
19.

Which is not a cause of Colony Collapse Disorder?

a)

Pesticides

b)

Cell Towers

c)

Mites

d)

Viruses

20.
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
21.
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 cash in a business transaction between plants
22.

What does an ovule become when it is pollinated?

a)

a seed

b)

a sprout

c)

a fruit

d)

it stays an ovule

23.
Characteristics of animal pollinated flowers usually include all EXCEPT ...
a)
being large
b)
producing a lot of nectar
c)
producing less pollen
d)
being small
24.
Which is a more reliable method of pollination?
a)
Animal pollination 
b)
Wind pollination 
25.
The type of pollination that promotes greater genetic diversity in the plant  is ...
a)
cross-pollination
b)
self-pollination
26.
What part of the flower will turn into a seed?
a)
ovary
b)
anther
c)
ovule
d)
filament
27.
What part of the flower will turn into a fruit?
a)
petal
b)
ovary
c)
ovule
d)
stamen
28.

connects the stigma to the ovary

a)

anther

b)

carpel

c)

style

d)

fertilization

29.

holds the anther up

a)

ovary

b)

pistil

c)

carpel

d)

filament

30.

Which is NOT a way that plants attract pollinators?

a)

Color

b)

Shape/Structure

c)

Smell

d)

Magnetism

31.

Which is NOT a part of the pistil?

a)

stigma

b)

style

c)

ovary

d)

anther

32.

Other animals besides bees can pollinate flowers. These animals include:

a)

bats

b)

flies

c)

beetles

d)

all of the above

33.
Where an animal lives is called the animal's ______
a)
wildlife
b)
habitat
c)
environment 
d)
carnivore 
34.
Place the following images in the chronological order that represents pollination.
a)
2, 3, 1, 4
b)
3, 2, 1, 4
c)
1, 2, 3, 4
d)
2, 3, 4, 1
35.
Which part produces pollen?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
E
36.
All members of one species in a certain area.
a)
Population
b)
Limiting Factors
c)
Immigration
d)
Birth Rate
37.
Environmental factors that keep a population from increasing. 
a)
Carrying Capacity
b)
Limiting Factors
38.
Which is NOT an example of a limiting factor.
a)
Climate
b)
Available Food & Water
c)
Available Space & Shelter
d)
Species color
39.
A snake is eaten by a hawk. The hawk is the _______.
a)
prey
b)
parasite
c)
predator
d)
all of these
40.
Food, water, sunlight, shelter, and space are resources that are  __________.
a)
limiting factors
b)
wet
c)
messy
d)
found in rocks
41.
If the population of a certain predator increases, there is often _______ its prey
a)
a decrease the population of
b)
an increase of the population of 
c)
great news for its prey of
d)
no  impact found on
42.
If there is more food than usual in an ecosystem, then...
a)
Populations will stay the same
b)
Populations will decrease
c)
Populations will increase
43.
Any thing or organism that regulates the size of a population of another organism is known as __________.
a)
a limiting measure
b)
a limiting factor
c)
factorization
d)
materialization of precipitation
44.
A ______ plant species is one that occurs in area without human action.
a)
Invasive
b)
Native
c)
Weed
d)
Non-Native
45.
A non-native plant that causes problems to the environment that it is introduced to is called __________.
a)
Invasive
b)
Weed
c)
Indigenous
d)
Purple
46.

Nonliving parts of an ecosystem

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

c)

Prebiotic

d)

Nonbiotic

47.

The living parts of an ecosystem

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

c)

Antibiotic

d)

Probiotic

48.

Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all _____ parts of the environment

a)

alive

b)

biotic

c)

abiotic

d)

living

49.
Cattle egrets forage (feed) in fields among cattle. The egret gets easy access to flying insects stirred up by the cattle, and the cattle don't care if they are there or not.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
competition
d)
parasitism
50.
What type of symbiosis?  Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers.  The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
51.
A relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit. 
a)
Mutualism 
b)
Competition
c)
Parasitsm 
d)
Commensalism 
52.

Bees fly from flower to flower-gathering nectar, which they make into food. When they land in a flower, the bees get some pollen on their hairy bodies, and when they land in the next flower, some of the pollen from the first one rubs off, pollinating the plant.

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

53.

List the correct order of the three stages in an incomplete life cycle.

a)

egg, nymph, adult

b)

adult, nymph, egg

c)

egg, adult, nymph

d)

nymph, egg, adult

54.

For complete metamorphosis, which stage doesn't belong?

a)

egg

b)

nymph

c)

larva

d)

adult

55.

For incomplete metamorphosis which stage doesn't belong?

a)

egg

b)

nymph

c)

pupa

d)

adult

56.

Complete or Incomplete?

a)

Complete

b)

Incomplete

57.

Complete or Incomplete?

a)

Complete

b)

Incomplete

58.

Complete or Incomplete?

a)

Complete

b)

Incomplete

59.

Complete or Incomplete Metamorphosis?

a)

Complete

b)

Incomplete

c)

This does not show metamorphosis

d)

It is both complete and incomplete

60.
Which stage is worm-like and eats a lot? 
a)
Nymph
b)
Egg
c)
Adult
d)
Larva
61.
A picture of a beetle life cycle is shown.
Which letter represents the adult stage of the darkling beetle life cycle?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
62.

A process insects go through to change into an adult.

a)

metamorphosis

b)

hatching

c)

molting

d)

growing

63.

