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From Microorganisms to Plants Unit Part 2

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Basidiomycetes produce

a)

zygospores

b)

basidiospores

c)

ascospores

d)

mariospores

2.

The term that is used for the mode of nutrition in yeast, mushroom and bread-mold is

a)

autotrophic

b)

parasitic

c)

saprophytic

d)

symbiotic

3.

The male reproduction organ in bryophtes is called as ... and will produce ... as its gametes

a)

Antheridium, ovum

b)

Archegonium, spores

c)

Archegonium, spermatozoid

d)

Antheridium, spermatozoid

4.
A bumble bee has just enough weight to open up the snapdragon flower and get the nectar/pollen inside.  Other insects cannot do this. This adaption is an example of........
a)
convergent evolution
b)
co-evolution
c)
divergent evolution
d)
speciation
5.

Alternation of generations in plants refers to the alternation of

a)

diploid and haploid stages

b)

male and female stages

c)

meiotic and mitotic stages

d)

spore and seed stages

6.

Archaea are known as "extremophiles" because

a)

they can live in very deep water

b)

they can live in really hot water

c)

they can live in really salty water

d)

all answers are correct

7.

I am single celled. I am prokaryotic. I have a cell wall that's not made of peptidoglycan. I also live in very extreme conditions. Which domain do I belong in?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Archea

c)

Eukarya

8.

All answers listed below are true about bacteria except

a)

all are prokaryotes

b)

all are harmful

c)

all are unicellular

d)

they do not have nucleus

9.

What is the function of cotyledon?

a)

proctect the seed

b)

small holes that enable water and air to enter the seed

c)

stores food

d)

embryo that develops into root

10.
What do fungi use to reproduce?
a)
Hyphae
b)
Branches
c)
Spores
d)
They split apart
11.
What vocabulary word describes the breaking off of dead things and recycling it's nutrients through the food chain?
a)
Symbiosis
b)
Decomposing
c)
Budding
d)
Mycelium
12.

Which of the following is the unique characteristics for Kingdom Plantae

a)

cell wall consist of peptidoplycan

b)

carbohydrate storage is glycogen

c)

has alternation of generation

d)

motile

13.

Mosses and liverworts are called non-vascular plant because

a)

they lack motile sperm

b)

they lack seed

c)

they lack vascular tissue

d)

they lack true roots, stems and leaves

14.

The haploid form of the life cycle of a plant, characterized by ‘alternation of generation’ is called

a)

seed

b)

embryo

c)

sporophyte

d)

gametophyte

15.
The generation of a non-vascular plant that produces the spores is called the...
a)
gametophyte
b)
sporophyte
c)
protonema
d)
rhizoid
16.

How does an amoeba move?

a)

It uses cilia.

b)

It uses a flagellum.

c)

It uses pseudopods.

d)

It cannot move.

17.
Protist?
a)
Euglena
b)
Paramecium
c)
Amoeba
d)
Stentor
18.
Protist?
a)
Euglena
b)
Paramecium
c)
Amoeba
d)
Volvox
19.
What do viruses need to reproduce?
a)
they need genetic material
b)
They need a host cell
c)
They need  bacteria
d)
They need insulin
20.
Which of the following occurs after a virus attaches to a host cell in the viral reproduction process?
a)
The host cell dies
b)
The virus dies
c)
The virus inserts its genetic information into the host cell
d)
copies of the virus are immediately released from the host
21.

Type of plant that is usually taller (longer) and has vascular tissue (xylem and phloem) that provides support

a)

vascular plant

b)

nonvascular plant

c)

xylem

d)

phloem

22.

Examples of these plants include mosses, liverworts, and other plants with no xylem or phloem

a)

dicot

b)

vascular plant

c)

monocot

d)

nonvascular plant

23.

Specific type of plant tissue that transports food (sugar) made in the leaves to the entire plant

a)

vascular plant

b)

nonvascular plant

c)

xylem

d)

phloem

24.

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

25.

