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Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 56mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following is NOT true about the function of a root

a)

They anchor plants in the ground.

b)

They compete with other plants for sunlight.

c)

They hold plants upright.

d)

They absorb water and nutrients from the soil.

2.

What type of tissue are xylem and phloem?

a)

dermal tissue

b)

vascular tissue

c)

ground tissue

d)

kleenex tissue

3.

What are the functions of roots?

a)

They absorb water and nutrients from the soil.

b)

They anchor plants to the ground.

c)

They hold plants upright.

d)

All of the above.

4.

What does label A point to?

a)

leaf (blade)

b)

flower

c)

root

d)

stem

5.

What is this part of the leaf?

a)

Leaf Bein

b)

Leaf Vein

c)

Leaf Chloroplast

d)

Leaf Stem

6.

What is the function of a plant's stem?

a)

To support the plant and transport nutrients and water between the plant's roots and leaves

b)

To make the plant taller

c)

To help the plant reproduce

d)

To keep the plant in the ground

7.

How can you tell the approximate age of a tree?

a)

Count the rings in its trunk

b)

Measure its height

c)

Count the number of branches

d)

Measure the length of its root system

8.

If you engineer a cactus plant to grow with no spines, what is likely to happen?

a)

It will grow taller

b)

Predators will be able to eat the plant

c)

The photosynthesis rate will increase

d)

It can absorb more water

9.

Root that come from 1 center laterally is called ....

a)

taproot

b)

fibrous root

10.

Apple tree has a fibrous root system.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

See a picture below. What is type of root?

a)

Primary root

b)

Secondary root

c)

Taproot

d)

Fibrous root

12.
What part of a banana plant helps it get the most light?
a)
Green fruit 
b)
A peeling, thick stem 
c)
Wide, long leaves
d)
Brightly colored flowers
13.
Which two numbers in the picture of a flower show the male and female parts? (Click to hide text.)
a)
3 & 4
b)
8 & 5
c)
9 & 10
d)
9 & 11
14.
Which part of the flower is the pistil?
a)

Female
 
b)
Male
c)
Nonliving
d)
 Non Functional Part
15.
Which of the following is the male flower part?  
a)
Sepal
b)
Pistil
c)
Seed
d)
Stamen
16.
What structure on a plant makes seeds so that the plant can reproduce?
a)
leaf
b)
root
c)
stem*
d)
**flower
17.

A plant's flower produces ____ and ____ so that the plant can reproduce.

a)

seeds and honey

b)

fruit and seeds

c)

fruit and vegetables

d)

honey and water

18.
What is the sticky part of the flower that catches pollen?
a)
style
b)
stigma
c)
ovary
d)
petal
19.

Which of these are both male reproductive structures?

a)

Stigma

b)

Anther

c)

Filament

d)

Ovary

20.
The part of a flower that produces the male reproductive cells (pollen).
a)
anther
b)
style
c)
stigma
d)
filament
21.

This part of a flower turns into fruit around a fertilized seed.

a)

ovule

b)

ovary

c)

stamen

22.
Which amongst these is NOT a part of PISTIL
a)
stigma
b)
stamen
c)
style
d)
ovary
23.

Pollination is the process by which the pollen grains are transferred from the ________ to the _________.

a)

anther... filament

b)

anther ... stigma

c)

stigma ... ovary

24.

The function of the petal is to

a)

attract pollintors

b)

Egg production

c)

Pollen production

25.
This part of the plant protect the bud as it is forming a flower...
a)
Sepal
b)
Ovary
c)
Carpel (Pistil)
d)
Peduncle
26.

When do plants produce flowers?

a)

When they are ready to reproduce

b)

When their fruit has been eaten

c)

They always have flowers

d)

Flowers develop from fruits

27.

Which of the following are female parts of a flower? Select all that apply.

a)

Stigma

b)

Stamen

c)

Anther

d)

Style

e)

Ovary

28.

Where are ovules found?

a)

Inside seeds

b)

Inside anthers

c)

Inside fruit

d)

Inside the ovary

e)

Inside the egg cells

29.

