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plants and photosynthesis

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What anchor plants to the ground and absorb water and nutrients?

a)

Roots

b)

Stem

c)

Xylem

d)

Leaves

2.

What is the tissue that is used to transport necessary materials throughout the plant known as capillary action?

a)

Circulatory tissue

b)

Transport tissue

c)

Vascular tissue

d)

Pathway tissue

3.

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

a)

transpports 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

4.

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

a)

transpports 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

5.

What organelle in the leaves of plants capture light energy from the sun to complete photosynthesis?

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

Ribosomes

6.

What is the waxy layer on leaves?

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Plastic

c)

Wax

d)

Cuticle

7.

What is the function of the cuticle on a leaf?

a)

to keep water from entering the leaf

b)

to keep water from leaving the leaf

c)

to keep bacteria out of the leaf

d)

to keep oxygen in the leaf

8.

What are the openings on the underside of leaves that let carbon dioxide into the leaf and let oxygen out?

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Stomata

c)

Stomach

d)

Cuticle

9.

In which type of growth response does the plant grow toward a light source?

a)

Phototropism

b)

Hydrotropism

c)

Geotropism

10.

In which type of growth response does the plant follow the sun?

a)

Thigmotropism

b)

Heliotropism

c)

Geotropism

11.

In which type of growth response does the plant grow in response to touch?

a)

Hydrotropism

b)

Heliotropism

c)

Geotropism

d)

Thigmotropism

12.

In which type of growth response does the plant grow in response to gravity?

a)

Hydrotropism

b)

Phototropism

c)

Geotropism

d)

Thigmotropism

13.

In which type of growth response does the plant's roots grow toward a water source?

a)

Hydrotropism

b)

Phototropism

c)

Heliotropism

d)

Thigmotropism

14.

Plants need ________ for photosynthesis

a)

oxygen

b)

soil

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

sugar

15.

What are the products of photosynthesis?

a)

water and carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen and glucose

c)

oxygen and carbon dioxide

d)

oxygen and water

16.

Which gas is removed from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?

a)

hydrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

nitrogen

d)

carbon dioxide

17.

Which of the following go through the process of photosynthesis?

a)

bees

b)

algae

c)

humans

d)

mushrooms

18.

What molecule absorbs sunlight for photosynthesis?

a)

chloroplast

b)

thylakoid

c)

grana

d)

chlorophyll

19.

The main source of energy for all life comes from ____.

a)

the Earth

b)

the moon

c)

the sun

d)

the food we eat/make

20.

Which of the following is not needed for photosynthesis to occur?

a)

sunlight

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

water

d)

oxygen

21.
Most plants appear green because chlorophyll
a)
absorbs green light.
b)
absorbs violet light.
c)
reflects green light.
d)
does not absorb violet light.
22.
The reactants of photosynthesis are
a)
sugar and water.
b)
sugar and oxygen.
c)
carbon dioxide and water.
d)
carbon dioxide and oxygen.
23.
Which of the following is the correct equation for PHOTOSYNTHESIS?
a)
6CO2 + 6H2O --> 6O+ C6H12O6
b)
6CO+ C6H12O6 + 6H2O --> O
c)
6O2 + 6H2O --> 6CO+ C6H12O6
d)
C6H12O6 + 6O2 ---> 6H2O + 6CO2 
24.

Xylem tubes are made of...

a)

Dead cells

b)

Living cells

25.

Phloem tubes are made of...

a)

Dead cells

b)

Living cells

26.

Xylem tubes transport..

a)

Water

b)

Mineral ions

c)

Food substances (e.g. sucrose)

27.

An example of adhesion is

a)

Water molecules sticking to each other

b)

Water molecules sticking to cellulose in xylem walls

c)

Magnets sticking to a metal wall

d)

Gravity pulling water down

28.

What are guard cells?

a)

Cells that regulate photosynthesis

b)

Cells that push nutrients and water up xylem

c)

Cells that turn sunlight into energy

d)

Cells that regulate water loss

29.

Cohesion is...

a)

molecules sticking together

b)

molecules sticking together with other molecules

30.

True or false

The oldest part of a tree is in the center

a)

true

b)

false

31.

True or false

removing the bark also removes the phloem

a)

true

b)

false

32.

The two structures that limit transpiration are known as

a)

Guard cells and xylem

b)

Stomata and guard cells

c)

xylem and phloem

d)

stomata and phloem

33.

Vascular tissue not only transports material it also

a)

protects the plant

b)

supports the plant structurally

c)

transports minerals

d)

transports energy

34.

In "Leaf Me Alone", what did cup A represent?

a)

IV

b)

DV

c)

graph

d)

Control

35.

You can find total magnification by which of the following methods?

a)

ocular PLUS objective

b)

ocular TIMES objective

c)

ocular MINUS objective

d)

ocular DIVIDED BY objective

36.

When would you use the diaphragm?

a)

When you wanted to move the stage

b)

When you wanted to adjust the light

c)

When you wanted to put the microscope away

d)

When you sneeze

37.

Find the total magnification:

Eyepiece = 10X

Objective lens = 55X

a)

10x

b)

55x

c)

65x

d)

550x

38.

You should always carry the microscope by the

a)

arm and base

b)

arm and body tube

c)

arm only

d)

the objectives

39.

When looking at a specimen on your slide, you should always start with the

a)

low objective lens

b)

medium objective lens

c)

high objective lens

d)

super extra high power lens

40.

When looking through your microscope, you move your slide to the right- It appears

a)

to move to the right

b)

to stay the same

c)

to move to the left

d)

vanish

41.

The _______focuses the image under low power.

a)

revolving nosepiece

b)

fine adjustment knob

c)

coarse adjustment knob

d)

arm/neck

42.

The__________ sharpens the image under high magnification.

a)

the diaphragm

b)

fine adjustment knob

c)

coarse adjustment knob

d)

the ocular

43.
What does this picture represent? 
a)
thigmotropism
b)
Phototropism
c)
Hydrotropism
d)
Geotropism
44.

How does turgor pressure relate to a plant wilting?

a)

A wilting plant = high turgor pressure

b)

A wilting plant = high photosynthesis

c)

A wilting plant = low turgor pressure

d)

They are not related

45.

A force exerted outward on a cell wall by the water contained on a cell.

a)

Turgor Pressure

b)

Adaptation

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Photosynthesis

46.

Does the type of gasoline put in a car effect how fast the car can drive? What is the independent variable?

a)

Type of gasoline

b)

which car the gas is put into

c)

how fast the car can drive

d)

how much gas is put into the car

47.

Which organisms perform Photosynthesis?

a)

Only Autotrophs

b)

Only Heterotrophs

c)

Autotrophs and Heterotrophs

48.

Solution that turns from blue to orange when mixed with glucose

a)

Benedict's Solution

b)

Glocose

c)

Lugol's Iodine solution

d)

Starch

49.

Solution that shows the presence of certain substances

a)

Benedicts

b)

Lugols

c)

Indicator

d)

Solution