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Plants

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

What are the 3 reactants of photosynthesis? The reactants are the things needed for photosynthesis to occur.

a)

oxygen, glucose, sunlight

b)

sunlight, oxygen, water

c)

water, oxygen, carbon dioxide

d)

carbon dioxide, sunlight, water

2.

What pigment captures/absorbs sunlight?

a)

stomata

b)

chlorophyll

c)

chloroplast

d)

phloem

3.

What is the tiny openings that let in the carbon dioxide needed for photosynthesis?

a)

stomata

b)

xylem

c)

phloem

d)

chloroplast

4.

How does water travel from the roots to the plan leaf? Name the structure that carries water.

a)

stomata

b)

phloem

c)

chloroplast

d)

xylem

5.

What are the 2 products of photosynthesis? The products are the things made in the process of photosynthesis.

a)

water, sunlight

b)

glucose, carbon dioxide

c)

oxygen, glucose

d)

sunlight, oxygen

6.

What is the main purpose of photosynthesis?

a)

To make food

b)

To create energy

c)

To release oxygen

d)

To absorb sunlight

7.

Which product is "waste" and mostly released by the producer (plant)?

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

sugar

d)

glucose

8.

How does oxygen get released by the producer (plant)? Name the structure in the leaf.

a)

stomata

b)

xylem

c)

phloem

d)

chloroplast

9.

How does glucose travel in a producer (plant)? Name the structure.

a)

xylem

b)

phloem

c)

stomata

d)

chlorophyll

10.

Which of the following are TRUE statements? (Select ALL that apply)

a)

Photosynthesis takes place in the chloroplasts of leaf cells

b)

Photosynthesis means "making food using sun"

c)

Photosynthesis can occur in the dark

d)

All plants, plant-like protists, and some bacteria go through photosynthesis

11.
Plants transform energy when they make their own food. Which type of energy is used by plants for making food?
a)
electrical
b)
heat
c)
light
d)
mechanical
12.
People take in and release gases from the air when they breathe. Which exhaled gas is a waste product of respiration?
a)
oxygen
b)
hydrogen
c)
helium
d)
carbon dioxide
13.
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
14.
Which factor had the greatest impact on the rate of transpiration compared to the control?
a)
wind
b)
humidity
c)
light 
d)
darkness
15.

What do we call a period of suspended plant life brought on by changes in the environment?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Dormancy

c)

Pollination

d)

Growth

16.

In which part of the plant is pollen transferred for pollination?

a)

Stamen

b)

Petal

c)

Sepal

d)

Stigma

17.

True or False: This plant is dormant.

a)

False

b)

True

18.

Where can you find chlorophyll in a plant cell?

a)

In the nucleus

b)

In the vacuole

c)

In the chloroplast

d)

In the cell wall

19.

Fill in the blank: A ____________ is a plant that produces seeds that are not enclosed in a fruit.

a)

Gymnosperm

b)

Angiosperm

c)

Mitochondria

20.

What is the male reproductive structure of a flower?

a)

Stigma

b)

Pistil

c)

Stamen

21.

What is the female reproductive structure of a flower?

a)

Stamen

b)

Pistil

c)

Anther

22.

A period of inactivity before germination

a)

stimulus

b)

tropism

c)

dormancy

d)

photosynthesis

23.

A plant's response to any stimulus

a)

dormancy

b)

tropism

c)

hibernation

d)

pollination

24.

Water, light, ,earth, and touch are examples of

a)

dormancy

b)

tropisms

c)

stimulus

d)

hibernation

25.

A tropism is...

a)

a change in the environment

b)

plant movement in response to a stimulus

c)

something that causes a response

d)

when photosynthesis takes place

26.

What is the stimulus in this example?

a)

Internal

b)

Light

c)

Touch

d)

Temperature

27.

A plant growing in response to a greenhouse light.

a)

Geotropism

b)

Phototropism

c)

Thigmotropism

d)

Hydrotropism

28.

The movement of roots toward the ground or the movement of stems away from the ground

a)

hydrotropism

b)

geotropism

c)

thigmotropism

d)

phototropism

29.

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

30.

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

31.

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

32.

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

33.

This is what almost all non-flowering plants reproduce from (except cone bearing plants)

a)

spores

b)

seeds

c)

monocots

d)

dicot

34.

What structure on a conifer or evergreen plant produces seeds?

a. Flowers b. Cones c. Spores d. Pine Needles

a)

Flowers

b)

Cones

c)

Spores

d)

Pine Needles

35.

These plants must get nutrients directly from the environment and distribute it from cell to cell.

a)

Vascular

b)

Nonvascular

c)

Seed Producing

d)

Cone Bearing

36.

Plants are classified into which two major groups?

a)

Vertebrate and Invertebrate

b)

Vascular and Nonvascular

c)

Autotroph and Heterotroph

d)

Carnivore and Herbivore

37.

They must obtain nutrients directly from the environment and distribute it from cell to cell throughout the plant:

a)

Vascular Plants

b)

Non-Vascular Plants

38.