Which term best describes the process of a pollen grain moving from the anther of one flower to the stigma of another flower?

a)

Self-pollination

b)

Fertilisation

c)

Seed dispersal

d)

Cross-pollination

e)

Reproduction

30.

When a pollen grain lands on a stigma, what happens next?

a)

It grows a pollen tube down into the ovary

b)

A fruit develops from the style

c)

An ovule travels up the style to meet it

d)

It turns into a seed

31.

Which of the following correctly describes the path taken by a sperm nucleus when it starts to travel down the pollen tube?

a)

Style > Ovule > Ovary

b)

Stigma > Ovule > Ovary

c)

Style > Ovary > Ovule

d)

Stigma > Ovary > Ovule

32.

Which of the following occur after a pollen sperm nucleus reaches an ovule? Select all that apply.

a)

Pollination of the flower

b)

Fertilisation of the egg inside

c)

Ovule develops into a seed

d)

Ovary develops into a fruit

33.

Which is the correct description of events for the life cycle of a plant?

a)

Seeds germinate > Seedling produced > Mature plant grows > Fruits produced > Flowers develop > Seeds dispersed

b)

Seeds germinate > Seedling produced > Mature plant grows > Flowers produced > Fruits develop > Seeds dispersed

c)

Pollen germinates > Seedling grows > Mature plant grows > Flowers produced > Fruits develop > Pollen dispersed

d)

Pollen germinates > Seedling grows > Mature plant grows > Fruits produced > Flowers develop > Pollen dispersed

34.
The colorful flower structure that attracts pollinators.
a)
sepals
b)
pistils
c)
anthers
d)
petals
35.
Examine this seed. Would you expect it to produce a dicot or monocot plant?
a)
monocot
b)
dicot
c)
Neither
d)
Cotyledon
36.
Examine this seed. Would you expect it to produce a dicot or monocot plant?
a)
monocot
b)
dicot
c)
Corn
d)
WI Fast Plant
37.

NAME THAT ROOT 
a)
Fibrous
b)
Woody
c)
Tangle
d)
Tap
38.
What is the name for the outermost layer of a seed that helps to protect it?
a)
angiosperm
b)
radicle
c)
cotyledon
d)
seed coat
39.
The three parts of a seed are the:  
a)
seed coat, cotyledon, embryo
b)
roots, stem, flower
c)
seed coat, flower, cotyledon
d)
radicle, coleoptile, fibrous
40.

What do seeds need for germination?

a)

water, oxygen and carbon dioxide

b)

water, oxygen and warmth

c)

light, oxygen and soil

d)

light, warmth and oxygen

41.

What is germination?

a)

When an ovum is produced

b)

The time that a fetus is growing in the uterus

c)

When semen is pushed out of the penis

d)

When a seed starts to grow

42.

What is fertilisation?

a)

The process of transferring the pollen from one flower to another

b)

The fusion of the male and female gamete

c)

The growth of an embryo

43.

Study the diagram carefully.State the reproductive process that is happening.

a)

germination

b)

pollination

c)

fertilisation

d)

seed dispersal

44.

Which of the following is the right order?

a)

Pollination -- Dispersal -- Germination -- Fertilisation

b)

Pollination -- Fertilisation -- Germination -- Dispersal

c)

Pollination -- Dispersal -- Fertilisation -- Germination

d)

Pollination -- Fertilisation -- Dispersal -- Germination

45.

The purpose of seed dispersal is for the seeds to __________.

a)

germinate at the same time

b)

move to the same place and grow

c)

move further away from the parent plant

d)

compete with one another for minerals in the soil

46.

It is the spreading of seeds to other places.

a)

germination

b)

habitat

c)

seed dispersal

47.

Why it is better for seeds to be scattered far and wide?

a)

To provide shelter to other animals.

b)

For farmers to see which soil is good for the plants.

c)

For plants to have a better chance of growing healthier.

