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Y8 Plants

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Vascular, seeded plants that contain seeds in cones are:
a)
angiosperms
b)
gymnosperms
c)
deciduous
d)
moss
2.
Vascular, seeded plants that contain seeds in fruits are:
a)
angiosperms
b)
gymnosperms
c)
deciduous
d)
moss
3.
Angiosperms are easily classified because of the ___ that they produce.
a)
cones
b)
leaves
c)
flowers and fruits
d)
rhizomes
4.
Which of these is not a plant?
a)
evergreen
b)
flower
c)
wheat 
d)
mushroom
5.
The water needed for photosynthesis comes into the leaves through the
a)
upper epidermis
b)
stomata
c)
guard cells
d)
xylem cells
6.
The important gases, carbon dioxide and oxygen, enter and leave the leaf through the
a)
upper epidermis
b)
phloem
c)
stomata
d)
guard cells
7.
Which structure helps prevent water loss and protects the leaf?
a)
Palisades mesophyll
b)
Spongy mesophyll
c)
Vascular tissue
d)
Cuticle
8.

What is the name of the elongated, packed cells (part G) directly under the upper epidermis?

a)

Palisade cells

b)

Guard cell

c)

Spongy layer

d)

Lower epidermis

9.

What is letter "D" pointing to?

a)

upper epidermis

b)

palisade mesophyll

c)

spongy mesophyll

d)

bundle sheath

10.

Which number is pointing to the xylem of the leaf?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

11.

Which part of the leaf consists of xylem and phloem?

a)

vascular bundle

b)

bundle sheath

c)

palisade mesophyll

d)

spongy mesophyll

12.

The outermost layer of CELLS of the leaf is the

a)

cuticle

b)

epidermis

c)

spongy mesophyll

d)

bundle sheath

13.

The cell organelle where photosynthesis occurs in plant cells is the

a)

chloroplast

b)

mitochondrion

c)

vacuole

d)

nucleus

14.

The vascular tissue which transports sugar (food) in both directions within the leaf is the

a)

xylem

b)

phloem

c)

bundle sheath

d)

chloroplast

15.

The majority of the stomata of a leaf can usually be found within the

a)

guard cells

b)

upper epidermis

c)

lower epidermis

d)

cuticle

16.
The leaf has a shiny, waxy cuticle around it to
a)
increase the rate of photosynthesis
b)
attract more light
c)
control water loss
d)
stop carbon dioxide and oxygen gases escaping
17.
The role of the guard cell is to
a)
help control the temperature of the plant
b)
control how much water enters the leaf
c)
control how much glucose is stored
d)
control the movement of water vapour & gases 
18.
Transpiration helps the plant
a)
make more sugars at night
b)
move water from the roots to the stem and leaves
c)
move sugars from the leaf to be stored in the stem & roots
d)
make more chloroplasts
19.
What is photosynthesis?
a)
Water loss by a plant.
b)
When a photographer takes a photo.
c)
To get your pictures from the photo lab.
d)
The process in which plants make their food.
20.
Which is NOT a reason why we should care about photosynthesis?
a)
It creates food for the plants, which then feed animals.
b)
Without it, we wouldn't be able to breathe oxygen.
c)
It uses up greenhouse gas CO2 in the atmosphere.
d)
It controls the water cycle.