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WorksheetsPlant Anatomy Unit Review
Total questions: 76
Worksheet time: 39mins
Which part of the plant is predominately responsible for creating the energy in the plant?
Flower
Leaf
Stem
Roots
Which part of the plant has the main function of reproduction?
Flower
Leaf
Stem
Roots
Which part of the plant’s main function is to support the reproductive organs and energy producers and provides the route of transport internally?
Flower
Leaf
Stem
Roots
Which part of the plant’s main job is to absorb water and nutrients from the ground and store energy?
Flower
Leaf
Stem
Roots
What are the two types of root systems?
Fibrous/Taproot
Fleshy/Woody
Herbaceous/Woody
Fibrous/Fleshy
What are roots that arise from the embryo?
Secondary
Adventitious
Primary
Embryonic
What are specialized cell extensions that reach into the openings between soil particles and are responsible for absorbing nutrients and water?
Secondary Roots
Adventitious Roots
Primary Roots
Root Hairs
What are the roots that arise from other plant tissues other than the root system?
Secondary
Adventitious
Primary
Root Hairs
What is the tunnel like system that transports water and nutrients that are taken in by the roots to the leaves and growing points?
Xylem
Phloem
Cambium
Nodes
What is the tunnel like system that transports food and other materials made by photosynthesis to the rest of the plant?
Xylem
Phloem
Cambium
Nodes
What are the bundles of actively dividing meristematic tissue responsible for stem growth?
Xylem
Phloem
Cambium
Nodes
What are the growing points where buds develop located on the stem called?
Xylem
Phloem
Cambium
Nodes
What are the spaces between the growing points on the stem called?
Xylem
Phloem
Internodes
Nodes
What is the part of the leaf that connects the leaf to the stem?
Petiole
Lamina
Midrib Vein
Stomata
What is the vein, often referred to as the primary vein, that runs straight up the middle of the leaf from the petiole?
Petiole
Secondary Veins
Midrib Vein
Central Venation
What is the term for plants that have no apparent petiole and the blade is directly attached to the stem?
Apetalous
Perianth
Stipule
Sessile
Who is considered the father of botany and devised a plant arrangement system that was based on gross morphology but who’s system was ineffective because he used local terms for his descriptions?
Victius
Theophrastus
Linneaus
Darwin
When you look at a seed you are actually looking at the ________.
Endosperm
Seed Coat
Cotyledon
Radicle
The immature plant found inside of a seed that contains all the parts of an adult plant is called an _________.
Embryo
Radicle
Endosperm
Epicotyl
Plants that produce true seeds, each containing an embryo that germinates under favorable conditions are considered what?
Gymnosperms
Angiosperms
Spermatophyta
Plantae
Who was the scientist who devised a system for categorizing plants in a book called Hortus Uplandicus and who’s work led to the modern taxonomic system for naming plants?
Victius
Theophrastus
Linneaus
Darwin
The embryonic root is called the __________.
Hypocotyl
Radicle
Cotyledon
Epicotyl
What is the term for the Latin two-word naming system that is currently used to name species in the Plant Kingdom.
Taxonomy
Dichotomous Key
Spermatophyta
Binomial Nomenclature
What is the subgroup name commonly used in plants that are botanical varieties created in a lab that are different from the wild general species?
Variety
Cultivar
Class
Suborder
What is a fertilized egg within the ovule that develops into an embryo?
Ovary
Ovum
Fruit
Seed
Which is an example of a monocot?
Soybean
Corn
Tomato
Squash
What is an example of a dicot?
Wheat
Corn
Rice
Soybeans
What occurs when the seed coat is softened by water and favorable temperatures exist?
Dormancy
Germination
Stratification
Inception
What is a leaf consisting of only one blade known as?
Compound
Simple
Complex
Single
What is the term for the venation found on leaves that have secondary veins extending from the midrib like a feather?
Pinnate
Palmate
Parallel
Dichotomous
What is the term the venation of a leaf that has forked venation throughout the whole leaf?
Pinnate
Palmate
Parallel
Dichotomous
What is the venation of a leaf that has principle veins extending from the petiole near the base of the blade like the bones in a hand?
Pinnate
Palmate
Parallel
Dichotomous
What is the venation of a leaf that has veins extending from the base to the apex without intersecting such as in grasses?
Pinnate
Palmate
Parallel
Dichotomous
What is the leaf consisting of several leaflet that may be joined to the end of a petiole or along the central axis of the leaf?
Compound
Simple
Complex
Single
What is a stem, less than one year-old that has leaves present?
Branch
Twig
Shoot
Trunk
What is the arrangement of leaves on a stem that has three or more leaves at a nodes?
Alternate
Opposite
Whorled
Dichotomous
What is the arrangement of leaves on a stem that has one leaf at each node?
Alternate
Opposite
Whorled
Dichotomous
Potatoes, Irises, and Tulips are actually underground __________ that store food for the plant.
