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SEMI-FINAL EXAM. IN BOTANY

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 2hrs 46mins

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1.

What are the functions of the roots of plants?

a)

To absorb water and nutrients for the plant. To provide support for the plant to grow.

b)

To enable the plant to grow taller. To transport materials around the plant.

c)

To make seeds for the plant in order to help plants reproduce.

d)

To make fruits and vegetables for the plant in order to help plants sexually reproduce.

e)

To hold the DNA and nutrients for a plants so it can reproduce and form a new plant.

2.

What are the functions of the stem of plants?

a)

To absorb water and nutrients for the plant. To provide support for the plant to grow.

b)

To enable the plant to grow taller. To transport materials around the plant.

c)

To make seeds for the plant in order to help plants reproduce.

d)

To make fruits and vegetables for the plant in order to help plants sexually reproduce.

e)

To make food for the plant through the process of photosynthesis.

3.

What are the functions of the leaves in plants?

a)

To absorb water and nutrients for the plant. To provide support for the plant to grow.

b)

To enable the plant to grow taller. To transport materials around the plant.

c)

To hold the DNA and nutrients for a plants so it can reproduce and form a new plant.

d)

To make fruits and vegetables for the plant in order to help plants sexually reproduce.

e)

To make food for the plant through the process of photosynthesis.

4.

What are the functions of flowers in plants?

a)

To absorb water and nutrients for the plant. To provide support for the plant to grow.

b)

To enable the plant to grow taller. To transport materials around the plant.

c)

To hold the DNA and nutrients for a plants so it can reproduce and form a new plant.

d)

To make seeds and fruits/vegetables for the plant in order to help plants sexually reproduce.

e)

To make food for the plant through the process of photosynthesis.

5.

What are the functions of seeds?

a)

To absorb water and nutrients for the plant. To provide support for the plant to grow.

b)

To enable the plant to grow taller. To transport materials around the plant.

c)

To hold the DNA and nutrients for a plants so it can reproduce and form a new plant.

d)

To make seeds and fruits/vegetables for the plant in order to help plants sexually reproduce.

e)

To make food for the plant through the process of photosynthesis.

6.

Approximately 95% of a plant's mass comes from:

a)

Oxygen

b)

Water

c)

Sunlight

d)

Carbon Dioxide

e)

Soil

7.

In the process of photosynthesis, leaves in plants convert.....

a)

Oxygen to Carbon Dioxide

b)

Carbon Dioxide to Oxygen

c)

Water to Oxygen

d)

Oxygen to Water

e)

Water to Carbon Dioxide

8.

In the process of photosynthesis, leaves in plants convert.....

a)

Light Energy from the Sun into Chemical Energy in the form of food (glucose)

b)

Light Energy from the Sun into Oxygen

c)

Light Energy from the Sun into Carbon Dioxide

d)

Chemical Energy from Soil into Thermal Energy

e)

Carbon Dioxide into Chemical Energy

9.

Which part of the plant has this function?


To enable the plant to grow taller. To transport materials around the plant.

a)

Seeds

b)

Flowers

c)

Stem

d)

Leaves

e)

Roots

10.

Why do plants have smaller parts?


Choose the best answer.

a)

Because each part has a job(s) or function(s) which help the plant survive.

b)

So that the plant can be more diverse.

c)

To make the plant bigger

11.

Which answer is NOT true of a leaf?

a)

Surrounds the seed of a flowering plant

b)

Grows out of the stem

c)

Where a plant makes food

d)

Contains chlorophyll for photosynthesis

12.

The pipe-like shape of this structure makes it perfect for carrying water & nutrients between the roots and leaves

a)

plant

b)

stem

c)

fruit

d)

photosynthesis

13.

The protective covering on this holds a baby plant & a food supply.

a)

fruit

b)

roots

c)

seed

d)

flower

14.

Before there can be a fruit - there has to be a flower

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Guard cells and stomata are important because:

a)

They are green pigments in the plant

b)

They can't move.

c)

They anchor the plant and absorb water

d)

They let ingredients in and out of the leaf

16.

