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Plant Structure and Function

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

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1.

Terrestrial plants have stomata on the surface of their leaves. Stomata are surrounded by two guard cells that change shape in response to environmental factors and open or close the stoma. Which of the following best explains how the structure of the leaf is used in processes that occur in plants?

a)

Water enters the plant through the surface of the leaf for transpiration

b)

Gases for photosynthesis are exchanged through the surface of the leaf.

c)

Energy for cellular reproduction is absorbed through the surface of the leaf.

d)

Carbon dioxide enters the plant through the surface of the leaf for cell reproduction.

2.

What is the main function of leaves?

a)

Leaves provide support for growth and a place to store food.

b)

Leaves provide a place for photosynthesis to occur.

c)

Leaves absorb water and minerals and transport nutrients to the stem.

d)

Leaves absorb water and minerals and transport nutrients to the stem.

3.

Which structure in the leaf controls the opening and closing of the stoma?

a)

cuticle

b)

epidermis

c)

guard cell

d)

spongy mesophyll

4.

What is the main purpose of seeds in plants that have them?

a. To protect and distribute the zygote. b. To entice animals to eat the plant.

c. To be fertilized by other plants. d. To store water for the mother plant.

a)

To protect and distribute the zygote.

b)

To entice animals to eat the plant.

c)

To be fertilized by other plants.

d)

To store water for the mother plant.

5.

How does the stomata contribute to the survival of the plant?

a)

It allows the intake of gases necessary for photosynthesis.

b)

It allows the intake of minerals necessary for plant growth.

c)

It allows the intake of sunlight necessary for ATP production.

d)

It allows the intake of sugars necessary for plant reproduction.

6.

Plants that produce seeds

a)

do not need cuticles on their leaves

b)

transport seeds in vascular tissue

c)

can live in dry environments

d)

do not need vascular tissue

7.

What characteristic do all gymnosperms share?

A. They live only in hot, dry climates. B. They produce naked seeds.

C. They are trees. D. They grow cones.

a)

They live only in hot, dry climates.

b)

They produce naked seeds.

c)

They are trees.

d)

They grow cones.

8.

The adaptation that helps plants retain water is the

a)

vascular tissue

b)

zygote

c)

leaf

d)

cuticle

9.

What happens in phloem?

a)

Water is transported up.

b)

Food (carbohydrates) is transported down.

c)

Spores are transported up.

d)

Seeds are transported down.

10.

Angiosperms that live for more than two years are called

a)

annuals.

b)

biennials.

c)

perennials.

d)

monocots.

11.

What is pollination?

a)

the development of pollen grains

b)

the development of mature cones

c)

the transfer of pollen from male to female reproductive structures

d)

the joining of sperm and egg cells in an ovule

12.

Nonvascular plants differ from vascular plants because

a)

all vascular plants have spores and all nonvascular plants have seeds.

b)

nonvascular plants have xylem and phloem whereas vascular do not.

c)

vascular plants have xylem and phloem whereas nonvascular do not.

d)

nonvascular plants have cones and vascular plants have flowers.

13.

Flowers are

a)

structures for photosynthesis.

b)

vascular tissue structures.

c)

structures for anchoring plants to the ground.

d)

structures for reproduction.

14.

Which factor helps you tell the difference between a monocot and a dicot?

a)

number of pollen grains

b)

number of seed leaves

c)

number of leaves

d)

number of eggs

15.

A plant species lives in an area with limited sunlight. Which physiological adaptation would be most useful to the plant?

a)

colorful flowers

b)

large leaves

c)

deep roots

d)

thin cuticle

16.

In seed plants, the entire male gametophyte is contained in a

a)

Pollen grain

b)

Seed

c)

Flower

d)

Cone

17.

Which statement describes the role of flowers in plant survival?

a)

Flowers can absorb carbon dioxide for sugar production.

b)

Flowers produce oxygen through cellular respiration.

c)

Flowers contain cells that carry out photosynthesis.

d)

Flowers contain cells that produce gametes.

18.

Which of the following is NOT a part of a seed?

a)

the endosperm

b)

the seed coat

c)

the cotyledon

d)

the fruit

19.

What is a pistil?

a)

a male structure which produces pollen

b)

a female structure which collects pollen and passes it to the ovary

c)

a modified leaf used for protection of the flower

d)

decorative structures which attract pollinators

20.

What is a sepal?

a)

a male structure which produces pollen

b)

a female structure which collects pollen and passes it to the ovary

c)

a modified leaf used for protection of the flower

d)

decorative structures which attract pollinators

21.

What is a stamen?

a)

a male structure which produces pollen

b)

a female structure which collects pollen and passes it to the ovary

c)

a modified leaf used for protection of the flower

d)

decorative structures which attract pollinators

22.

What is a petal?

a)

a male structure which produces pollen

b)

a female structure which collects pollen and passes it to the ovary

c)

a modified leaf used for protection of the flower

d)

decorative structures which attract pollinators

23.

The energy that powers photosynthesis comes from

a)

water.

b)

chemicals.

c)

oxygen.

d)

the sun.

24.

What part of a flower becomes fruit?

a)

ovary

b)

petal

c)

stamen

d)

pistil

25.

The reproductive structures of a gymnosperm are called

a)

pollen.

b)

ovules.

c)

cones.

d)

sperm cells.

26.

Which structure on a flower produces pollen?

a)

anther

b)

sepal

c)

filament

d)

stigma

27.

What is the male reproductive structure called on a flower?

a)

pistil

b)

stamen

c)

sepal

d)

flower

28.

What is the female reproductive structure called on a flower?

a)

pistil

b)

stamen

c)

sepal

d)

flower

29.

The rise of water in a tall plant depends on capillary action and

a)

osmosis.

b)

evaporation.

c)

nutrient transport.

d)

transpirational pull (transpiration).