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QUIZ 1: SECTION 1 AND 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Specific type of plant tissue that transports water and minerals from the roots, through the stems, to leaves

a)

vascular plant

b)

nonvascular plant

c)

xylem

d)

phloem

2.

The flexibility in plants is due to a tissue called

a)

parenchyma

b)

chlorenchyma

c)

collenchyma

d)

sclerenchyma

3.

The size of the stem increases in the width due to

a)

apical

b)

intercalary

c)

lateral

d)

vascular bundle

4.

What type of ground tissue is this?

a)

Parenchyma

b)

Schlerenchyma

c)

Collenchyma

5.

tubular cells stacked end-to-end.

a)

Tracheids

b)

Phloem

c)

Vessel elements

d)

Xylem

6.

The main function of stomata is to

a)

capture sunlight

b)

protect leaves from insects

c)

allow gases to move rapidly in/out of leaves

d)

release sugars into the atmosphere

7.

Some plants also have a type of lateral meristem

a)

vascular cambium

b)

cork cambium

c)

apical meristem

d)

intercalary meristem

8.

This tissue makes the plant hard and stiff.

a)

Collenchyma

b)

Epidermis

c)

sclerenchyma

d)

collenchyma

9.
Roots perform all of the following functions EXCEPT
a)
Carrying out the light reactions of photosynthesis
b)
Anchoring the plant in the soil
c)
Absorbing water and nutrients from the soil
d)
Storing water and minerals
10.

Looks like a jigsaw puzzle with interlocking ridges and dips.

a)

stomata

b)

pericycle

c)

epidermis

d)

cortex

11.

Leaves have functions beyond photosynthesis.

a)

Cacti protecting against predation.

b)

Pitcher plants modify leaves into cylinders that fill with water and trap insects.

c)

Plants growing towards the sun.

d)

Only 1 &2.

12.

If plants don't store up water, how does water leave the plant?

a)

The roots get rid of excess water.

b)

Most plants DO store water.

c)

It is released from the leaves by TRANSPIRATION.

13.

#3 - layer of tall, columnar cells that contain many chloroplast for photosynthesis

a)

Epidermal cells

b)

Guard cells

c)

Pallisade mesophyll

d)

Spongy mesophyll

14.

What is letter "D" pointing to?

a)

upper epidermis

b)

palisade mesophyll

c)

spongy mesophyll

d)

bundle sheath

15.

thin stalk that connects the blade of the leaf to the plant's stem

a)

blade

b)

cuticle

c)

petiole

d)

epidermis

16.

An underground specialised shoot with reduced disc like stem covered by fleshy leaves is

a)

Bulb

b)

Bulbil

c)

Rhizome

d)

Rhizophore

17.

Primary function of stem is to

a)

Bear and hold out leaves

b)

Absorb water and minerals

c)

Fixation of plant

d)

Help in vegetative propagation

18.

Which characteristics describe herbaceous stems?

a)

hard, inflexible, exhibit secondary growth, live multiple growing seasons

b)

green, flexible, no secondary growth

c)

green, flexible, exhibit secondary growth

d)

woody, flexible, exhibit primary and secondary growth

19.

Plants adapted to supply oxygen to roots submerged in water.

a)

Fibrous

b)

Adventitious

c)

Taproots

d)

Pneumatophores

20.

What is between the epidermis and endodermis?

a)

Pericycle

b)

Casparian strip

c)

Cortex

d)

Root cap