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6th- Chapter 5 Test- Introduction to Plants

Total questions: 91

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Small opening in the surfaces of most plant leaves are called ________________.

a)

rhizoids

b)

roots

c)

stems

d)

stomata

2.

______________are rootlike structures that anchor a plant without transport tissue to the surface.

a)

rhizoids

b)

roots

c)

stems

d)

stomata

3.

______________ produce seeds inside or on a fruit.

a)

vascular plants

b)

gymnosperms

c)

angiosperms

d)

nonvascular plants

4.

______________ produce seeds without a fruit.

a)

vascular plants

b)

gymnosperms

c)

angiosperms

d)

nonvascular plants

5.

______________ lack specialized tissues for transporting nutrients.

a)

Vascular plants

b)

Gymnosperms

c)

Angiosperms

d)

Nonvascular plants

6.

______________have specialized tissues for transporting materials.

a)

vascular plants

b)

gymnosperms

c)

angiosperms

d)

nonvascular plants

7.

Plants and animal cells have many of the SAME organelles including which of the following: check all that apply

a)

vacuole

b)

nucleus

c)

cell wall

d)

mitochondria

e)

ribosomes

8.

Animal and plant cells both contain chloroplasts.

a)

True

b)

False; only plant cells

9.

The ____________ surrounds the plant cell and helps protect and support it.

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

chloroplast

d)

vacuole

10.

Most plants have these specialized structures: check all that apply

a)

root

b)

plasma

c)

stems

d)

leaves

e)

plasma

11.

______________ anchor a plant in the soil, absorb water and minerals, and sometimes store sugar and starch.

a)

leaves

b)

stems

c)

roots

d)

stomata

12.

______________ contain stomata and chloroplasts and is the site of photosynthesis.

a)

leaves

b)

stems

c)

roots

d)

stomata

13.

______________ help support a plant's leaves and sometimes it s flowers.

a)

leaves

b)

stems

c)

roots

d)

stomata

14.

The two types of stems are woody and herbaceous.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

___________ in stems help carry water and nutrients absorbed by the roots to a plant's leaves.

a)

Stomata

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Tissues

d)

Leaves

16.

_____________________ takes place when light energy is converted into the chemical energy stored in sugar.

a)

Cellular respiration

b)

Exhalation

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Respiration

17.

_____________, located in the leaves, stores sugar.

a)

stomata

b)

chloroplasts

c)

vacuoles

d)

stems

18.

Water vapor, carbon dioxide, and oxygen pass into and out of most plant leaves through the ______________.

a)

stomata

b)

chloroplasts

c)

vacuoles

d)

stems

19.

The division of nonvascular plants include: check all that apply

a)

mosses

b)

horsetails

c)

hornworts

d)

liverworts

e)

club mosses

20.

The division of vasuclar plants include: check all that apply

a)

mosses

b)

horsetails

c)

ferns

d)

liverworts

e)

club mosses

21.

Mosses have roots and tiny green leaflike structures.

a)

True

b)

False, rhizoids

22.

Flowering plants are gymnosperms.

a)

True

b)

False: angiosperms

23.

Gymnosperms and angiosperms are classified as _________________ plants.

a)

vascular

b)

nonvascular

c)

thallose

d)

club mosses

24.

Gymnosperms have seeds as part of a fruit.

a)

True

b)

False: no fruit

25.

____________are usually evergreen and have needlelike or scalelike leaves, and most produce cones that contain seeds.

a)

Ferns

b)

Mosses

c)

Conifers

d)

Angiosperms

26.
The male part of the flower is________
a)
pistil
b)
sepal
c)
ovaries
d)
stamen
27.
Brightly colored parts of flowers that attract insects.
a)
petals
b)
pistils
c)
stamen
d)
filaments
28.
Small leaf-like structures forming an outer circle at the base of a flower.
a)
petals
b)
sepal
c)
stigma
d)
pistil
29.
The female part of a flower is
a)
pistil
b)
stamen
c)
filament
d)
sepal
30.
Which amongst these is NOT a part of PISTIL
a)
stigma
b)
stamen
c)
style
d)
ovary
31.

Flowering plants reproduce...

a)

Sexually

b)

Asexually

32.
The part of a flower that produces the male reproductive cells.
a)
anther
b)
style
c)
stigma
d)
filament
33.
Small grains that contain a plant's male reproductive cells.
a)
stamen
b)
pollen
c)
anther
d)
stigma
34.
How many parent(s)are needed for asexual?
a)
4
b)
1
c)
9
d)
100
35.
Requires two parents
a)
sexual reproduction
b)
asexual reproduction
36.