Adding the prefix chloro to the front of the word chlorophyll tells us the color of the pigment used to carry out photosynthesis must be:

a)

green

b)

yellow

c)

blue

d)

none of these

17.
What is the waxy coating on the outer part of the leaf?
a)
Petiole
b)
Node
c)
Cuticle
d)
Compound
18.
What is the purpose of flowers?
a)
Take in sunlight for making food 
b)
Transfer minerals and water throughout the plant
c)
Fertilization to produce seeds for other plants
d)
Support the plant
19.
What is the purpose of petals on a flower?
a)
Attract pollinators to transfer their pollen to other flowers
b)
Soak in sunlight for photosynthesis
c)
Make seeds to reproduce more plants
20.
What are the two main types of roots?
a)
Tap and tape
b)
Tap and Fibrous
c)
Long and short 
21.
The function of the stomata is to _____
a)
Let O2 in to leaves and CO2 out
b)
Trap Sunlight
c)
Transport food
d)
Allow CO2 in to leaves and O2 out
22.
The function of a ___ is to absorb water, store food, and anchor plants. 
a)
phloem
b)
tissue
c)
xylem
d)
root
23.
Which tissue transports glucose from the leaves to other parts of the plant?
a)
phloem
b)
xylem
24.
Water flows up from the roots to the leaves in the what? 
a)
Phloem 
b)
Xylem 
25.
What do plants need in order to survive?
a)
water
b)
air
c)
sunlight
d)
all of the above
26.
What do plants release into the air?
a)
water vapor
b)
smell
c)
oxygen
d)
food
27.
Where do angiosperms produce their seeds?
a)
pollen
b)
cones
c)
flowers
28.
Photosynthesis takes place in which organelle?
a)
mitochondria
b)
chlorophyll
c)
chloroplasts
d)
chlorine
29.
Cellular Respiration takes place in which organelle?
a)
mitochondria
b)
chloroplasts
c)
chlorophyll
d)
chlorine
30.
Cellular respiration takes place in 
a)
plants cells only
b)
animal cells only
c)
both plant and animal cells
d)
neither plant nor animal cells
31.
What do the leaves of a plant do?
a)
They make the food for the plant.
b)
They soak up the water from the ground.
c)
They deliver water to the other parts of the plants
d)
They make seeds
32.
How could a plant spread its seeds?
a)
An animal could eat the fruit and spread the seeds
b)
Seeds could float away in the wind
c)
The seed could get stuck in an animals fur and be carried to a new place.
d)
All of the above
33.

2 things that make a plant different from humans:

a)

They are green and live outside

b)

They make their own food and can't move on their own

c)

They don't mind wind and rain.

d)

Their houses are called greenhouses and they can't grow in the cold.

34.

Every plant begins as a...

a)

bush

b)

seed

c)

tree

d)

fruit

35.
True or False: All plants flower.
a)
True
b)
False
36.

A rigid structure that protects and provides support to the cell

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

cytoplasm

d)

chloroplast

37.

An organelle that takes in sunlight energy, carbon dioxide, and water to make food

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

mitochondria

d)

chloroplast

38.

An organelle that builds proteins

a)

ribosomes

b)

mitochondria

c)

nucleus

d)

cell membrane

39.

This structure allows materials to enter and exit the cell

a)

cell wall

b)

mitochondria

c)

nucleus

d)

cell membrane

40.

A fluid that fills the cell and holds the organelles in place

a)

chloroplast

b)

chloroplasm

c)

cytoplasm

d)

cell membrane

41.

These structures are found in plant cells only

a)

cell wall, cell membrane

b)

mitochondria, chloroplast

c)

cell wall, cytoplasm

d)

chloroplast, cell wall

42.

Organelle that converts the energy in nutrients (food) into usable energy for the organism

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplast

c)

nucleus

d)

ribosomes

43.

Process where materials are able to move from areas of high concentration to low concentration.

a)

fission

b)

diffusion

c)

active transport

d)

exocytosis

44.

If there is a high concentration of water outside of a cell, where will the water want to go?

a)

On the outside of the cell

b)

In to the cell

c)

Away from the cell

45.

The nucleus signals to the cell that the cell needs to divide. What life function is this an example of?

a)

get and use energy

b)

respond to external change

c)

reproduce

46.

