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Transport in plants !

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The green substance in plant that makes it possible for them to make food from sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water

a)

Xylem

b)

Phloem

c)

Chlorophyll

d)

Lignin

2.

Vascular tissue that forms tubes that transport dissolves food throughout a plant

a)

Nonvascular plant

b)

Xylem

c)

Phloem

d)

Root hair

3.

Process by which plants capture sunlight to use its energy to transform carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen

a)

Transpiration

b)

Photosyntesis

c)

Respiration

4.

The_____________________absorbs nutrients from the ground.

a)

Leaves

b)

Roots

c)

Stem

5.

WHAT’S THE NAME OF THE LITTLE PORES WHERE THE GASSES ARE EXCHANGED?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Stomata

6.
Where are carbohydrates made in a green leaf?
a)

cell vacuoles

b)

chloroplasts

c)

phloem

d)

xylem

7.

The diagram shows part of a cross section through a leaf. Which arrow shows the direction of water during transpiration?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.
The diagram shows the stem of a plant. A strip of the outer tissue including the phloem has been removed. How is transport in the plant affected?
a)
Amino acids and sugar cannot pass to the roots.
b)
Dissolved salts cannot pass to the leaves.
c)
Water cannot pass to the leaves.
d)
Water cannot pass to the roots
9.

Select the correct term for the following definition:

"The water transport system in plants."

a)

Guard cells

b)

Phloem

c)

Xylem

10.

Select which of the following statements are true for xylem. (multiple options)

a)

Tubular shape with no end walls.

b)

Transportation of food and nutrients.

c)

Elongated, tubular shape with thin walled sieve tubes.

d)

Occupy the center of the vascular bundle.

e)

Water and mineral transport from roots to other parts of the plant.

11.

Recall what substance is used to thicken and strengthen xylem walls in woody plants.

a)

Protein

b)

Mineral ions

c)

Lignin

d)

Glucose

12.

Select the correct term for the following definition:

"The nutrient transport system in plants."

a)

Xylem

b)

Guard cells

c)

Phloem

13.

Select which of the following statements are true for phloem. (multiple options)

a)

Translocation (up and down stem).

b)

Elongated, tubular shape with thin walled sieve tubes.

c)

Transportation of sucrose and nutrients.

d)

Made up of dead cells.

e)

Water and mineral transport from roots to other parts of the plant.

14.

Recall which of the following form part of the phloem. (multiple options)

a)

Sieve-tube elements

b)

Trachieds

c)

Vessels

d)

Companion cells

15.

Recall that the movement of food in the phloem is called.

a)

Translocation

b)

Transpiration stream

c)

Evaporation

d)

Respiration

16.

The diagram shows the internal structure of a leaf.


Which region contains cells that are responsible for the transport of manufactured food?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

17.

Are phloem cells alive or dead?

a)

Alive

b)

Dead

18.

Where does sugar transport begin?

a)

Roots

b)

Leaves

c)

Root hairs

d)

Vascular bundles

19.
Most stomata are usually found in underside of leaves.  Why?
a)
conserve water
b)
get more CO2
c)
prevent infection
d)
none
20.
Most chloroplast are found in the
a)
palisade mesophyll
b)
spongy mesophyll
c)
epidermis
d)
xylem
21.
An increase in wind or temperature will ________________ transpiration
a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

not change

22.

What is DIFFUSION?

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

The openings on the surface of the leaf are called (a)   . (lower case letters)

24.

Xylem vessels...

a)

contain no cytoplasm

b)

contain no nuclei

c)

contain no cytoplasm or nuclei

d)

contain cytoplasm and nuclei

25.

Companion cells are found along with sieve tube elements in the phloem.

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

26.

Water moves into a root hair by...

a)

diffusion and active transport

b)

active transport

c)

osmosis

d)

diffusion

27.

What is the name of the part of the root that allows water and minerals to enter?

a)

root hairs

b)

epidermis

c)

phloem

d)

xylem

28.
Cells that control the opening and closing of stomata
a)
Cuticle
b)
Guard cell
c)
Vascular tissue
d)
Stomata
29.

Which of the following indicates the pathway of water through a plant?

a)

root hair cell --> xylem --> stomata

b)

stomata --> root hair cell --> xylem

c)

xylem --> stomata --> root hair cell

30.

What is the function of waxy cuticle on the leaves surface?

a)

Provide water for the plant through the leaves

b)

Reduce the loss of water from the plants by evaporation

c)

Protect the plants from danger

31.
Why is the evaporation of water from leaves important?
a)
It cools leaves and helps move water up the plant.
b)
It makes the plant wilt
c)
It helps the plant to respire
32.

A group of xylem vessels and phloem tubes is called a ............ ............ ( in lower case)

(a)  

33.

which of these is seen in the xylem ?

a)

end plate

b)

sieve tube element

c)

lignin

d)

nucleus

34.

More water is lost from which part of the plant?

a)

upper surface of leaf

b)

flowers

c)

stem

d)

lower surface of leaf

35.

What do the guard cells do?

a)

Control active transport

b)

control nutrient moving into the cell

c)

Controls loss of water through the leaf

36.

diagram show the cross section of

a)

stem

b)

root

c)

leaf

37.

what is A

a)

xylem

b)

cambium

c)

phloem

d)

cortex

38.

diagram shows cross section of a

a)

leaf

b)

root

c)

stem