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Plant Structure and Transport LC

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a cotyledon?

a)

the tough outer coat on a seed

b)

the part of the seed that forms the roots of a plant

c)

a food reserve in the leaf

d)

a leaf in the seed that stores food for respiration

2.

Which of the following are dicots?

a)

daffodils

b)

geranium

c)

carrot

d)

All of the above

3.

venation in monocots is parallel

a)

True

b)

False

4.

venation in monocots is parallel

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Xylem appears as an X or cross shape in the stems of dicots

a)

True

b)

False

6.

vascular bundles are scattered in the stem of monocots

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Meristematic tissue

a)

protects the developing plant roots

b)

carries out photosynthesis

c)

transports minerals in a plant

d)

is an area of rapid cell division

8.

Meristem is found in

a)

the tip of the roots

b)

the tip of the shoots

c)

all of the above

9.

Cells in the meristem divide by

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

10.

The precise function of xylem is

a)

to transport water from the roots to all parts of the plant

b)

to transport minerals from the roots to all parts of the plant

c)

To transport food from the roots to all parts of the plant

d)

None of the above

11.

The precise function of phloem is

a)

To transport water and minerals around the plant

b)

To transport oxygen around the plant

c)

To transport sugars made during respiration around the plant

d)

To transport sugars made during photosynthesis around the plant

12.

The pores on the underside of leaves are called

a)

Lenticels

b)

Stomata

c)

Stroma

13.

Choose the correct statement(s)

a)

Both carbon dioxide and oxygen diffuse in and out through stomata

b)

Oxygen diffuses in and out, carbon dioxide out only through stomata

c)

Carbon dioxide in and out, oxygen in only through stomata

d)

none of the above

14.

Stomata are the only structures through which gas exchange can occur in a plant

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which of the following is an adaptation of a leaf for photosynthesis?

a)

It is thin

b)

It has large numbers of chloroplasts

c)

It has a cuticle

d)

Stomata are only on the underside of leaves

e)

All of the above

16.

What happens to the oxygen produced during photosynthesis?

a)

All of it diffuses out of the stomata as waste

b)

All of it is used in respiration

c)

Some diffuses out of the stomata and some is used in respiration

d)

it is broken down to yield high energy electrons and protons used in respiration

17.

Choose the correct statement(s)

a)

All of the glucose produced in photosynthesis is used immediately by the plant cells

b)

All of the glucose produced in photosynthesis is converted to starch

c)

some of the glucose produced in photosynthesis is used immediately by the plant cells sand the rest is converted to starch

18.

Root pressure is caused by

a)

The build up of water molecules in the root cells

b)

The build up of pressure from the soil on the roots

19.

What is transpiration?

a)

The loss of carbon dioxide dissolved in water from a plant

b)

The loss of water from a plant

c)

The loss of oxygen dissolved in water from a plant

20.

Which of the following is not an environmental factor that affects transpiration?

a)

Temperature

b)

Light intensity

c)

Humidity

d)

Amount of soil water

e)

None of the above

21.
What does not produce carbon dioxide?
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Burning Fossil Fuels
c)
Animal respiration
d)
Plants decaying
22.
Plant absorbs water through the _________. 
a)
stem
b)
roots 
c)
leaves 
d)
all of the above
23.
How do water enter the roots from the soil?
a)
diffusion
b)
osmosis
c)
transpiration
d)
active transport
24.
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
25.
Which of these is true?
a)
Xylem vessels carry water and dissolved minerals up the plant
b)
Phloem tissue carry water and dissolved minerals up the plant
c)
Xylem vessels carry dissolved sucrose up and down the plant
26.

What is this?

a)

Monocot Root

b)

Monocot Stem

c)

Dicot Root

d)

Dicot Stem

27.

What is this?

a)

Monocot Root

b)

Monocot Stem

c)

Dicot Root

d)

Dicot Stem

28.

What is this?

a)

Monocot Root

b)

Monocot Stem

c)

Dicot Root

d)

Dicot Stem

29.

What is this?

a)

Monocot Root

b)

Monocot Stem

c)

Dicot Root

d)

Dicot Stem

30.

What is cohesion?

a)

Water molecules are sticky for each other

b)

Water molecules stick to the side of a tube

c)

Water evaporating through the leaves

d)

Force of water in vacuoles on the cell wall

31.

What is adhesion?

a)

Water molecules are sticky for each other

b)

Water molecules stick to the side of a tube

c)

Water evaporating through the leaves

d)

Force of water in vacuoles on the cell wall

32.

What do the guard cells do?

a)

Control active transport

b)

Control nutrients moving into the cell

c)

Controls the rate of transpiration (loss of water through the leaf)

33.

What do the guard cells do?

a)

Control active transport

b)

Control nutrients moving into the cell

c)

Controls the rate of transpiration (loss of water through the leaf)

34.

Plants lose water through the ________.

a)

roots

b)

stomata

c)

chlorophyll

d)

stem

35.

What is the function of root hair?

a)

it is place to store the food

b)

it has large surface area to absorb more water

c)

it increases the root's anchorage

d)

It prevents the loss of water

36.
What are the cells that surround the stoma called?
a)
Water cells
b)
Guard cells
c)
Lignin
d)
Bark
37.
Which part of the plant makes the food?
a)
roots
b)
stem
c)
leaf
d)
flower
38.

Is mature xylem alive or dead?

a)

Alive

b)

Dead

39.

Are phloem cells alive or dead?

a)

Alive

b)

Dead

40.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of plants?

a)

Being photosynthetic

b)

Being multicellular

c)

Being Eukaryotic

d)

No membrane bound organelles

41.

Structures represented in the illustration below are found in the lower epidermis of a plant leaf. The illustration at the right shows the response to a certain environmental condition.


The response represented in the illustration would most likely be caused by-

a)

a reduced supply of oxygen

b)

long periods of rainfall

c)

high concentration of glucose

d)

little available water

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