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Plant Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Plants are classified into two major groups based on their ______________________.

a)

color

b)

internal structures

c)

shape

d)

food

2.

________________ have a well-developed system for transporting water and food; therefore, they have true roots, stems, and leaves.

a)

Vascular Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Green Plants

d)

Nonvascular plants

3.

_________transport water and minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant.

a)

Phloem

b)

Pat root

c)

Xylem

d)

Tap root

4.

__________ transports food from the leaves to the rest of the plant.

a)

Xylem

b)

Boat

c)

Pistil

d)

Phloem

5.

_________________must obtain nutrients directly from the environment and distribute it from cell to cell throughout the plant. As a result, these plants are small in size and grow close to the ground.

a)

Nonvascular plants

b)

Animals

c)

Water

d)

Vascular Plants

6.

The process by which plants make sugar is called ________________

a)

walking

b)

running

c)

photosynthesis

d)

survival

7.

To obtain the energy from the food it produces, plants must break down the sugar in the cells throughout the plant in a cellular process called _______________.

a)

water

b)

growing

c)

roots

d)

respiration

8.

Plants lose water through the leaves. This process is called _______________.

a)

transpiration

b)

sweating

c)

breathing

9.

Structures for defense protect plants from threats that could potentially kill the plant. The ability to close its leaves when touched is called _______________.

a)

geotropism

b)

stingers

c)

thigmotropism

d)

growth

10.

Plants have structures that allow them to survive in their habitats when the conditions are not suitable. Examples of parts of flowering plants that function for survival may be:

a)

stems

b)

leaves

c)

roots

d)

all of the choices

11.

Parts of the flowering plant that function in reproduction include:

a)

flowers

b)

stamen

c)

pistil

d)

seed

e)

all of the choices

12.

Changes in environmental factors such as ______________________________ affect the growth and development of a flowering plant.

a)

air, water

b)

all of the choices

c)

light, space

d)

minerals

13.

What is it called when a plant or animal has a trait that helps it survive in a specific environment?

a)

instinct

b)

mimicry

c)

camouflage

d)

adaptation

14.

What is one reason that some plants have a strong scent?

a)

to shed extra water off the plant

b)

to take in nutrients from the soil

c)

to attract animals to spread its pollen

d)

to conserve water during dry periods

15.

What is one possible reason for seeds to have hooks or barbs?

a)

to stay warm during the winter

b)

to protect themselves from sunlight

c)

to get attached to passing animals and get carried away

d)

to stick to animals and steal nutrients from them

16.

Water lilies live in lakes and ponds. The lilies have very long stems. The picture above shows a water lily in a pond. How do long stems help water lilies live in ponds?

a)

They absorb food for the plant.

b)

They absorb water from the pond.

c)

They enable the pads and flower to reach sunlight.

d)

They help the plants float away.

17.
The process of plants creating their own food is called?
a)
Germinate 
b)
Nutrients 
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Plant Life 
18.

All seeds have

a)

Seed Coat

b)

Food Storage

c)

Embryo

d)

All of the above

19.

Substances that living things need to grow?

a)

Plants

b)

Soil

c)

Nutrients

20.

Which acts like the plant's plumbing system? It will help move water and nutrients from the roots and move food in the form of glucose from the leaves to other plant parts.

a)

Roots

b)

Stems

c)

Leaves

21.

The green pigment, or color, found in plants that helps the plant make food is called?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Chlorophyll

c)

Pollination

22.
Plants are multicellular, which means
a)
they are made of many cells.
b)
they are made of one cell.
23.
Which is a NOT a characteristic that all plants have in common?
a)
All plants have tissues and organs.
b)
All plants have cell walls and chloroplasts.
c)
All plants are vascular.
d)
All plants make their own food.
24.
What are the 2 MAIN groups of plants?
a)
seed plants and seedless plants
b)
gymnosperms and angiosperms
c)
horsetails and ferns
d)
vascular and nonvascular
25.

A(n) ____________ is any part or characteristic that helps a species survive or reproduce.

a)

leaf

b)

adaptation

c)

flower

26.

All plants...

a)

make seeds

b)

have roots

c)

need soil

d)

make food through photosynthesis

27.

What do plants need for photosynthesis?

a)

Water

b)

Soil

c)

Flowers

d)

Carbon monoxide

28.

A fern folds when touched, what type of tropism would this be?

a)

Hypothyroidism

b)

Phototropism

c)

Thigmotropism

d)

Geotropism

29.

A plant's root grows in a downward direction in response to what force?

a)

sunlight

b)

gravity

c)

soil

30.
Which type of tropism?
a)
hydrotropism
b)
thigmotropism
c)
phototropism
d)
geotropism (Gravitropism)
31.

What is a tropism?

a)

A stimulus that affects plants.

b)

The way a plant responds to a stimulus.

c)

The way a plant grows.

d)

The way a plant dies.

32.

If a plant experiences gravitropism, then it will do what?

a)

Grow toward or away from light.

b)

Grow away from light.

c)

Grow toward light.

d)

Grow in response to gravity.

33.
The tip of the style that has sticky hairs to trap pollen is the ___.
a)
stamen
b)
stigma
c)
ovary
d)
style
34.
All of the following are examples of seed dispersal except:
a)
wind
b)
volcanic eruptions
c)
physical movement (rolling)
d)
animals droppings
35.
The male reproductive structure of a flower is the ___.
a)
pistil
b)
ovary
c)
stamen
d)
ovule
36.
The part of a flower that produces the male reproductive cells.
a)
anther
b)
style
c)
stigma
d)
filament
37.

What is seed dispersal?

a)

plant reproduction

b)

ability of plants to make food

c)

moving seeds to a new location

d)

adaptation of plants to produce more seeds

38.
Brightly colored parts of flowers that attract insects.
a)
petals
b)
pistils
c)
stamen
d)
filaments
39.
Small grains that contain a plant's male reproductive cells.
a)
stamen
b)
pollen
c)
pistil
d)
stigma
40.
C, D , and E are collectively known as the ______.
a)
stamen
b)
anther
c)
sepal
d)
pistil
41.

Small leaf-like structures forming the base of a flower.

a)

petals

b)

sepal

c)

stigma

d)

pistil

42.

Fertilization is the process by which an _____________.

a)

egg and pollen combine

b)

embryo grows into a plant

c)

animal carries pollen between plants

43.

What is the name of flower part #10 ?

a)

sepal

b)

pollen tube

c)

filament

d)

stigma

44.

Which defense structure would best discourage animals from eating or landing on a plant?

a)

Fruits

b)

Pistil

c)

Thorns

d)

Stamen

45.

Poison is a plant defense that _____________.

a)

attracts pollinators to the plant

b)

makes animals sick or itchy

c)

pollinates the plant

d)

helps with photosynthesis

46.

What is an example of a plant defense?

a)

spikes and thorns

b)

poisonous fruits and bitter taste

c)

waxy oils and sap

d)

All of the above

47.

A period of a plant when is does NOT grow is called ____________.

a)

spore

b)

stamen

c)

nutrient

d)

dormancy

48.

This picture shows a Structural Adaptation for _________________.

a)

Defense

b)

Survival

c)

Reproduction

49.

This picture shows a Structural Adaptation for _________________.

a)

Defense

b)

Survival

c)

Reproduction

50.

This picture shows a Structural Adaptation for _________________.

a)

Defense

b)

Survival

c)

Reproduction