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Plant Biology Review

Total questions: 83

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Plants need ________ for photosynthesis
a)
oxygen
b)
soil
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
sugar
2.
What are the products of photosynthesis?
a)
water and carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen and glucose
c)
oxygen and carbon dioxide
d)
oxygen and water
3.
What molecule absorbs sunlight for photosynthesis?
a)
chloroplast
b)
thylakoid
c)
grana
d)
chlorophyll
4.
What are the products of photosynthesis?
a)
Carbon dioxide and water
b)
Carbon dioxide and oxygen
c)
Glucose and oxygen
d)
Glucose and water
5.
Which statement about photosynthesis is correct?
a)
Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from water.
b)
Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from soil.
c)
Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from sunlight.
d)
Plants do not require energy to perform photosynthesis.
6.
The raw materials or reactants of photosynthesis are
a)
sugar and water.
b)
sugar and oxygen.
c)
carbon dioxide and water.
d)
carbon dioxide and oxygen.
7.
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
8.
Where does photosynthesis occur?
a)
mitochondria
b)
stomata
c)
xylem
d)
chloroplast
9.
Why do we eat food?
a)
to provide energy/fuel
b)
to eliminate waste products
c)
to prevent diseases
d)
to kill pathogens
10.
Which of the following is the correct equation for PHOTOSYNTHESIS?
a)
6CO2 + 6H2O --> 6O2 + C6H12O6
b)
6CO2 + C6H12O6 + 6H2O --> O2 
c)
6O2 + 6H2O --> 6CO2 + C6H12O6
d)
C6H12O6 + 6O2 ---> 6H2O + 6CO2 
11.
Which of the following best describes photosynthesis?
a)
Photosynthesis converts radiant energy into chemical energy.
b)
Photosynthesis produces carbohydrates.
c)
Plants need sunlight, carbon dioxide, water, nutrients, and chlorophyll to complete photosynthesis.
d)
Plants use chlorophyll, water, and carbon dioxide to make sugar.
12.
What chemical reaction has almost the same products and reactants as cellular respiration but reversed?
a)
Rusting
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Combustion
d)
Symphonies
13.
Where does cellular respiration take place in the cell?
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Vacuole
14.
What is the purpose of cellular respiration?
a)
to break down food
b)
to create energy in the body
c)
to release energy from food
d)
there is none; it's a waste of time
15.

Xylem tubes are made of...

a)

Dead cells

b)

Living cells

16.

Xylem tubes transport substances..

a)

From the roots to the stem and leaves

b)

From the leaves to the rest of the plant

17.

Phloem tubes transport substances..

a)

From the roots to the stem and leaves

b)

From the leaves to the rest of the plant

18.

Xylem tubes transport..

a)

Water

b)

Amino acids

c)

Food substances (e.g. sucrose)

19.

Phloem tubes transport..

a)

Water

b)

Mineral ions

c)

Food substances (e.g. sucrose)

20.

Phloem tubes transport substances in which direction?

a)

Up

b)

Up and down

21.

Xylem tubes transport substances in which direction?

a)

Up

b)

Up and down

22.

Which process are the phloem tubes part of?

a)

Translocation

b)

Transpiration

23.

Which process are the xylem tubes part of?

a)

Translocation

b)

Transpiration

24.

These structures absorb water, nutrients and hold up the plant.

a)

Roots

b)

Stem

c)

Leaves

d)

Stomata

25.

This structure allows water to move from the roots to the leaves.

a)

Stem

b)

Phloem

c)

Xylem

d)

Stomata

26.

This structure allows glucose to travel around the plant.

a)

Stem

b)

Phloem

c)

Xylem

d)

Stomata

27.

This structure closes when the plant does not have enough water.

a)

Roots

b)

Phloem

c)

Xylem

d)

Stomata

28.

This substance/structure gives the plant its green color.

a)

Leaves

b)

Phloem

c)

Chlorophyll / Chloroplast

d)

Xylem

29.

