WorksheetsTransport in Plants
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following is responsible for the transport of sugars ONLY.
Spongy mesophyll
Epidermis
Xylem
Phloem
Which of the following is used to transport water & mineral ions, while also providing structural support to the plant?
Phloem
Mesophyll
Stem
Xylem
In which of the following can lignin be found?
Stalk
Xylem
Phloem
Leaves
Which of the following statements is false about xylem vessels?
They are made up of dead cells.
They contain chloroplasts and nuclei.
They are hydrophobic.
Their walls are made of cellulose and lignin.
Which of the following is false about the phloem tubes?
They do not contain cytoplasm
They contain companion cells
Their end walls have not been completely broken down.
They transport sugars only.
What does the above image show?
Xylem only
Phloem only
Vascular bundle in a root
Vascular bundle in a stem
What is shown in the above image?
Xylem only
Phloem only
Vascular bundle in a root
Vascular bundle in a stem
By which of the following processes do water molecules enter into the plant?
Osmosis
Active transport
Diffusion
Transpiration
Define the term "Transpiration".
Exchange of gases between the leaf and atmosphere.
Loss of water vapour from the leaves and stems of the plant.
Movement of water from the roots to the leaves.
Movement of water through the cells of the leaf.
Which apparatus is needed to measure the rates of transpiration?
Pipette
Potometer
Bunsen burner
Plants
Which of the following increases the rate of transpiration?
Air around the leaf with high humidity.
Air molecules around the leaf with less kinetic energy.
An absence of light falling on the leaf.
Water molecules in the leaf with more kinetic energy.
Which of the following will decrease the rate of transpiration?
High temperatures.
Low humidity.
A still and calm day.
An abundance of water.
Which of the following is responsible for the absorption of mineral ions?
Active transport
Osmosis
Diffusion
Transpiration
What is meant by the term "Translocation"?
The process of releasing energy from glucose.
The process of transporting manufactured food throughout the plant
The process by which water is lost in the form of water vapour
The process by which plants make their own food.
For shoots growing from tubers, food moves from the tubers to the shoots. Which of the following statements in correct?
Sink to source
Source to sink
Sink to sink
Source to source
