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Plant Nutrition & Transport

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which two substances are the products of photosynthesis?

a)

carbon dioxide and glucose

b)

carbon dioxide and water

c)

oxygen and carbon dioxide

d)

oxygen and glucose

2.

Four test-tubes are set up as shown in the diagram and left in full sunlight. After several hours, which test-tube contains the most dissolved oxygen?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

Which product of photosynthesis moves out of a green leaf through its stomata?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

glucose

c)

oxygen

d)

water

4.

Where in the leaf the photosynthesis happens?

a)

Epidermis

b)

Palisade Mesophyll

c)

Spongy mesophyll

d)

Vascular bundle

e)

Guard Cells

5.

What is carried by xylem?

(a)  

6.

Which two substances are needed for photosynthesis?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Oxygen

c)

Water

d)

Glucose

7.

The diagram shows a palisade cell. In which region glucose is produced?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.

What does photosynthesis form in a leaf first?

a)

Cellulose

b)

Starch

c)

Fat

d)

Sugar

9.

The diagram shows a section through a leaf. Which cell type absorbs the most carbon dioxide during the day?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

What does a plant make with the nitrates it absorbs?

(a)  

11.

Which graph shows most clearly what will happen to the rate of transpiration as humidity increases?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

The diagram shows a potted plant and the same plant 24 hours later.

What causes the change in the appearance of the plant?

a)

Water loss is greater than water uptake.

b)

Water moves from the leaves to the stem.

c)

Water uptake is equal to water loss.

d)

Water uptake is greater than water loss.

13.

The lower end of a plant stem is placed in water coloured with red dye. After three hours, the stem is cut as shown in the diagram. Which labelled region is stained red?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

14.

In which order does water pass through the cells of a plant, as the water travels from the roots to a leaf?

a)

mesophyll cells → root hair → root cortex → xylem

b)

root cortex → root hair → xylem → mesophyll cells

c)

root hair → mesophyll cells → root cortex → xylem

d)

root hair → root cortex → xylem → mesophyll cells

15.

The diagram shows a cross-section through a plant root. Q shows the part that is stained red when the root is placed in water containing a red dye. What is found at Q?

(a)  

16.

Which two substances are transported in the phloem?

a)

Starch

b)

Sucrose

c)

Amino acids

d)

Proteins

17.

What is a description of transpiration?

a)

exchange of gases between the leaf and the atmosphere

b)

loss of water vapour from the leaves and stems of a plan

c)

movement of water from the roots to the leaves

d)

movement of water through the cells of the leaf

18.

The table shows four substances and the parts of the plant to which they are transported.

Which are examples of translocation?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

19.

Which two functions does xylem perform?

a)

support

b)

absorption

c)

contraction

d)

transport

20.

The diagram shows a plant.

What is the pathway taken by most of the water absorbed by this plant?

a)

X → Y → Z

b)

W → Y → Z

c)

Z → Y → X

d)

Z → Y → W