Gravitropism is....

a)

The process of a plant responding to touch

b)

The process of a plant responding to light

c)

The process of a plant responding to gravity

d)

The process of a plant responding to water

26.

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

a)

Phototropism

b)

Geotropism

c)

Germination

d)

Thigmotropism

27.
The word Tropism mean_________
a)
growth in response to stimuli
b)
to create something new
c)
Chemical energy
d)
Taproot system
28.

The response of an organism to seasonal changes in day length is...

a)

Short day plants

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Photoperiodism

d)

Evaporation

29.

Molecule that responsible in regulating light stimulus is:

a)

Transcription factor

b)

Promoter

c)

Cytochrome

d)

Phytochrome

30.

What is the tropism where plants respond to external stimulus of touch?

a)

geotropism

b)

phototropism

c)

thigotropism

d)

none of the above

31.

The flexibility in plants is due to this kind of simple permanent tissues.

a)

chlorenchyma

b)

aerenchyma

c)

collenchyma

d)

parenchyma

32.

This tissue makes the plant hard and stiff.

a)

Collenchyma

b)

Epidermis

c)

sclerenchyma

d)

collenchyma

33.

Parenchymatous tissues generally perform the function of __________________.

a)

giving flexibility to leaves

b)

storing food

34.

Xylem and phloem are examples of

a)

epidermal tissue

b)

connective tissue

c)

protective tissue

d)

vascular tissue

35.

Which of the following is an undifferentiated embryonic tissue found in the active growth regions of plants such as tips of roots and stems?

a)

Parenchyma tissue

b)

Collenchyma tissue

c)

Meristematic tissue

d)

Permanent tissue

36.

Elements which are transported throughout plants are called

a)

Inorganic

b)

sieve elements

c)

key elements

d)

phloem elements

37.

ATP and protein is supplied to companion cells via

a)

sieve tubes

b)

porous wall

c)

cell wall

d)

vascular tissue

38.

Recall which of the following form part of the phloem.

a)

Sieve-tube elements

b)

Trachieds

c)

Vessels

d)

Companion cells

39.

Xylem contributes to the mechanical strength of plants because of the presence of __________________

a)

Suberin

b)

Lignin

c)

Large lumen

d)

cross walls

40.

Which of the following tissues whose role is to protect and cover the plant?

a)

Dermal tissue

b)

Epidurial tissue

c)

Ground tissue

d)

Vascular tissue

41.

Tissue in a plant that is neither vascular nor dermal is

a)

Vascular tissue

b)

Ground tissue

c)

Filler tissue

d)

Dermal tissue

42.
which of this tissues are not known as ground tissue?
a)
perenchyma tissue
b)
collenchyma tissue
c)
epidermal tissue
d)
sclerenchyma tissue
43.

An underground stem from which new leaves and roots grow is a(n)

a)

conifer

b)

green algae

c)

rhizome

d)

leaf

44.

If a plant is considered non-vascular, what does it have?

a)

Stems

b)

Leaves

c)

Rhizoids

d)

Roots

45.

Name the structure labelled B that contains the spores

a)

Stolon

b)

Sporangium

c)

Sporangiophore

d)

Apophysis

46.
The role of the guard cell is to
a)
help control the temperature of the plant
b)
control how much water enters the leaf
c)
control how much glucose is stored
d)
control the movement of water vapour & gases 
47.

type of plant that has vascular tissues, such as a seed plant or flowering plant

a)

angiosperm

b)

bryophyte

c)

gymnosperm

d)

tracheophyte

48.

process in sexual reproduction in which male and female reproductive cells join to form a new cell

a)

asexual reproduction

b)

fertilization

c)

sexual reproduction

d)

tissue

49.

vascular plant

a)

tracheophyte

b)

sporangium

c)

bryophyte

d)

gametophyte

50.

What is the correct term for the large section of the leaf where photosynthesis occurs?

a)

Leaf Blade

b)

Petiole

c)

Node

d)

Leaf

51.

The ______ of a stem is the region of developing tissues where new leaves and stems form.

a)

Internode

b)

Node

c)

Base

d)

Bud

52.

