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Water & Plants

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is correct?

a)

water - biotic

b)

animal - abiotic

c)

plants - biotic

d)

soil - biotic

2.

Osmosis is the diffusion of ___________________ across a selectively permeable membrane.

a)

Food

b)

Water

c)

Air

d)

Oxygen

3.

A piece of potato weighing 5 g is placed inside a salt solution. After 5 hours the potato weighs 7 g. What can you conclude about the solution?

a)

[salt] in solution > [salt] in potato

b)

[salt] in solution < [salt] in potato

c)

[salt] in solution = [salt] in potato

4.

An animal cell is placed a very, very salty solution will

a)

stay the same.

b)

swell and get bigger.

c)

shrink and get smaller.

5.

Why might it be bad to water your plant too much?

a)

The plant will start to reject the water

b)

The plant takes up too much water and the cells explode

c)

The plant takes up too much water and the cells shrink and die

d)

It's actually not a problem

6.

How is water moved from outside of the plant into the root?

a)

Capillary action

b)

The cells pump it up

c)

Osmosis

d)

Transpiration

7.

Which direction will the water move?

a)

Back and forth

b)

A --> B

c)

B --> A

d)

Every direction

8.

Why does a root have root hairs?

a)

To increase the surface area

b)

To look cute

c)

To be better anchored into the ground

d)

To find food better

9.

Which is the correct order in which water enters the root and then travels up

a)

ground meristem -> protoderm -> procambium

b)

procambium -> ground meristem -> protoderm

c)

protoderm -> ground meristem -> procambium

d)

protoderm -> procambium -> ground meristem

10.

The cambium is split up into two structures. One of them transports water. Name this structure.

(a)  

11.

The cambium is split up into two structures. One of them transports nutrients. Name this structure.

(a)  

12.

What is happening at the lowest part of the root?

a)

The cells are elongating

b)

The cells are dividing

c)

The cells are maturing

d)

The cells are not doing anything

13.

Why does the water travel up the stem?

a)

Capillary action

b)

The cells pump it up

c)

Osmosis

d)

Diffusion

14.

True or False: Most plants are unicellular

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Where are the stomata located?

a)

In the xylem

b)

It is an organelle inside the cell

c)

On the stem

d)

On the leaves

16.

What is the process called by which water exits the plants through the stomata?

a)

Capillary action

b)

Transpiration

c)

Osmosis

d)

Diffusion

17.

In which scenario might stomata be closed?

a)

Two days of heavy rain

b)

A drought

c)

A flood

d)

The plant is being eaten by. bugs

18.

Which of the following factors affect stomata opening?

a)

Humidity

b)

Temperature

c)

Light

d)

Rainfall

e)

Wind

19.

Which structure in the leaf control the opening and closing of the stomata?

a)

Cuticle

b)

Guard cell

c)

Epidermis

d)

Spongy mesophyll

20.

True or False: The top and the bottom of the leaf are exactly the same.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

What adaptation might a tree in the rainforest have?

a)

Less stomata

b)

More stomata

c)

Smaller leaves

d)

Deeper roots

22.

Which ones has more stomata?

a)

Leaves of a deciduous tree

b)

Needles of a coniferous tree

23.

How do you feel about the material that we learned in the last five weeks?

a)

I don't get it!

b)

I can do it when I use my notes.

c)

I mostly got it, but I have one or two questions.

d)

I have mastered it! Let's learn something new!