This structure absorbs sunlight and can use its energy to perform photosynthesis.

a)

Xylem

b)

Phloem

c)

Chlorophyll

d)

Stomata

30.

Where does photosynthesis mostly occur?

a)

Leaves

b)

Stem

c)

Roots

d)

Flower

31.

What must a plant have in order to start photosynthesis?

a)

Glucose, water

b)

Carbon dioxide, glucose, water

c)

Sunlight, glucose, water

d)

Carbon dioxide, water, sunlight

32.

Plants get carbon dioxide from animals and in return give animals this:

a)

water

b)

stomata

c)

oxygen

d)

carbon dioxide

33.

Since a plant photosynthesizes, it is making its own food which also means a plant is known as this:

a)

producer

b)

receiver

c)

consumer

d)

quarterback

34.

What is the chemical equation for glucose?

a)

C12H6O12

b)

H2O

c)

C6H12O6

d)

CO2

35.

What is it called when water meets the seed and it begins to grow?

a)

Cotyledon

b)

Germination

c)

Hypocotyl

d)

Flowering

36.

Structure of the seed that grows into the plant.

a)

Cotyledon

b)

Germinate

c)

Hilum

d)

Embryo

37.

What part of the seed allows it to grow without sunlight or soil?

a)

Hypocotyl

b)

Embryo

c)

Cotyledon

d)

Micropyle

38.

If a seed has hooks on its seed coat, how does it likely disperse?

a)

On the wind

b)

On an animal or person

c)

On the water

d)

Explosion

39.

What is the process where seeds are able to grow in an area away from their parent plant?

a)

seed dispersal

b)

seed germination

c)

photosynthesis

d)

propogation

40.

What would be a good plant adaptation for the desert?

a)

Leaves with small surface areas.

b)

Large leaves with large surface area.

c)

The ability to grow fruit.

d)

Opening stomata during the day.

41.

What would be a good plant adaptation for a tropical rainforest?

a)

Small leaves with low surface area.

b)

Less stomata to conserve water.

c)

Large leaves with lots of surface area and stomata.

d)

Very few leaves.

42.

What part of the seed becomes the roots?

a)

Hypotcotyl

b)

Epicotyl

c)

Cotyledon

d)

Radicle

43.

What part of the seed acts as a food source?

a)

Radicle

b)

Cotyledon

c)

Epicotyl

d)

Hypocotyl

44.
These help the plant to reproduce.
a)
flowers
b)
stems
c)
leaves
d)
roots
45.
This is the male part of the flower; it makes pollen.
a)
filament
b)
ovary
c)
sepal
d)
stamen
46.
This is the oval shaped part of a flower that contains pollen and is usually on the filament.
a)
anther
b)
sepal
c)
stamen
d)
stigma
47.
These are found at the bottom of the pistil of a flower; they are tiny egg cells that will become seeds.
a)
ovaries
b)
ovules
c)
anthers
d)
sepals
48.
This is the stalk that holds the anther.
a)
stamen
b)
stigma
c)
filament
d)
pistil
49.
The Stamen, Anther, and Filaments are all female parts of a flower.
a)
True
b)
False
50.
Where are seeds made?
a)
Sepal
b)
Pistil
c)
Ovary
d)
Stigma
51.
Which part of the flower holds the pollen?
a)
Filament
b)
Anther
c)
Stigma
d)
Petals
52.
Pick the female part...
a)
Stigma
b)
Petal
c)
Stamen
d)
Pollen Grains
53.
Is needed for plants to produce seeds, is on top of the anther and it is the powder that is moved from plant to plant.
a)
roots
b)
pollen
c)
stem
d)
leaves
54.
Top part of the stamen and where the pollen is produced.
a)
sepal
b)
pistil
c)
anther
d)
petals
55.
Stalk of the stamen.
a)
filament
b)
pistil
c)
stem
d)
sepal
56.
Is made up of the stigma, style and ovary.
a)
stamen
b)
petals
c)
pistil
d)
roots
57.
The top part of the pistil and where the pollen goes from another flower.
a)
stem
b)
sepal
c)
stamen
d)
stigma
58.
The middle part of the pistil and a tube where the pollen goes down.
a)
stem
b)
style
c)
anther
d)
filament
59.
The bottom part of the pistil and where the seeds are produced.
a)
stamen
b)
anther
c)
ovary
d)
filament
60.
What is pollination?
a)
how plants have fun
b)
how pollen is made
c)
how plants reproduce
d)
how animals reproduce
61.