Ribosomes help make proteins which helps cells change size. Which life function would they be most likely assisting?

a)

respond to external change

b)

grow and develop

c)

get and use energy

47.

jellylike material within the cell where all the organelles are embedded

a)

cell membrane

b)

nucleus

c)

cell wall

d)

cytosol

48.
an organelle that serves as the center for cellular respiration where ATP is produced
a)
Ribosomes
b)
Golgi Bodies
c)
Lysosomes
d)
Mitochondrion
49.
what's the purpose of the phloem?
a)
to bring water through the stem
b)
to bring food through the stem
c)
Captures the sunlight
d)
makes the plant green
50.
Which of the following is not a type of plant tissue?
a)
ground
b)
dermal
c)
root
d)
vascular
51.
This type of plant has flower parts (petals, sepals, etc) that occur in three's
a)
Succulent
b)
Monocot
c)
Vascular plant
d)
Dicot
52.
Roots perform all of the following functions EXCEPT
a)
Carrying out the light reactions of photosynthesis
b)
Anchoring the plant in the soil
c)
Absorbing water and nutrients from the soil
d)
Storing water and minerals
53.
These types of plants are able to grow taller because of the added support and faster nutrient transport of xylem and phloem.
a)
Seedless plants
b)
Vascular plants
c)
Seeded plants
d)
Nonvascular plants
54.
What is the region of rapid cell division in plants?
a)
Guard
b)
Stomata
c)
Xylem
d)
Meristem
55.
Layer of parenchyma cells that cover the root tip; helps protect root tissues?
a)
Phloem
b)
Root cap
c)
Guard
d)
Stomata
56.
Monocots have what type of vascular bundles
a)
Scattered
b)
Ring
c)
Both
d)
Depends
57.
Dicots have what type of vascular bundles
a)
Scattered
b)
Ring
c)
Oblong
d)
None
58.
What types of roots do monocots have
a)
Taproot
b)
Fibrous
c)
Monocots don't have roots
59.
What types of roots do dicots have
a)
Taproot
b)
Fibrous
c)
Dicots don't have roots
60.

An organelle that directs all cell activities and stores DNA

a)

ribosomes

b)

mitochondria

c)

nucleus

d)

cell membrane

61.

Opening and closing of stomata takes place due to changes in

a)

turgor pressure of guard cells

b)

plasmolysis of cells

c)

flaccidity of guard cells

d)

wall thickness in guard

62.

The products of photosynthesis are

a)

water and carbon dioxide

b)

sugar and water

c)

sugar and oxygen

d)

oxygen and warter

63.

The products of the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis are

a)

sugar and water

b)

sugar and oxygen

c)

ATP, NADPH, and oxygen

d)

ATP and Sugar

64.

Why do plants appear green?

a)

They absorb green light.

b)

They excite electrons which emit green light in the visible spectrum.

c)

They reflect green light

d)

They reflect green light

65.

Name the term which is given for the movement of water through a semipermeable membrane?

a)

Diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Tonicity

d)

Transpiration

66.

Name the condition in which protoplast of the plant cell shrinks away.


a)

Turgid

b)

Plasmolysis

c)

Flaccid

d)

Rigid

67.

Transpiration is

a)

the movement of water through a plant from the stem to the roots

b)

the loss of water from the leaves of a plant by the process of evaporation in form of water vapour

c)

the flow of water into plant roots by osmosis from the soil

d)

the process of minerals and sugars moving through plant veins

68.

Which of the following is NOT external factors affecting transpiration

a)

Temperature

b)

Wind and air movement

c)

Relative humidity

d)

Rain

69.

What is significance of transpiration

a)

Maintenance of turgidity

b)

Helps in gaseous exchange

c)

Cooling effect for plants

d)

All of the above

70.

Which of the following is not internal factors affecting transpiration

a)

Plant cuticle

b)

Number of stomata

c)

Temperature

d)

Number of leaves

71.

There are 3 types of transpiration except

a)

Cuticular transpiration

b)

Stomatal transpiration

c)

Lenticular transpiration

d)

Chlorophyll transpiration

72.
The ovary, style, and the stigma make up the female part of a plant called the ?
a)
stamen
b)
petals
c)
stem
d)
carpel (pistil)
73.

