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Plants for Food and Fibre

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Photosynthesis?

a)

Photosynthesis is the process that plants turn Carbon Dioxide (CO2) in to Oxygen (O2).

b)

Photosynthesis is the process In which Plants make their own food.

c)

Photosynthesis is the process in which they take Oxygen and turn it in Carbon Dioxide and make their own food.

d)

Both A and B

2.

What is a fruit?

a)

Fruit is the growing ovary of a plant.

b)

Fruit is a food like; oranges, apples, bananas, etc.

c)

Fruits are edible foods that contain seeds inside of them.

d)

Fruit is the growing ouvles of a plant.

3.

What is the process by which plants release carbon dioxide and lets out oxygen into their cells?

a)

Osmosis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Respiration

d)

Photsynthesis

4.

Nitrogen, Potassium and Phosphorus are all ____________ found in soil?

a)

Different types of soils

b)

Important Fertilizers

c)

Chemicals

d)

Both A and C

5.

What is a Fibrous Root?

a)

A shallow system of similar sized roots that soak up nutrients and water quickly.

b)

A single main/dominant root that is found underground.

c)

A deep system of similar sized roots that soak up nutrients and water slowly.

d)

A double root system that can soak up nutrients and moisture quickly and is found just underneath the soil.

6.

Self Pollination is the eggs of one plant are fertilized by sperm from another plant of the same species.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

None of the above

7.

What is the Female reproductive system?

a)

Style

b)

Stamen

c)

Pistil

d)

Filament

8.

Using a pest's natural predator to control its population is known as:

a)

Population decreaser

b)

Chemical spraying

c)

Biomass

d)

Biological Control

9.

How many stages are there of pollination?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

1

d)

4

10.

What is NOT a function of roots?

a)

The roots absorb water, nutrients and minerial from the soil.

b)

They store food to help the plant surive during times of scarcity.

c)

They support and anchor the plant so that it can survive when an animal trying to eat it.

d)

The roots support and anchor the plant so that it is not blown over by wind or washed away by water.

11.

Why are Shelterbelts used by farmers?

a)

Shelterbelts are a row of trees along the edges of fields that a farmer plants.

b)

They are used so unwanted animals travel and eat the crops in the field.

c)

Shelterbelts are a types of tractors that is helpful to dig up crops for harvest season.

d)

Farmers plant rows of trees along the edges of their fields so the soil doesn't move and stay in place and the fields don't flood.

12.

Level: Easy - Name 1 decomposer

(a)  

13.

Level: Medium - Name 1 tree found in Alberta

(a)  

14.

Level: Hard - Name 1 of the largest uses of forested products. (ex. pencils, etc. that isn't one)

(a)  

15.

The layer of soil made of decayed plant and animal matter is called…

a)

Humus

b)

Decomposers

c)

Under surface soil

d)

The "dead soil"

16.

What is and why is sepal so important?

a)

The sepal is the rock hard area where the stem and the petals connect. It makes sure that the flower doesn't fall off.

b)

The sepal is part of a tree truck that carries up water to the rest of the tree.

c)

THe sepal is a type of crop that farmers grow to make wheat, which then turns into flour.

d)

The sepal is the leaves under the flower that protects it before it opens.

17.

Name two ways seeds are disperse.

a)

Two ways seeds can desperse is they can be blown by the wind and attach themselves to their horns.

b)

The seeds get stuck in a animals fur and the seeds can also be desperse by heat which then explode.

c)

They can hitch a ride in a animals furs and get caught on the hooves of the animal.

d)

They can blown in the wind and be blown in the wind.

18.

What is NOT part of the Stamen

a)

Anther

b)

Filament

c)

Stigma

d)

None of the above