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Plants

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What produces haploid cells (sex cells) during the life cycle of a plant?

a)

gamete

b)

gametophyte

c)

sporophyte

d)

zygote

2.
What happens in the phloem?
a)
water moves up from the roots
b)
food moves down from the leaves
c)
food moves up from the roots
d)
water moves down to the roots
3.
What part of a woody stem forms rings that indicate a tree's age?
a)
xylem
b)
phloem
c)
cambium
d)
inner bark
4.
What part of a plant transports water and nutrients from the root to the plant's stem and leaves?
a)
root hairs
b)
phloem
c)
xylem
d)
cuticle
5.
All of the following is a root function, except
a)
water absorption
b)
food storage
c)
plant anchoring
d)
food production
6.
Xylem and Phloem are both __.
a)
Transpiration
b)
Absorption
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Vascular tissue
7.
Opening that allows gas exchange
a)
Stomata
b)
Leaves
c)
Roots
d)
Vascular tissue
8.
Type of root
a)
fibrous root 
b)
taproot
9.

The male part of the flower is known as the _____.

a)

stamen

b)

pistil

c)

ovary

d)

petal

10.

The female part of the flower is known as the ____.

a)

stamen

b)

anther

c)

filament

d)

pistil

11.
What is #3 pointing to?
a)
stigma
b)
filament
c)
ovary
d)
anther
12.
What is #4 pointing to?
a)
anther
b)
style
c)
stigma
d)
ovary
13.
What is #6 pointing to?
a)
stigma
b)
style
c)
ovary
d)
petal
14.

Plants that do NOT have true roots, stems and leaves and get their water through osmosis are....

a)

vascular plants

b)

nonvascular plants

15.
What is the function of the petal on a flower? 
a)
to support the flower
b)
to carry pollen 
c)
to produce food 
d)
to attract pollinators 
16.

According to this cladogram, what is the oldest group of plants?

a)

Mosses

b)

Liverworts

c)

Ferns

d)

Angiosperms

17.

According to this chart what evolutionary milestone allowed angiosperms to dominate the world?

a)

Seed

b)

Cuticle

c)

Flower

d)

Vascular Tissue

18.

according to this cladogram, what group is the closest relative to ferns?

a)

Club Moses

b)

Gymnosperms

c)

Mosses

d)

Hornworts

19.

According to this chart which of the following is a gymnosperm?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

Which of the following is a vascular seedless plant?

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

Succulents are plants that live in dry, arid conditions. They conserve water in large fleshy leaves. Which of the following would fit this description?

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.

"Evergreens" have thin needle-like leaves with thick cuticles to allow them to withstand extreme colds and photosynthesize year round. Which of the following is a good example?

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

The waxy waterproof layer on the leaves and some stems of plants is called the _________________.

a)

root

b)

stomata

c)

petal

d)

cuticle

24.
The two structures that limit transpiration  are known as
a)
Guard cells and xylem
b)
Stomata and guard cells
c)
xylem and phloem
d)
stomata and phloem
25.
What is the region of rapid cell division in plants?
a)
Guard
b)
Stomata
c)
Xylem
d)
Meristem
26.

The flexibility in plants is due to this kind of simple permanent tissues.

a)

chlorenchyma

b)

aerenchyma

c)

collenchyma

d)

parenchyma

27.

This tissue makes the plant hard and stiff.

a)

Collenchyma

b)

Epidermis

c)

sclerenchyma

d)

collenchyma

28.

Identify the type of simple permanent tissue which is present in the shell of the nut given in the picture.

a)

collenchyma

b)

sclerenchyma

c)

aerenchyma

d)

chlorenchyma

29.

What type of plant tissue has very thin cell walls and is the major portion of ground tissue?

a)

Parenchyma

b)

Collenchyma

c)

Sclerenchyma

d)

Guard Cells

30.

Which type ground tissue is primarily used for photosynthesis and storage?

a)

Parenchyma

b)

Collenchyma

c)

Sclerenchyma

d)

Guard Cells

31.

ferns, vascular, no seeds

a)

bryophyta

b)

hepatophyta

c)

pteridophyta

d)

cycadophyta

32.

cycads, vascular, seeds

a)

cycadophyta

b)

gingophyta

c)

angiophyta

d)

gnetophyta

33.

seeds in cones, vascular

a)

coniferaphyta

b)

gnetophyta

c)

angiophyta

d)

pteridophyta

34.

To what phyla does this plant belong?

a)

anthrophyta

b)

gnetophyta

c)

angiophyta

d)

cycadophyta

35.

To which phyla does this plant belong?

a)

hepaphyta

b)

gnetophyta

c)

bryophyta

d)

cycadophyta

36.

To what phyla does this plant belong?

a)

sphenophyta

b)

pteridophyta

c)

coniferaphyta

d)

ginkgophyta

37.

To which phyla does this plant belong?

a)

lycophyta

b)

pteridophyta

c)

ginkgophyta

d)

anthophyta

38.

Which of the following is a plant structure used for seed dispersal? (Choose all that apply)

a)

Edible Fruit

b)

Grass bur

c)

Winged Seeds

d)

Sporangia