Pollen grains are produced by ?

a)

the anther

b)

the stigma

c)

the flowers

d)

the leaves

74.

Which group is by far the largest?

a)

conifers

b)

ferns

c)

flowering plants

d)

mosses

75.
____________ is the sperm cell for plants. 
a)
Pollen
b)
Ovules
c)
Sepals
d)
Receptacle 
76.
The ovary houses __________, the eggs cells used in sexual reproduction.
a)
Pollen
b)
Ovules
c)
Sepals
d)
Receptacles
77.
The ____________ is the male part of the flower. 
a)
Stamen
b)
Sepal
c)
Pistil
d)
Stigma
78.
When pollen is brought to a new plant by a pollinator, it lands in the sticky hairs of the _______________. 
a)
Stigma
b)
Style
c)
Sepal
d)
Stamen
79.
_________________________ form when sperm cells land on the stigma and move down the style to fertilize the egg cells. 
a)
Pollen tubes
b)
Pollen
c)
Ovaries
d)
Ovules
80.
The male organ of a flower has two parts. What are they? 
a)
stigma and ovary
b)
stamen, and anther
c)
Stamenand filament
d)
Antherand filament
81.
When the ovules are fertilized by sperm cells, they grow into ________________.
a)
The plant's fruit.
b)
More plants. 
c)
Large ovules. 
d)
Large pollen cells. 
82.
The female part of the flower has three parts. They are: 
a)
The style, stigma, and ovary.
b)
The pistil, stigma, and pollen.
c)
The filament, style, and anther
d)
The filament, anther, and stigma. 
83.

A large central vacuole is found in a _____ cell.

a)

animal

b)

plant

84.

Looking in a microscope, you see cells that have rectangular shapes and a green color. What type of cells are you probably viewing?

a)

plant cells

b)

animals cells

c)

muscle cells

d)

blood cells

85.

Which is a primary function of a vacuole in a cell?

a)

enzyme production

b)

protein synthesis

c)

storage

d)

reproduction

86.

What determines the function of a specialized cell?

a)

the active genes in the cell

b)

the number of chromosomes in the cell

c)

the number of ribosomes in the cell

d)

the type of RNA in the cell

87.

What do both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells contain?

a)

membrane-bound organelles

b)

linear chromosomes

c)

cytoplasm

d)

a nucleus

88.
 A stimulus is ___________
a)
a change in an organisms surroundings.
b)
 process in which organisms grow larger.
c)
a reaction to a change in surroundings
d)
the result of sexual reproduction.
89.
A plant's root grow in a downward direction in response to what force? 
a)
sunlight
b)
gravity
c)
soil
d)
turgor pressure
90.
What is a tropism? 
a)
A stimulus that affects plants. 
b)
The way a plant responds to a stimulus. 
c)
The way a plant grows.
d)
The way a plant dies. 
91.
If a plant experiences a gravitropism, then it will do what?
a)
Grow toward or away from light. 
b)
Grow away from light. 
c)
Grow toward light.
d)
Grow in response to gravity. 
92.

A plants roots grow thicker towards the stream than away from the stream. To what stimulus is the plant responding to?

a)

thigmotropism

b)

gravitropism

c)

photoropism

d)

hydrotropism

93.

Movement toward a stimulus

a)

hydrotropism

b)

positive tropism

c)

dormancy

d)

stimulus

94.

A period of inactivity before germination

a)

stimulus

b)

tropism

c)

dormancy

d)

photosynthesis

95.

Movement away from a stimulus

a)

geotropism

b)

hydrotropism

c)

stimulus

d)

negative tropism

96.

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

a)

dormancy

b)

tropisms

c)

stimulus

d)

hibernation

97.
What tissues in the plant does things that are similar to the circulatory system? 
a)
Xylem and Phloem
b)
Dermal Tissue
c)
Ground Tissue
d)
Nothing
98.
A plant bending toward a window is an example of ...
a)
phototropism
b)
gravity
c)
geotropism
d)
turgor pressure
99.
What force or substance causes turgor pressure?
a)
light
b)
gravity
c)
glucose
d)
water
100.
A plant's root grow in a downward direction in response to what force? 
a)
sunlight
b)
gravity
c)
soil
d)
turgor pressure

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