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Plant adaptation

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Two pants that grow in hilly areas are _____ and ______

a)

mango and coconut

b)

pine and fir

c)

tamarind and jackfruit

d)

sheesham and sandalwood

2.

Aquatic plants can be

a)

fixed, floating or submerged.

b)

partially floating, sibling and fixed

c)

floating, sailing and submarine

d)

swimming plants, sweeping pants and sinking plants.

3.

Cactus have a thick waxy coating on their stem that keeps them from drying out- is this a behavioral adaptation or physical adaptation?

a)

Behavioural adaptation

b)

Physical adaptation

c)

Sanitiser application

d)

Candle was application

4.

Some trees shed their leaves in time for winter. Why is this adaptation useful?

a)

The trees save energy during the darker, colder months when they don't get enough sun light.

b)

The trees take in more sunlight through their branches they like to spread their branches and rest.

5.

The roots absorb what for the plant?

a)

sunlight and moonlight

b)

pebbles and soil

c)

Water and Oxygen

d)

Water and nutrients

6.

What is photosynthesis?

a)

to synthesise a photo

b)

photo of sympathy

c)

a process used by plants to prepare food

d)

light phenomenon

7.

Deserts are hot and dry so an example of a plant adaptationhere is...

a)

plants grow on each other to reach sunlight

b)

They are born with caps.

c)

long and deep root systems to absorb ground water

d)

They have air coolers built inside.

8.

During the process of _________________, a leaf releases extra water in the form of water vapour.

a)

Transpiration

b)

Transportation

c)

Transition

d)

Transaction

9.

phloem carry ________

a)

water only

b)

water and minerals

c)

minerals

d)

prepared food

10.

In ______________, hanging prop roots come out from the aerial branches which grow down into the soil to provide additional support.

a)

cactus

b)

mangrove

c)

banyan

d)

coconut

11.

The agent of dispersal of Tiger nail seeds - ________________.

a)

wind

b)

water

c)

air

d)

animal

12.

testa is the _____

a)

outer covering of a seed

b)

testing of a seed

c)

seed with baby plant hiding

d)

seed

13.

Scattering of seeds away from the mother plant is called ___________.

a)

pollination

b)

germination

c)

education

d)

dispersal

14.

Sandal wood is a parasitic plant.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Water Hyacinth is a

a)

Marshy land plant

b)

fixed aquatic plant

c)

floating plant

d)

none of the above

16.

Ways plants adapt to thrive in the habitats where they live, is

a)

plant herbal

b)

plant adaptation

c)

Plantation

d)

Planting

17.

Why does the carnivorous plant eat bugs?

a)

Soil in the swamps has few nutrients.

b)

Soil in the pond has few fish.

c)

Soil in the swimming pool has few plants.

18.

Some trees remain green all year.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Some plants have brightly colored flowers to attract bees, birds, and butterflies.

a)

False

b)

True

20.
Why might some plants have thorns?
a)
to stay safe from animals that want to eat the plant
b)
to attract insects that spread pollen to other plants
c)
to take in nutrients from the air
d)
to provide shade for the plant
21.

Many plants have bright, sweet smelling flowers. How would this adaptation help the plant?

a)

It warns away predators

b)

It attracts bees and other pollinators

c)

It helps the plant store water

d)

It gives the plant shade.

22.

Plant part that carries water and nutrients throughout the plant

a)

Flower

b)

Stem

c)

Straw

d)

Roots

23.

Cactus, Babool and Date palms grow in the

a)

swamps

b)

desert

c)

sea coast

d)

plains

24.

These plants store water in their stems

a)

Plants in the desert

b)

Plants in plains

c)

Plants in mountains

d)

Plants in the sea Coast

25.

Plants in swamps have roots that grow above the soil. These are known as

a)

breathing roots

b)

tap root

c)

fibrous root