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Transpiration

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the microscopic holes in leaves that are opened and closed to allow water to TRANSPIRE?

a)

water doors

b)

stomata

c)

leaf eyes

d)

transpiration holes

2.

What is absorbed by the plant by it's roots, and transpiration takes place as the water exits the ________?

a)

Leaves

b)

Stem

c)

Branch

d)

Roots

3.
What is being produced during photosynthesis?
a)
sugar and oxygen
b)
sugar and carbon dioxide
c)
glucose
d)
gases
4.
What gas is TAKEN IN during photosynthesis?
a)
argon
b)
nitrogen
c)
oxygen
d)
carbon dioxide
5.
What gas is RELEASED during photosynthesis?
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
argon
c)
oxygen
d)
nitrogen
6.
What is transpiration?
a)
Excess water being released from the leave
b)
Excess sugar being released from the leave
c)
The way a plant makes its food
d)
When the plant uses sugar for energy
7.
Which tubes transport the sugar from the leaves throughout the plant?
a)
phloem
b)
xylem
c)
stem
d)
roots
8.
What is photosynthesis?
a)
The process of a plant using food for energy
b)
The process of a plant making its own food
c)
The process of a plant getting rid of waste materials
d)
The process of a plant growing
9.

Water transported from stems to leaves through what?

a)

xylem

b)

phloem

c)

stems

d)

roots

10.

Water leaves this leaf through what?

a)

xylem tubes

b)

phloem tubes

c)

stomata

d)

roots

11.

How do producers get energy?

a)

eating plants and seeds

b)

eating other animals

c)

breaking down organisms through decay

d)

using the sun to make food

12.
How are plant cells different from animal cells?
a)
Only plant cells can grow
b)
Only animal cells can reproduce
c)
Only animal cells can store energy
d)
Only plant cells can perform photosynthesis
13.
Chlorophyll captures energy from sunlight during photosynthesis. Energy is captured from all of the colors of visible light except one. Which color of light is not captured?
a)
blue
b)
violet
c)
green
d)
red
14.
In which part of a tree does photosynthesis most likely take place?
a)
root
b)
bark
c)
trunk
d)
leaves
15.

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

16.

Select all of the environmental factors that would increase transpiration.

a)

Increased humidity

b)

Increased wind speed

c)

Increased temperature

d)

Decreased surface area

17.

Which statement correctly identifies the substance and direction it is transported in the xylem?

a)

Water, only upwards

b)

Glucose, only upwards

c)

Water, up and down the plant

d)

Glucose, up and down the plant

18.
Sugars made in leaves are transported in:
a)
xylem
b)
Phloem
c)
chloroplast
d)
stomata
19.
Transpiration is
a)
the movement of water through a plant from the roots up the stem
b)
the loss of water from the leaves of a plant by the process of evaporation
c)
the flow of water into plant roots by osmosis from the soil
d)
the process of minerals and sugars moving through plant veins
20.

Xylem tubes are made of...

a)

Dead cells

b)

Living cells

21.

Phloem tubes are made of...

a)

Dead cells

b)

Living cells

22.
Which feature would be most helpful to a plant in a desert?
a)
small leaves
b)
large seeds
c)
small roots
d)
smelly flowers
23.
Cells that control the opening and closing of stomata
a)
Cuticle
b)
Guard cell
c)
Vascular tissue
d)
Stomata
24.
The picture below is an example of _________________.
a)
osmosis
b)
isotonic
c)
diffusion
d)
active transport
25.
Where is there a low concentration of dye?
a)
at the bottom of cup
b)
in the color
c)
at the top of cup 
d)
no concenteraion gradient
26.
Osmosis is the movement of _____ across a membrane.
a)
food
b)
energy
c)
oxygen
d)
water
27.
During osmosis
a)
water moves from high to low concentration
b)
large or oddly shaped molecules move across a cell membrane
c)
water moves when energy is used
d)
proteins are built
28.
What is diffusion?
a)
when molecules move 
b)
when molecules move from a high concentration to a low.
c)
no movement 
d)
molecules move everywhere
29.
The term used to describe the diffusion of water.
a)
Diffusion
b)
Osmosis
c)
Selective Permeability
d)
Equilibrium
30.
Molecules will move from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration until they reach
a)
osmosis
b)
equilibrium
c)
selective permeability
d)
diffusion