WorksheetsThird-Nine Weeks Exam
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 35mins
A plantlike protists that produce food through photosynthesis using light energy and carbon dioxide?
dinoflagellate
algae
amoeba
diatom
A common sarcodine with unusual adaptation for movement, a pseudopod, and obtaining nutrients?
diatom
algae
amoeba
dinoflagellate
One parent reproduces without a sperm and an egg joining?
reproduction
asexual reproduction
sexual reproduction
production of life
The short, hairlike organelles that grow on the surface of some protists
diatom
flagella
hair
cilia
A plantlike protist with a hard outer wall and a colored glass resemblance?
diatom
algae
dinoflagellate
amoeba
A protist with cilia and two nuclei?
algae
diatom
paramecium
amoeba
A member of a group of eukaryotic organisms, which have a membrane-bound nucleus?
protozoan
psuedopod
spores
protist
Protist resembling a tiny animal
fungus
protozoan
protists
dinoflagellate
A temporary "foot" made when an amoeba pushes part of its body outward?
pseudopod
cilia
flagella
legs
Long, threadlike fungal structures that absorb minerals and water?
basidia
hyphae
zygosporangia
ascus
The structure formed when fungi and certain photosynthetic organisms grow together?
imperfect fungi
sac fungi
lichen
club fungi
The hyphae threadlike structures create a network, usually underground, called the?
flagella
mycelium
basidia
cilia
Algae have this structure instead of roots; they secrete a chemical-like glue that fastens them to rocks.
pellicle
holdfasts
roots
fronds
Almost all fungi reproduce asexually by producing _________, small reproductive cells with a strong, protective outer covering?
sperm
spores
pollen
eggs
Blue cheese and athlete's foot come from this kind of fungus that is named due to a lack of a "perfect" reproductive stage in their life cycle.
imperfect fungi
sac fungi
club fungi
zygote fungi
An example of a green algae that comes together to form a large sphere which moves together as one group is?
algae
volvox
mold
thrush
All plant cells are surrounded by a ...
cytoplasm
mitochondria
cell wall
nucleus
Where does photosynthesis take place in a plant ?
cytoplasm
chloroplast
mitochondria
nucleus
_______ is a waxy layer that reduces the water lost from plants.
leaf
cuticle
chloroplast
skin
All organisms depend on ____ directly or indirectly for food.
producer
consumer
decomposer
heterotroph
______ plants are supported by the water that surrounds them, whereas land plants must provide their own support.
land
terrestrial
aquatic
grazing
An organic compound made of chains of glucose molecules?
cellulose
glucose
chloroplast
chlorophyll
This is composed of tubelike cells that transport water and nutrients in some plants?
stems
vascular tissue
nonvascular tissue
rhizoids
Plants that reproduce by spores such as liverworts and mosses are called?
seedless plants
seed plants
fungi
protists
Nonvascular seedless plants are often referred to as?
algae
angiosperms
gymnosperms
bryophytes
These look like the flattened lobes of a liver?
fern
liverworts
hornworts
moss
Plants that can live for more than 2 growing seasons?
perennials
annuals
biennials
angiosperm
The leaves of angiosperms are
needlelike
broad and flat
wide and thick
thin and hollow
A plant stem that is usually soft and green and found in flowers?
phloem
xylem
woody
herbaceous
A structure that anchors a nonvascular seedless plant to a surface?
holdfasts
fronds
roots
rhizoids
The fine powdery spores of club mosses have been used to make what?
food
medicine
paper
fireworks
A plant stem in a tree or shrub that is stiff and usually not green?
woody
herbaceous
vascular
xylem
What is the purpose of cellular respiration?
to make new cells
to make ATP
to store sugar
to make chlorophyll
Water travels from the roots of a plant to its stems and leaves through _______ cells.
xylem
phloem
stomata
epidermis
Sugar travels from the leaves to the rest of the plant through __________ cells.
stomata
xylem
phloem
epidermis
Respiration requires _________ , which is a waste given off during photosynthesis.
carbon dioxide
oxygen
water
sugar
What are the end products of photosynthesis?