48.
I have parachute like structures. What is likely my dispersal method?
a)
wind
b)
water 
c)
animals
d)
explosive action
49.
I have hooks to cling to animal fur. What is likely my dispersal method?
a)
wind
b)
water 
c)
animals
d)
explosive action
50.

What are the characteristic of the seeds dispersed by man and animals?


A: Can float on water

B: Sweet and juicy

C: Have hooks or stiff hairs

D: Have wing-like structures and are light

a)

A and B only

b)

B and C only

c)

C and D only

d)

A, B and C only

51.
My pod splits open and seeds are thrown out with a force. What is likely my dispersal method?
a)
wind
b)
water 
c)
animals
d)
explosive action
52.

State the characters ideal for dispersion by wind.

a)

Small, light and hair-like

b)

Small, light and sharp hooks

c)

Big, light and fibrous husk

d)

Big, light and explode

53.

C is shown as.....

a)

vein

b)

petiole

c)

blade

d)

branch

54.

The pattern of veins on the leaf.

a)

Design

b)

Lamination

c)

Venation

d)

Pollination

55.
The picture is of what type of leaf arrangement?
a)
alternate
b)
whorled
c)
opposite
d)
simple
56.
The picture is of what type of leaf arrangement?
a)
alternate
b)
opposite
c)
whorled
d)
compound
57.

underground storage house is reffered to

a)

roots

b)

storage roots

c)

supporting roots

d)

shoot

58.

These roots are------- that they can be eaten as food.

a)

EDIBLE

b)

BITTER

c)

NUTRITIONAL

d)

SWEET

59.

the roots that act like pillars to support the plant are known as

a)

taproots

b)

roots

c)

climbing roots

d)

prop roots

60.

On Observing the plant, What root do you think the plant has?

a)

Aerial Root

b)

Epiphytic Root

c)

Stilt Root

d)

Assimilatory Root

61.

By looking at the fertilizer packet, what do you think the fertilizer contain and what it is used for?

a)

Rhizobium bacteria- fix atmospheric nitrogen into plant

b)

phosphorus- enrich plant growth

c)

Both A and B

d)

None of the above

62.

Which is not a stem modification

a)

Rhizome of Ginger

b)

Corm of Colocasia

c)

Pitcher of Nepenthes

d)

Tuber of Potato

63.

Potato tuber is modified /Edible part of potato is

a)

Stem

b)

Bulb

c)

Stolon

d)

Root

64.

In Opuntia, the function of phyotosynthesis is carried out by

a)

Cladode

b)

Phylloclade

c)

Phyllode

d)

Bulb

65.

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

a)

Bulb

b)

Bulbil

c)

Rhizome

d)

Rhizophore

66.

Mentha (Mint) has one of the following

a)

Sucker

b)

Offset

c)

Stolon

d)

Rhizome

67.

Thorns, spines and prickles are

a)

Organs of defence

b)

Organs of offence

c)

Organs of clinging

d)

Specialised for gaseous exchange

68.

What type of leaf arrangement?

a)

crenate

b)

sessile

c)

dentate

d)

entire

69.

It is characterized as flattened or winged petiole or rachis.

a)

scale-leaves

b)

Phyllode

c)

Insect-catching leaves

d)

leaf-spines

70.

Rhizome is:

a)

a modification of leaves.

b)

a modification of roots.

c)

a modification of stems.

d)

all of the above

71.

Lamina size greatly varies usually due climatic condition or habitat of plant.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

72.

What protects the embryo inside the seed?

a)

cotyledon

b)

soil

c)

stem

d)

seed coat

73.

What is the name of the baby plant when it is still inside the seed?

a)

root

b)

embryo

c)

cotyledon

d)

leaves

74.

What feeds the embryo?

a)

seed coat

b)

cotyledon

c)

the baby plant

d)

the leaves

75.

What is germination?

a)

When the leaves pull in the sun to make sugar.

b)

When the embryo starts grow and breaks out of the seed coat.

c)

When the plant starts to feed itself.