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Plant Nutrition

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT required for photosynthesis to occur?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Water

d)

Sugars

2.

Which of the following statements in true about photosynthesis?

a)

Solar energy is converted into light energy

b)

Wind energy is concerted into electricity

c)

Light energy is converted into chemical energy

d)

Potential energy is converted into kinetic energy

3.

What part of the plant is responsible for absorbing the sunlight energy?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Chlorophyll

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Guard cells

4.

Which of the following are produced as a result of photosynthesis? (Tick all that apply)

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Water

c)

Glucose

d)

Oxygen

5.

What is the name given to both of the transport vessels in plants?

a)

Transport vessels

b)

Vascular bundle

c)

Xylem

d)

Phloem

6.

Which part of the leaf stops the evaporation of too much water?

a)

Lamina

b)

Vascular bundle

c)

Waxy cuticle

d)

Petiole

7.

Which layer of cells in the leaf does NOT contain chloroplasts?

a)

Epidermal cells

b)

Guard cells

c)

Waxy cuticle

d)

Phloem

8.

Which of the following is responsible for the transport of water & minerals throughout the plant, while providing structural support?

a)

Phloem

b)

Roots

c)

Xylem

d)

Petiole

9.

Which layer of cells is found just before the lower epidermis?

a)

Palisade mesophyll

b)

Guard cells

c)

Upper epidermis

d)

Spongy mesophyll

10.

Which of the following is NOT a limiting factor for photosynthesis?

a)

Mineral ions

b)

Sunlight

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

Temperature

11.

If iodine is placed on the surface of a leaf, no colour change occurs. Why does this happen?

a)

This can occur if the iodine was not dropped properly on the leaf.

b)

Starch is inside the chloroplasts of cells

c)

If the leaf does not contain starch.

12.

What is the first step when testing a leaf for starch?

a)

Adding iodine to the leaf

b)

Placing the leaf in ethanol

c)

Placing the leaf in boiling water

d)

Squeezing starch out of the leaf and into a petri dish to be tested.

13.

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

a)

As light intensity increases, the rate of photosynthesis also will increase.

b)

Photosynthesis occurs slowly in dim light

c)

No photosynthesis occurs in the dark.

d)

The rate of photosynthesis decreases as light intensity increases.

14.

Which statements are true about temperature and photosynthesis? (Tick all that apply)

a)

Chemical reactions occur at certain temperatures only.

b)

Photosynthesis occurs faster on warmer days.

c)

No photosynthesis can occur during cold days.

d)

Enzymes involved in photosynthesis work best in warmer temperatures.

15.

Which of the following are true about the stomata in plants? (Tick all that apply)

a)

Oxygen leaves the plant via the stomata.

b)

Carbon dioxide diffuses into the plant via the stomata.

c)

Plants close their stomata during extremely hot days.

d)

Plants leave their stomata open to the fullest during extremely hot days.