Which of the following is not an example of a non-vascular plant?

a)

Trees

b)

Mosses

c)

Liverworts

d)

Hornworts

39.

Which of the following are examples of vascular plants?

a)
b)
c)
d)
40.

The reproductive cell of a vascular plant is called a:

a)

Seed

b)

Spore

c)

Root

d)

Petals

41.

Seeds are located in the actual flower of some vascular plants, which of the following would be an example?

a)

Pine Tree

b)

Sunflower

c)

Fir Tree

d)

Spruce Tree

42.
A _______ plant has true roots, stems and leaves.
a)
Vascular
b)
Nonvascular
43.
Vascular plants reproduce through ___________.
a)
cells
b)
photosynthesis
c)
seeds
d)
leaves
44.
a)
Vascular
b)
Nonvascular
45.
a)
Vascular
b)
Nonvascular
46.

What type of plant reproduces with spores?

a)

grasses and trees

b)

weeds and vines

c)

flowers and shrubs

d)

ferns and mosses

47.

What would happen to a plant that could carry out photosynthesis, but not respiration?

a)

It wouldn't have food

b)

It would have food, but couldn't use it to make energy

c)

It would have too much water in its cells

d)

It would be unable to capture the energy from sunlight

48.

What does a plant do during respiration?

a)

stores food

b)

creates food

c)

breaks down food to create energy

d)

gets food from other organisms

49.

Which would have the most direct effect if a plant could not control transpiration?

a)

It would not get enough food

b)

It couldn't transport sugars

c)

It would not have enough water

d)

it couldn't break down energy to get food

50.

Which best describes the role of transpiration with stomata and guard cells?

a)

produces food

b)

maintains water

c)

breaks down food into energy

d)

captures energy from sunligh

51.

Name 2 types of seed plants.

a)

angiosperms and gymnosperms

b)

mosses and liverworts

c)

roses and mosses

d)

liverworts and apple trees

52.

What are the thin narrow leaves of a conifer called?

a)

broad leaves

b)

cones

c)

needles

d)

flat leaves

53.

Plants with seeds in cones are called ___________.

a)

angiosperms

b)

gymnosperms

c)

flowers

d)

mosses

54.

What is a gymnosperm?

a)

A plant that produces seed without fruit.

b)

A plant that produces fruit.

c)

A plant that produces flowers.

d)

A plant that has no roots.

55.

A flower producing vascular plant in which the seed is enclosed in a fruit.

a)

Conifer

b)

Gymnosperm

c)

Angiosperm

d)

Fern

56.

Angiosperms are easily classified because of the _____________that they produce.

a)

cones and needles

b)

spores and leaves

c)

leaves and knowledge

d)

flowers and fruits

57.

Which of these is a gymnosperm?

a)

tulip

b)

apple tree

c)

daffodil

d)

pine tree

58.

Mosses, liverworts, and hornworts are ___________ plants.

a)

nonvascular

b)

vascular

59.

What is an evergreen?

a)

stays green all year long

b)

loses its leaves in the fall

c)

is never green

d)

can move around

60.

________________ are nonflowering plants that use seeds to reproduce.

a)

gymnosperms

b)

angiosperms

c)

roses

d)

apple trees

61.

Name three characteristics of angiosperms.

a)

has seeds covered with fruit, produces flowers, flat or broad leaves

b)

has cones, no flowers, needle-like leaves

c)

no fruit, naked seeds, evergreen

d)

flowers, cones, needle-like leaves

62.

What is the female reproductive part of a flower called?

a)

anther

b)

pistil

c)

sepal

63.

What does the sepal do?

a)

It is the protective covering of the flower bud.

b)

It is the colored portion that attracts bees.

c)

It produces pollen.

d)

It produces the pistil.

64.

What part of the flower produces eggs?

a)

ovary

b)

petal

c)

anther

d)

stamen

65.

What is a gymnosperm?

a)

A plant that produces seed without fruit.

b)

A plant that produces fruit.

c)

A plant that produces flowers.

d)

A plant that has no roots.

66.

A flower producing vascular plant in which the seed is enclosed in a fruit.

a)

Conifer

b)

Gymnosperm

c)

Angiosperm

d)

Fern

67.
Which part may develop into a fruit?
a)
E
b)
D
c)
C
d)
A
68.
The tip of the style that has sticky hairs to trap pollen is the ___.
a)
stamen
b)
stigma
c)
ovary
d)
style
69.
The part of the stamen that produces pollen grains is the ___.
a)
anther
b)
pistil
c)
filament
d)
ovary
70.

Describe one importance of an angiosperm.

4 lines
71.

What are the two types of root systems? (pg. 92-93)

4 lines
72.

How do angiosperms attract animals or insects to their flowers?

4 lines
73.

Describe one of the ways that a flowering plant can reproduce asexually? (pg. 116)

4 lines
74.

What is one key difference between gymnosperms and angiosperms?

4 lines
75.

Describe two ways humans can use flowers.

4 lines
76.
Pollination is the process by which pollen
a)
causes people to sneeze
b)
is formed inside a plant
c)
moves from stamen to stigma
d)
moves from stigma to stamen