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Structure and Function of Root

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What PART of the plant collects water?
a)
leaves
b)
flower
c)
roots
d)
stem
2.
Plants COULD NOT survive without _____ and ______.
a)
Transpiration and Gravity
b)
Oxygen and Water
c)
Seeds and Water
d)
Carbon Dioxide and Water
3.
What are the root's job in a plant?
a)
absorb water and sunlight
b)
give off oxygen and absorb water
c)
make sugar and absorb water
d)
anchor the plant to the ground and absorb water
4.
The process of photosynthesis takes place in organelles (part of cell) called ______.
a)
Phloem
b)
Xylem
c)
Stomata
d)
Cholorplasts
5.
What is the PROCESS by which plants make food?
a)
xylem
b)
phloem
c)
germinate
d)
photosynthesis 
6.

Root that come from 1 center laterally is called ....

a)

taproot

b)

fibrous root

7.

Apple tree has a fibrous root system.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which of plant structure anchors the plant in the ground?

a)

4-roots

b)

3-stem

c)

2-leaves

d)

1-flower

9.

What is the name of the part of the root that allows water and minerals enter?

a)

root hairs

b)

epidermis

c)

phloem

d)

phyla

10.

Which of the following is NOT a function of the roots?

a)

Store carbs

b)

Absorb water and minerals

c)

Anchor plant to the ground

d)

Photosynthesis

11.

See a picture below. What is type of root?

a)

Primary root

b)

Secondary root

c)

Taproot

d)

Fibrous root

12.

Provides water and minerals from the soil for the growth of the plant

a)

stem

b)

root

c)

both

13.

binds the plant in the soil

a)

root

b)

stem

c)

both

14.

Hair - like projections present on the root

a)

hairs

b)

root - hairs

c)

both

15.

Identify this type of root

a)

Tap root

b)

Fibrous root

16.

Identify this type of root

a)

tap root

b)

fibrous root

17.

What is the primary function of a plant's roots?

a)

To protect the plant from insects that live in the ground

b)

To keep the soil from washing away

c)

To help the plant get food

d)

To help the plant eat soil

18.

What type of root system does this carrot have?

a)

Tap Root

b)

Fibrous Root

19.

What type of root system does this corn have?

a)

Tap Root

b)

Fibrous Root

20.

What type of root system does this sunflower have?

a)

Tap Root

b)

Fibrous Root

21.

What type of root system does this bamboo have?

a)

Tap Root

b)

Fibrous Root

22.

What type of root system does this onion have?

a)

Tap Root

b)

Fibrous Root

23.

Tap root systems have

a)

a large central root and smaller roots that come out of it

b)

a bunch of small, thin roots that come directly from the stem

c)

only a large central root and no smaller roots

d)

no roots at all

24.

Fibrous root systems have

a)

a large central root and smaller roots that come out of it

b)

a bunch of small, thin roots that come directly from the stem

c)

only a large central root and no smaller roots

d)

no roots at all

25.

What type of root system does this radish plant have?

a)

Tap Root

b)

Fibrous Root