The yellow, powdery stuff on the anthers

a)

Pollen

b)

Dust

c)

Mites

d)

Germs

62.
What attracts insects for pollination?
a)
anther
b)
ovary
c)
stigma
d)
petals
63.
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
64.

Which statement best describes pollination?

a)

The transfer of pollen grains form the anther to the stigma

b)

The transfer of pollen grains from the stigma to the anther

c)

The transfer of pollen grains from the pistil to the stamen

d)

A bee coming to a flower for nectar

65.
A plant can have both male and female parts.
a)
True
b)
False
66.
When flowering plants use the wind, insects, bats, birds and mammals to transfer pollen from the male (stamen) part of the flower to the female (stigma) part of the flower 
a)
anther
b)
pollination
c)
filament
d)
ovary
67.

Which of the following is not a type of pollination?

a)

Wind Pollination

b)

Animal Pollination

c)

Explosive Pollination

d)

Self Pollination

68.

A mature, large ovary and its seeds

a)

an embryo

b)

fruit

c)

a seed coat

d)

an ovule

69.

Special type of leaf that protects the flower bud.

a)

petal

b)

stigma

c)

style

d)

sepal

70.

The outside covering of the seed.

a)

seed coat

b)

hilum

c)

style

d)

embryo

71.

To grow from a seed into an embryo plant

a)

fertilization

b)

germinate

c)

pollination

d)

seed dispersal

72.

Movement of pollen from a stamen to a pistil.

a)

fertilization

b)

pollination

c)

germination

d)

seed dispersal

73.

Joining of the nuclei of the male and female reproductive cells.

a)

fertilization

b)

pollination

c)

germination

d)

seed dispersal

74.

The transport of seeds away from the parent plant.

a)

fertilization

b)

pollination

c)

germination

d)

seed dispersal

75.

How is a seed able to grow underground when it is unable to get energy from the sun?

a)

Food is stored in the seed for it to use until it sprouts above the ground.

b)

It does not need to "eat" when it is underground.

c)

It only needs water when it is underground.

d)

The sun is able to penetrate the soil so the seed can use it's energy.

76.

How do scientists classify vegetables? There is more than one answer.

a)

a plant's roots

b)

any part of a plant with seeds

c)

the stem of a plant

d)

the leaves of a plant

77.

What is the purpose of fruit?

a)

To be sweet and delicious

b)

To give us nutrients

c)

To protect the seeds

d)

To look pretty on the plant

78.
Which feature of a rose helps it grow without being eaten by large animals?
a)
flowers with bright colors
b)
sharp thorns
c)
small seeds
d)
deep roots
79.
Plants with spines and waxy leaves are well suited for life in which environment?
a)
Desert
b)
Temperate forest
c)
Grassland
d)
Tropical Rainfroest
80.
Cactus has spines instead of leaves. The spines reduces water loss through the stomata.
a)
Structural
b)
Behavioural
81.
Some plants have small leaves that help them do which of these?
a)
grow tall
b)
save water
c)
make seeds
make seeds
d)
fall off in winter
82.
How are hardwood trees adapted to live in cold winters?
a)
They have long stems buried in mud.
They have long stems buried in mud.
b)
They live on tree islands.
c)
They lose their leaves in winter.
They lose their leaves in winter.
d)
They grow low to the ground.
83.
The Prickly Pear Cactus can grow in a dry environment because.....
a)
it is able to story water
b)
it has spiny leaves
c)
is carnivorous
d)
collects salt