ATP and carbon dioxide
glucose and oxygen
oxygen and ATP
glucose and ATP
________ is a series of chemical reactions that convert light energy, water, and carbon dioxide into the food-energy molecule glucose and give off oxygen.
photosynthesis
cellular respiration
chemical reaction
reproduction
_________ is a series of chemical reactions that convert the energy in food molecules into a usable form of energy called ATP.
cellular respiration
chemical reaction
photosynthesis
reproduction
A plant’s tropism to light is called________.
phototropism
photoperiodism
geotropism
thigmotropism
_______ is a gas that can be produced by fruit, seeds, flowers, and leaves and helps stimulate the ripening of fruit.
ethylene
cytokinins
auxin
Gibberellins
Plants that require 12 or more hours of darkness to flower are called ________. (ex. poinsettia)
short-day plant
long-day plant
day-neutral
midish-hour plant
A Venus flytrap captures insects by responding to which type of stimulus?
touch
light
time
gravity
Roots growing away from the Sun help anchor the plant in the soil.
negative
positve
The male part of the flower is________.
stamen
pistil
stigma
anther
The female part of the flower?
pistil
anther
stamen
stigma
_________ is when the life cycle of an organism alternates between diploid and haploid generations.
alternation of generation
photosynthesis
cellular respiration
chemical reaction
Angiosperm pollen grains travel by wind, gravity, water, or animal from the anther to the ______.
stigma
stamen
pistil
filament
_______ forms from tissue in a male reproductive structure of a seed plant.
pollination
pollen grain
seed
embryo
When walking through a field in the summer you notice a briar bush filled with blackberries, what type of plant are you looking at?
angiosperms
blackberry bush
gymnosperms
seedless plant
Can be divided into two parts that are nearly mirror images of each other anywhere throughout its central axis
radial symmetry
bilateral symmetry
asymmetry
symmetry
Can be divided into two parts that are nearly mirror images of each other
radial symmetry
bilateral symmetry
asymmetry
symmetry
Cannot be divided into any two parts that are nearly mirror images of each other
radial symmetry
bilateral symmetry
asymmetry
symmetry
How many phylums are there in the animal kingdom?
50
9
35
45
Jointed appendages and segmented bodies are characteristics of all __________
arthropods
cnidarians
poriferia
anthropoids
Sponges have _____ on their bodies, which take in the food as it passes by the organism.
nematocysts
cnidocysts
spores
dendrites
A sand dollar has a _________ and grows with the organism.
endoskeleton
exoskeleton
skeleton
body
gastropods, bivalves, cephalopods are the three groups of _______
mollusks
crustaceans
worms
arthropods
I breathe with lungs, lay eggs, am ectothermic (cold-blooded), and often have scaly skin which holds in the water. What am I?
reptiles
amphibians
mammals
worms
The embryos of all mammals develop inside the mother's womb is what type of mammal?
placental
marsupial
monotreme
platypus
Which category of mammals lay eggs instead of giving birth to live birth?
placental
monotreme
marsupial
eutherian
What are the two organisms of Phylum Chordata that are classified as invertebrates?
tunicates and lancelets
lancelets and tuna fish
tunicates and sharks
sharks and rays
Birds use _______ to grind their food into smaller pieces.
aves
beaks
gizzards
talons
I breathe with gills, lay eggs, live my whole life in water, and am ectothermic (cold-blooded). What am I?
fish
amphibians
reptiles
mammals
I am spiny, have a water vascular system with tube feet, radial symmetry, and am called a brittle star.
echinoderm
worms
annelids
Porifera
I have tentacles with stinging cells and a radial symmetry. I am a sea anemone. Which Phylum do I belong to?
cnidarian
poriferia
Mollusca
echinoderm
I have a soft-body, a hard shell, and live on land and water. What am I?
mollusks
worms
cnidarian
arthropod
What percentage of animal species are invertebrates?
95%
5%
90%
85%
Annelids have what type of symmetry?
bilateral
radial
asymmetry
funky
A(n) _______________is a flexible, rod-shaped structure that supports the body of a developing chordate.
notochord
nerve chord
throat pouches
tail