A long, slender drinking tube.

a)

Proboscis

b)

Mandible

c)

Allomone

d)

Pheromone

64.

A bee's legs and wings are attached to which part of the body?

a)

Head

b)

Thorax

c)

Abdomen

d)

None of the above

65.

What causes nonvascular plants to grow in moist environments and be very short in height?

a)

Nonvascular plants are composed of xylem and phloem.

b)

Nonvascular plants produce an abundance of seeds which stunts the growth of the plant.

c)

Nonvascular plants evolved from plants that were unable to complete photosynthesis.

d)

Nonvascular plants do no have vascular tissue to transport water.

66.

Seedless vascular plants include-

a)

angiosperms, gymnsperms, and club mosses

b)

ferns, horsetails, and club mosses

c)

algae, flagellates, and sporozoans

d)

mosses and algae

67.

Flowering plants, such as rose bushes and cherry trees, -

a)

lack xylem and phloem

b)

reproduce only by spores

c)

have cones to protect their seeds

d)

are classified as angiosperms

68.

Which statement is NOT true concerning angiosperms?

a)

Angiosperms are vascular plants.

b)

Angiosperms usually form a fruit to protect their seeds.

c)

Angiosperms produce cones.

d)

Angiosperms produce flowers.

69.

These kind of observations are made using instruments such as rulers, balances and thermometers.

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

70.

These kind of observation use your senses to observe results.

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

71.

The leaf is 5 mm wide.

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

72.

The temperature of the room is decreasing by 4 degrees Celsius.

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

73.

The clouds are grey and ground is wet.

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

74.

The leaves on the plant are turning brown.

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

c)

both

d)

neither

75.

The plant has grown 4 cm since yesterday.

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

c)

both

d)

neither

76.
Your teacher has asked you to explain the difference between quantitative and qualitative observations. Which statement is correct?
a)
Quantitative observations use numbers, qualitative uses the senses.
b)
Quantitative observations use the senses, qualitative uses numbers.
c)
Quantitative observations use measurement, qualitative uses numbers.
d)
Quantitative observations use colors, qualitative uses the senses.
77.
Observation or Inference?
I think a tsunami put the boat on the house
a)
observation
b)
inference
78.
Observation or Inference?
There is a red car at the bottom of a pool
a)
observation
b)
inference
79.
Observation or Inference?
It is a hot summer day
a)
observation
b)
inference
80.
What is an inference? 
a)
Just a guess.
b)
A statement based off of your observations. 
c)
The same as an observation. 
d)
Examples of something. 
81.
This is a ____ plant.
a)
gymnosperm
b)
angiosperm
c)
vascular
d)
nonvascular
82.
These types of plants are able to grow taller because of the added support and faster nutrient transport of xylem and phloem.
a)
Seedless plants
b)
Vascular plants
c)
Seeded plants
d)
Nonvascular plants
83.
When a seed starts to grow, the embryo gets nutrients from the ____.
a)
seed coat
b)
large vacuole
c)
cotyledon
d)
chloroplast
84.

Examples of these plants include mosses, liverworts, and other plants with no xylem or phloem

a)

dicot

b)

vascular plant

c)

monocot

d)

nonvascular plant

85.

WHICH ONE IS A GYMNOSPERM?

a)
b)
c)
d)
86.

WHICH ONE IS AN ANGIOSPERM?

a)
b)
c)
d)
87.

This is a(n) ...

a)

Angiosperm

b)

Gymnosperm

c)

Seedless vascular plant

d)

Nonvascular plant

88.

This is a(n) ...

a)

Angiosperm

b)

Gymnosperm

89.
Vascular plants with seeds are split into what two groups?
a)
angiosperms & bryosperms
b)
gymnosperms & angiosperms
c)
gametophytes & sporophytes
d)
sporophytes  & gymnosperms
90.
This is a _____ plant.
a)
gymnosperm
b)
vascular
c)
nonvascular
d)
not enough information to tell
91.

Which of the following does NOT pollinate in Pennsylvania?

a)

bats

b)

bees

c)

beetles

d)

hummingbirds

92.

Which of the following is NOT a native bee of Pennsylvania?

a)

carpenter bee

b)

honey bee

c)

mason bee

d)

squash bee

93.

Which of the following is(are) native bee(s) of Pennsylvania? (Select all that apply)

a)

bumble bees

b)

killer bees

c)

mason bees

d)

sweat bees

e)

orchard bees

94.

Which of the following are currently threats to pollinators? (Select all that apply)

a)

pesticides

b)

parasites like the Varroa mite

c)

climate change

d)

invasive plants and animals

e)

loss of habitat

95.

The best label for the vertical axis is

a)

number of days

b)

Number of years

c)

number of bees

d)

number of animals

96.

One possible explanation for the drop in population from years 7-11 is

a)

lots of nutritious food available

b)

pesticide residue killing and sickening animals

c)

invasive plants are removed and natives are planted

d)

pesticides banned

97.

In which years did the bee population show the most rapid increase?

a)

years 1-2

b)

years 12-13

c)

years 13-15

d)

years 15-16

98.

This bee is in the life stage called the

a)

egg

b)

larva

c)

nymph

d)

pupa

e)

adult

99.

Identify the pollinator

a)

wasp

b)

beetle

c)

moth

d)

bee

100.

Identify this pollinator.

a)

carpenter bee

b)

bumblebee

c)

honeybee

d)

wasp