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Turgor Pressure & Forces Affecting Plants

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The word Tropism mean_________
a)
growth in response to stimuli
b)
to create something new
c)
Chemical energy
d)
Taproot system
2.
What does this picture represent? 
a)
High turgor pressure
b)
Low carbon dioxide levels
c)
Very low turgor pressure
d)
The support and transportation organ of the plant is damaged
3.
How does turgor pressure relate to a plant wilting?
a)
A wilting plant = high turgor pressure
b)
A wilting plant = high photosynthesis
c)
A wilting plant = low turgor pressure
d)
They are not related
4.

Which plant would be stiff and rigid?

a)

A

b)

B

5.

Which plant would be wilted or limp?

a)

A

b)

B

6.

The plant wilts when pressure .....

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

d)

none of the above

7.

Wilting is a plant's response to:

a)

High turgor pressure

b)

Low turgor pressure

c)

Gravity

d)

Sunlight

8.

When plants grow in towards the light, this is called:

a)

Phototropism

b)

Geotropism

c)

Germination

d)

Thigmotropism

9.

Turgor pressure is a result of water in what plant cell organelle?

a)

Mitochondrion

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cell wall

d)

Vacuole

10.
Which of the following is NOT a difference in a the plant and animal cells?
a)
Chloroplasts
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Cell membrane
d)
Size of vacuole
11.
The shoot of a plant growing up. 
a)
Positive Geotropism (Gravitropism)
b)
Negative Geotropism (Gravitropism)
c)
Thigmotropism
d)
Hydrotropism
12.
The root of a plant growing down. 
a)
Positive Geotropism (Gravitropism)
b)
Negative Geotropism (Gravitropism)
c)
Thigmotropism
d)
Hydrotropism
13.

What is the force inside the central vacuole called?

a)

The Force

b)

Turgor Pressure

c)

Water Pressure

d)

Thigmotropism

14.

Vines that are growing on a tree exhibit (show)

a)

Hydrotropism

b)

Geotropism / Gravitropism

c)

Thigmotropism

d)

Phototropism

15.

Plants curling around a pole or mailbox is an example of:

a)

Phototropism

b)

Germination

c)

Turgor pressure

d)

Thigmotropism

16.

What made the plant grow this way?

a)

the plant wants air

b)

the plant wants light

c)

the plant wants food

d)

the plant got knocked over

17.

Plants need turgor pressure to maintain....

a)

rigidity and structure

b)

nutrients and water

c)

sunlight and water

d)

sunlight and structure

18.

This plant will most likely be _______________.

a)

Limp or wilted

b)

stiff and rigid

19.

This plant would most likely be __________________.

a)

Limp or wilted

b)

Stiff and rigid

20.
Organelle responsible for turgor pressure
a)
vacuole
b)
cell membrane
c)
cell wall
d)
nucleus