The flattened part of a leaf is called a

a)

Node

b)

Bud

c)

Blade

d)

Petiole

53.
In which two layers of the leaf are most active  chloroplasts found?
a)
Palisade and spongy mesophyll
b)
Epidermis and stomata
c)
xylem and phloem
d)
Roots and spongy mesophyll
54.

Leaf stem

a)

midrib

b)

epidermis

c)

petiole

d)

margin

e)

simple leaf

55.

Which type of mesophyll is loosely packed with many air spaces?

a)

palisade

b)

spongy

c)

epidermal

56.
Transpiration is
a)
the movement of water through a plant from the roots up the stem
b)
the loss of water from the leaves of a plant by the process of evaporation
c)
the flow of water into plant roots by osmosis from the soil
d)
the process of minerals and sugars moving through plant veins
57.

Which of the following is an example of COHESION?

a)

water sticking to water

b)

water sticking to glass

c)

oil sticking to plastic

d)

hydrogen sticking to oxygen

58.

Water sticks well to many materials. What term relates to this property of water?

a)

cohesion

b)

adhesion

c)

density

d)

surface tension

59.

Capillary Action

a)

The property of water that allows ice to float on the surface of liquid water

b)

The property of water that allows it to dissolve polar substances

c)

When water molecules stick to other surfaces

d)

The property of water that allows water to move up a thin tube (or the stem of a plant) by itself

60.

Some part of plant is called as source is due to the process of

a)

Cellular respiration

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Transpiration

d)

Photorespiration

61.

In the pressure flow hypothesis, sucrose is loading into the sieve tube by

a)

osmosis

b)

passive transport

c)

active transport

d)

diffusion

62.

In the pressure flow hypothesis of translocation, what causes the pressure?

a)

Root pressure

b)

The osmotic uptake of water by sieve tubes at the source

c)

The accumulation of minerals and water by the stele in the root

d)

The osmotic uptake of water by the sieve tubes of the sink

63.

The pressure flow model for phloem translocation states..

a)

that sink strength drives transport in the pholem

b)

that transport in treachery elements is pressure dependent

c)

the water potential gradient in the sieve elements drives transport

d)

the pressure gradient between the sieve elements at the source and the sink drives phloem transport

64.
A period of a plant when is does NOT grow
a)
spore
b)
stamen
c)
nutrient
d)
dormancy
65.
The time when a seed sprouts when its need for water, air, and warmth is met
a)
pollination
b)
germinate
c)
dormancy
d)
pistil
66.
Which hormone promotes seed germination?
a)
abscisic acid
b)
ethylene
c)
gibberellin
d)
auxin
67.

Promotes seed dormancy

a)

abscisic acid

b)

auxin

c)

cytokinins

d)

gibberellin

e)

ethylene

68.

Stimulates cell division

a)

abscisic acid

b)

auxin

c)

cytokinins

d)

gibberellin

e)

ethylene

69.

Causes apical dominance

a)

abscisic acid

b)

auxin

c)

cytokinins

d)

gibberellin

e)

ethylene

70.

Promotes cell elongation

a)

abscisic acid

b)

auxin

c)

cytokinins

d)

gibberellin

e)

ethylene

71.
Which plant hormone is a gas?
a)
auxin
b)
gibberellin
c)
ethylene
d)
cytokinin
72.

What happens when you place an over ripe banana in a fruit bowl with other fruit?

a)

Nothing will happen

b)

The other fruit will grow in size

c)

Ethylene gas will cause the fruit to grow mold

d)

Ethylene gas will cause the other fruit to ripen

73.

The role of all plant hormones is to

a)

suppress plant growth.

b)

regulate plant functions.

c)

delay fruit ripening

d)

shorten plant cells.

74.

A lysogenic virus causes cancer by

a)

Irritating the cell

b)

Altering the host cell's DNA

c)

Convincing the cell's owner to start smoking

d)

Delivering a small piece of uranium to the host cell