Roots
Flowers
Stems
Leaves
What is the arrangement of leaves on a stem that has two leaves at a node?
Alternate
Opposite
Whorled
Dichotomous
What is another term for the leaf-like, seed-bearing pistil?
Corolla
Carpel
Calyx
Ovary
What is the type of flower that has one flower borne at the end of an elongated stalk or branch of the main axis of a plant?
Inflorescence
Single
Cluster
Flower
What is the general term for the arrangement of flowers or groups of flowers on a plant?
Inflorescence
Single
Cluster
Flower
What is the type of flower that has three or more flowers gathered closely together in a simple or branched group to increase conspicuousness?
Inflorescence
Single
Cluster
Flower
What is the apex of the pedicel upon which the organs of the flower are developed?
Receptacle
Perianth
Bracts
Calyx
What is the outer floral parts composed of the calyx and the corolla called?
Receptacle
Perianth
Bracts
Calyx
What are flowers that have no petals or sepals called?
Apetalous
Staminate
Pistillate
Naked
What is a flower that has a stamen but not pistils?
Apetalous
Staminate
Pistillate
Naked
What is a flower that lacks petals called?
Apetalous
Staminate
Pistillate
Naked
What is a flower that lacks petals called?
Apetalous
Staminate
Pistillate
Naked
What is the term for the naturally occurring symbiotic relationship that roots have with certain fungi?
Commensalism
Extosymbiosis
Mycorrhizae
Labroides
If a primary root becomes the central feature of the root system and has limited secondary branching it is called the _____________.
Taproot
Primary Root
Lateral Root
Adventitious Root
A ____________ or a secondary root is a side or branch root that arises from another root.
Taproot
Primary Root
Lateral Root
Adventitious Root
What is a ripened seed-bearing ovary of a flower that protects the seed called?
Ovum
Receptacle
Fruit
Ovule
What type of fruit is also called a stone fruit and has one carpel, is a simple fruit, and has a heavy inner layer called an endocarp, like peaches and coconuts?
Hesperidium
Pepo
Berry
Drupe
What berry like fruit is large in size and has a tough outer wall like watermelons, cucumbers, and squash?
Hesperidium
Pepo
Berry
Drupe
What is a fruit that has one or more carpels with a thin covering, is very fleshy and has seeds embedded in the common fleshy of a single ovary?
Hesperidium
Pepo
Berry
Drupe
What are the types of fruit that are developed largely from the receptacle that surrounds the carpels or the inedible core parts?
Aggregate
Pome
Multiple
Drupe
What type of fruit is grey or brown and the food is largely confined to the consumption of the actual seeds like nuts, grains, and legumes?
Fleshy
Tuberous
Dry
Fibrous
This type of modified leaf is often brightly colored and can be easily mistaken for petals such as those found on poinsettias.
Bracts
Scales
Spines
Tendrils
The male organ of the flower is called the what?
Pistil
Stigma
Stamen
Style
The female organ of the flower is called the what?
Pistil
Filament
Anther
Stamen
The petals, the colorful portion of the flower, are collectively known as the what?
Calyx
Corolla
Petiole
Pistil
The leaf-like structures called the sepals found below the petals meant for protection are collectively called the _______.
Calyx
Corolla
Petiole
Pistil
What is a fruit that is berry-like, has a thick rind, oil glands, and fleshy interior part that has wedge-shaped compartments like citrus fruits?
Hesperidium
Pepo
Berry
Drupe
_______ fruits develop from a single flower with many ovaries such as strawberries and raspberries.
Aggregate
Pome
Multiple
Drupe
__________ fruits are described as fleshy fruits derived from many closely cluster flowers like Mulberries and Pineapples.
Aggregate
Pome
Multiple
Drupe
___________ plants bear staminate, pistillate, and hermaphroditic flowers on the same plant?
Complete
Monoecious
Dioecious
Polygamous
___________ plants bear both staminate and pistillate flowers on the same plant.
Complete
Monoecious
Dioecious
Polygamous
_________ plants bear staminate flowers on one plant and pistillate flowers on a different plant.
Complete
Monoecious
Dioecious
Polygamous
What exists in a plant cell that does not in an animal cell?
Mitochondria
Cell Wall
Nucleolus
Cell Membrane
What is the cell wall made of?
Glucose
Sucrose
Cellulose
Glucogen
What part of the cell is responsible for photosynthesis?
Mitochondria
Chloroplast
Nucleus
Endoplasmic Reticulum
What part of the plant cell is responsible for cellular respiration and producing energy?
Mitochondria
Chloroplast
Nucleus
Endoplasmic Reticulum
What part of the cell contains the chromosomes and controls the cell?
Mitchondria
Chloroplast
Nucleus
Endoplasmic Reticulum
What part of the cell is centralized in plant cells, occupies a major portion of the cell volume, and contains water and dissolved sugars?
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Lysosomes
Vacuole
Nucleus
Label the parts of a flower
