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Roots

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What part of the plant soaks up nutrients from the ground?
a)
leaves
b)
stem
c)
roots
d)
flower
2.
The part of the plant that holds the plant in place and absorbs water and minerals from the soil.
a)
stem
b)
roots
c)
leaves
3.
This part of the plant acts like an "elevator" carrying nutrients to the plant.
a)
roots
b)
stem
c)
leaves
d)
flower
4.
What part of the plant is #2?
a)
leaf
b)
flower
c)
stem
d)
root
5.
What part of the plant is #4?
a)
leaf
b)
flower
c)
stem
d)
root
6.
Roots absorb ____ and ____ for plants? 
a)
Water and Nutrients
b)
Soil and Sun
c)
Warmth and Water
d)
Tap and Fibrous
7.

Which of the following is NOT a function of the roots?

a)

Store carbs

b)

Absorb water and minerals

c)

Anchor plant to the ground

d)

Photosynthesis

8.

What type of cells transport water UP the stem?

a)

Xylem cells

b)

Phloem Cells

c)

Epidermal Cells

d)

Root Cells

9.

Which structure of the plant is responsible for transport?

a)

Flower

b)

Leaf

c)

Stem

d)

Root

10.

Which structure of a plant is responsible for anchoring it to the ground?

a)

Flower

b)

Leaf

c)

Stem

d)

Roots

11.
Roots perform all of the following functions EXCEPT
a)
Carrying out the light reactions of photosynthesis
b)
Anchoring the plant in the soil
c)
Absorbing water and nutrients from the soil
d)
Storing water and minerals
12.
The plant tissue that carries food materials DOWNWARD from the leaves to the rest of the pant is the ______.
a)
Phloem
b)
Stomata
c)
Chlorophyll
d)
Xylem
13.
Plant absorbs water through the _________. 
a)
stem
b)
roots 
c)
leaves 
d)
all of the above
14.
What is the name of the part of the root that allows water and minerals enter?
a)
root hairs
b)
epidermis
c)
phloem
d)
phyla
15.

___________, _____________, _____________ are used in sexual reproduction in plants

a)

Flower, fruits, seeds

b)

Roots, leaves, stems

16.

In some plants, roots can be used for _______________

a)

N/a

b)

Fuel

c)

Propagation

d)

Food

17.

What is the meristem

a)

At the tip and manufactures new cells; area of cell division and growth

b)

Where cells increase in size

c)

Where cells become specific tissues

18.

What is the zone of elongation

a)

Here, cells become specific tissues such as epidermis, cortex, or vascular tissue

b)

tip and manufactures new cells; it is an area of cell division and growth

c)

Cells increase in size through food and water absorption

19.

What is the root epidermis

a)

Cortex

b)

Outermost layer of cells, absorb water and minerals

c)

Move water and minerals up and down the plant

20.

What are root hairs?

a)

It consists of cells that are sloughed off as the root grows through the soil.

b)

Its function is to protect the root meristem.

c)

Move water and minerals up and down the plant

d)

delicate, elongated epidermal cells that occur in a small zone just behind the root's growing tip

21.

What are primary roots?

a)

Secondary

b)

Root originates at the lower end of a seedling's embryo

c)

ceases to elongate, and numerous lateral roots develop, a fibrous root system is formed.

22.

What are lateral root is all except:

a)

root is a side or branch root that arises from another root.

b)

If the primary root ceases to elongate, and numerous lateral roots develop, a fibrous root system is formed.

c)

These lateral roots branch repeatedly to form the network of feeding roots found on most plants.

d)

root originates at the lower end of a seedling's embryo.

23.

The following are edible roots except

a)

Sweet Potato

b)

Apple

c)

Carrot

d)

Radished

24.

The following has a fibrous root system

a)

Potato

b)

Carrot

c)

Grass

d)

Radish