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Advanced Plant Tropism

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
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1.

It is the middle of summer in Texas and a lack of rainfall has caused many plants to wilt. What plant cell organelle is responsible for the plant wilting?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Chloroplast

2.

Which of the following is not an example of a plant responding to an external stimulus?

a)

Roots growing down

b)

A plant wilting

c)

A plant turning towards a window

d)

Plant turning when touched

3.

What is most likely to cause wilting in plants?

a)

Loss of water in cells throughout the plant

b)

An increased amount of sunlight exposure

c)

Low nutrient concentration in the soil near the roots

d)

Long exposure to cold external temperatures

4.

What internal stimulus would cause the plant to respond as depicted below?

a)

Exposure of too much sunlight

b)

A lack of water in the stem

c)

An abundance of water in the stem

d)

Exposure to very little sunlight

5.

Students observed a plant left by a window over several days. The plant was watered daily. After three days, the plant began to grow towards the window. Why is the plant growing towards the window?

a)

The plant is responding to water in the air and growing towards it

b)

Heat from the sun is causing the plant to grow towards the window

c)

The plant is responding to the stimulus of sunlight

d)

The plant is leaning towards the window for fresh air

6.

Seeds that are planted upside down are still able to grow into mature plants. Which explanation best explains this phenomenon?

a)

The roots grow toward the force of gravity, and the shoots grow away.

b)

The plant will become a smaller version of a mature plant.

c)

Roots always grow toward the dark, and shoots grow toward the light.

d)

The roots change into branches, and the branches turn into roots.

7.

What must happen for a seed to emerge from the soil as a seedling?

a)

The seed must exert a force to push a shoot up through the soil.

b)

The soil must erode and expose the seed to the sunlight.

c)

An animal searching for food must disrupt the soil.

d)

Another plant must die to make room for the new plant.

8.

Which is the force exerted by turgor pressure to split open the seed coat?

a)

Water within the seed coat pushes out

b)

Gravity pulls the seed coat up

c)

Water from the soil pushes into the seed coat

d)

Gravity pulls the seed coat down

9.

Which part of the plant above demonstrates the least amount of turgor pressure?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

Which part of the plant above demonstrates the greatest amount of turgor pressure?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D