This is when a pollen grain combines with an egg in the plant's ovary.

a)

Fertilization

b)

Pollination

c)

Reproduction

d)

Germination

37.

These are non-flowering plants that produce naked seeds, not fruit.

a)

Cochemeas

b)

Gymnosperms

c)

Wildflowers

d)

Angiosperms

38.

These are flowering plants that protect their seeds inside of a fruit.

a)

Cochemeas

b)

Gymnosperms

c)

Wildflowers

d)

Angiosperms

39.
When mosses and ferns reproduce, what do they produce in the first cycle?
a)
spores
b)
fronds
c)
sperm
d)
egg
40.
What do spores become after they are released from sporophytes?
a)
liverworts
b)
rhizoids
c)
cryptophobic
d)
gametophytes
41.
How are mosses and ferns alike?
a)
They both have fronds
b)
They both reproduce without seeds
c)
They both grow only at night
d)
They both grow in the oceans
42.

Sexual reproduction occurs when only one parent organism produces a new organism.

a)

True

b)

False; asexual

43.

In sexual reproduction, male sex cells and female sex cells each contribute genetic material to the offspring.

a)

True

b)

False; asexual

44.

In plants, sperm are the _________ sex cells.

a)

female

b)

male

45.

In plants, eggs are the _________ sex cells.

a)

female

b)

male

46.

The process of in which sperm and an egg join and combine their genetic material is called ___________.

a)

pollination

b)

germination

c)

fertilization

d)

regeneration

47.

The life cycle of every plant includes these two stages:

a)

gametophyte; gymnosperm

b)

gametophyte; sporophyte

c)

angiosperm; gymnosperm

d)

sporophyte;gymnosperm

48.

Through mitosis, a_________spore or cell produces a plant structure or an entire plant called a gametophyte.

a)

haploid- half the number of chromosomes

b)

diploid- full set of chromosomes.

49.

In gametophytes, male and female sex cells are produced through a process called _______________.

a)

meiosis

b)

mitosis

c)

pollination

d)

germination

50.

In gametophytes, male and female sex cells are produced through a process called _______________.

a)

meiosis

b)

mitosis

c)

pollination

d)

germination

51.

When male and female sex cells combine during fertilization, it produces a _________ zygote.

a)

haploid

b)

diploid

52.

Diploid cells divide through mitosis and cell division to form the ________________.

a)

sperm

b)

gametophyte

c)

sporophyte

d)

egg

53.

_______________ plants can reproduce by asexual reproduction or by producing spores.

a)

Seed

b)

Seedless

54.

In seedless plants, sexual reproduction results in production of the _______________ which produces spores.

a)

gametophyte

b)

gymnosperm

c)

sporophyte

d)

angiosperm

55.

Most plants produce seeds that result from _____________ reproduction.

a)

asexual

b)

sexual

56.

Pollen is transferred during a process called germination.

a)

True

b)

False; pollination

57.

If the sperm joins with the egg, fertilization occurs.

a)

True

b)

False; pollination

58.

After fertilization, the embryo and its food supply are enclosed within a protective coat, forming a(n) _________.

a)

mature plant

b)

flower

c)

cone

d)

seed

59.

In most seed plants, the seed will go through a period of no growth called __________________.

a)

dormancy

b)

germination

c)

pollination

d)

fertilization

60.

_______________ is the process of a seed beginning to grow.

a)

Pollination

b)

Germination

c)

Fertilization

d)

Reproduction

61.

In_______reproduction, the male cone produces pollen;the eggs and eventually the seeds, are contained within the female cone.

a)

angiosperm

b)

gymnosperm

c)

seedless plants

d)

fern

62.

A plant that grows from a seed and takes one growing season to flower is called a(n)___________________.

a)

perennial

b)

biennial

c)

annual

d)

biannual

63.

Plants that have two growing seasons are called ______________,

a)

perennials

b)

biennials

c)

annuals

d)

bipernnials.

64.

Plants that grow and bud for many years are called ______________.

a)

perennials

b)

biennials

c)

annuals

d)

bipernnials.

65.

How does water flow through a plant (from entry to exit)?

a)

stem-root-leaves

b)

leaves-stem-root

c)

root-stem-leaves

d)

root-leaves-stem

66.

