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Tropism

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which statement about plant stems is correct?

a)

They are positively phototropic and positively geotropic

b)

They are negatively phototropic but positively geotropic

c)

They are positively phototropic but negatively geotropic

2.

What is a phototropism?

a)

A response to light

b)

A response to gravity

c)

A response to temperature

3.

What is an example of gravitropism?

a)

a chemical messenger produced by a plant

b)

the growth of a plant root towards the centre of the Earth

c)

the growth of a plant shoot towards light

4.

Which processes are used by root hairs to take up ions and water?

a)

active transport and osmosis

b)

diffusion and active transport

c)

osmosis and diffusion

5.

How do carbon dioxide and oxygen move into and out of a mesophyll cell?

a)

Transpiration

b)

diffusion

c)

active transport

6.

The diagram shows a plant cell.

What type of plant cell is this?

a)

guard cells

b)

mesophyll cells

c)

root hair cell

7.

When a plant grows in response to a stimulus, it is referred to as

a)

photosynthesis

b)

transpiration

c)

tropism

8.

If a plant grows toward a light source, then it is said to be displaying ____________?

a)

negative geotropism

b)

positive phototropism

c)

negative phototropism

9.

What part of the plant responds positively to gravity?

a)

roots

b)

xylem

c)

leaves

10.

tropism is described as

a)

gradual response

b)

immediate response

c)

reflex