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Transport in plants

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

The plant tissue that carries food materials DOWNWARD from the leaves to the rest of the pant is the ______.

a)

Phloem

b)

Stomata

c)

Chlorophyll

d)

Xylem

2.

Vascular tissue that transports water and minerals UPWARDS from a plant's roots is know as ______.

a)

Chlorophyll

b)

Phloem

c)

Stomata

d)

Xylem

3.

How do water enter the roots from the soil?

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

transpiration

d)

active transport

4.

water leaves the plant by ....

a)

the stomata

b)

the epidermis

c)

the palisade cells

d)

the spongy mesophyll

5.

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

6.

Why is the evaporation of water from leaves important?

a)

It cools leaves and helps move water up the plant.

b)

It makes the plant wilt

c)

It helps the plant to respire

7.

Where is xylem vessels found in plants

a)

roots and stems only

b)

leaves and root only

c)

roots, stems and leaves

d)

root hair cells and veins

8.

What do the guard cells do?

a)

Control active transport

b)

control nutrient moving into the cell

c)

Controls loss of water through the leaf

9.

What does the phloem transport

a)

water

b)

sugar

c)

minerals

d)

air

10.

How will lowered humidity affect the rate of transpiration?

a)

it decreases

b)

it increases

c)

it causes no change

d)

it depends on other factors

11.

An increase in wind or temperature will ________________ transpiration

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

not affect

d)

stop

12.

The equation for photosynthesis is

a)

oxygen + water --> glucose + carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen + glucose --> carbon dioxide + water

c)

carbon dioxide + water --> glucose + oxygen

d)

carbon dioxide + glucose --> oxygen + water