Which of the following describe transpiration best?

a)

Water enters the leaves of a plant as a liquid.

b)

Water exits the leaves of a plant as liquid.

c)

Water enters the leaves of a plant as a gas.

d)

Water exits the leaves of a plant as a gas.

67.

What is it called when water sticks to other items, like a xylem tube or penny?

a)

Cohesion

b)

Adhesion

c)

Capillary Action

d)

Glucose

68.

Which statement is correct?

a)

The xylem carries water, while the phloem carries glucose.

b)

The xylem carries glucose, while the phloem carries water.

c)

The xylem carries oxygen, while the phloem carries carbon dioxide.

d)

The xylem carries carbon dioxide, while the phloem carries oxygen.

69.

What is it called when a plant grows in response to light?

a)

Geotropism

b)

Phototropism

c)

Thigmotropism

70.

When a plant grows in response to gravity, it is called....

a)

Gravitropism

b)

Phototropism

c)

Thigmotropism

71.

In your terrarium, when the stem grows up because of gravity it is showing a .........

a)

Positive tropism

b)

Negative tropism

c)

Phototropism

72.

In your terrarium, when the roots grow down because of gravity they are showing a .........

a)

Positive tropism

b)

Negative tropism

c)

Phototropism

73.

What plant process occurs in the chloroplasts (located in the leaf) and allows a plant to make its own food?

a)

Respiration

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Transpiration

d)

Capillary Action

74.

What are the products (result) of photosynthesis?

a)

Carbon dioxide and water

b)

Oxygen and glucose

c)

Carbon dioxide and oxygen

d)

Glucose and carbon dioxide

75.

What are the raw materials (reactants) needed for photosynthesis to occur?

a)

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

b)

Water (H2O)

c)

Sunlight (radiant energy)

d)

Chlorphyll

e)

All of the above

76.

What substances exit the leaf through the stomata? Select all that are correct

a)

Water (H2O) as a gas

b)

Oxygen (O2)

c)

Glucose (C6H12O6)

d)

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

77.

Which substance(s) enter the leaf as an ingredient for photosynthesis?

a)

Glucose (sugar)

b)

Oxygen

c)

Water

d)

Carbon Dioxide

78.

The process of photosynthesis takes ____________ energy from the sun and transforms it into ________________ energy.

a)

chemical, sunlight

b)

chemical, electrical

c)

sunlight, chemical

d)

sunlight, electrical

79.

Cellular respiration is the process by which chemical energy is released from the food that plants make, Where does it occur?

a)

Cholorplast

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Stomata

80.

How are the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration related?

a)

They both occur in the chloroplast.

b)

They both occur in the mitochondria.

c)

The products of respiration become the raw materials of photosynthesis.

d)

Neither benefit the plant.

81.

A vine coiling around the stem of another plant is an example of __________________.

a)

thigmotropism

b)

phototropism

c)

gravitropism

d)

All choices are correct.

82.

The movement or transport of materials in nonvascular plants occurs through diffusion and vascular tissue.

a)

True

b)

False; osmosis

c)

False; photosynthesis

d)

False; cellular respiration.

83.

Plant processes such as growth, repair, and reproduction use carbon dioxide for energy.

a)

True

b)

False; water

c)

False; oxygen

d)

False; ATP (adenosine triphosphate)

84.

Use of light energy to make sugars is called_________.

a)

cellular respiration

b)

transpiration

c)

photosynthesis

d)

absorption

85.

The release of water vapor through stomata is called_________.

a)

cellular respiration

b)

transpiration

c)

photosynthesis

d)

absorption

86.

The breakdown of sugars to release energy is called ________.

a)

cellular respiration

b)

transpiration

c)

photosynthesis

d)

absorption

87.

A change that causes a response is called_________.

a)

tropism

b)

stimulus

c)

glucose

d)

hormone

88.

A chemical that causes an internal response is called ______________.

a)

tropism

b)

stimulus

c)

glucose

d)

hormone

89.

A pigment that absorbs light energy is called _______.

a)

chlorophyll

b)

glucose

c)

chloroform

d)

sugar

90.

6CO2 + 6H2O ---------> C6H12O6 + 6O2 is the process of __________.

a)

cellular Respiration

b)

photosynthesis

c)

transpiration

d)

absorption

91.

C6H12O6 + 6O2 -------->6CO2 + 6H2O is the process of __________.

a)

cellular Respiration

b)

photosynthesis

c)

transpiration

d)

absorption