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Plants

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A plant makes its own food in the...

a)

roots

b)

stem

c)

leaves

2.

What is the name of the process by which a plant makes its own food?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

nutrition

c)

reproduction

d)

germination

3.

Which part of the plant holds it upright and carries water and nutrients to other aprts of the plant?

a)

leaves

b)

petals

c)

stem

d)

roots

4.

Which part of the plant is used to attract insects for pollination?

a)

roots

b)

stem

c)

leaves

d)

petals

5.

The word that means that the organism has a nucleus is ____________.

a)

prokaryotic

b)

eukaryotic

c)

nucleotic

d)

animals

6.

Another name for a producer is _______________.

a)

autotroph

b)

photograph

c)

heterotroph

d)

prototroph

7.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic that all plants share?

a)

autotroph

b)

eukaryotic

c)

green

d)

multi-cellular

8.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of vascular plants?

a)

no true leaves

b)

vascualr or tubal system

c)

root system

d)

make seeds

9.

Non-vascular plants get their water in the same ways that a ______________ gets their water.

a)

animal

b)

human

c)

sponge

d)

fish

10.

Plants such as evergreens, and ones that have needle-like leaves belong in the group of __________________.

a)

non-vascular plants

b)

angiosperms

c)

gymnosperms

d)

algae

11.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of angiosperm plants?

a)

seeds are enclosed in fruit

b)

hard wood

c)

die off in the fall

d)

soft wood

12.

Which type of plant has a hard, thick, woody stem?

a)

shrub

b)

tree

c)

herb

13.

Which type of plant has many hard, woody stems?

a)

shrub

b)

tree

c)

herb

14.

Which type fo plant has soft green stems?

a)

shrubs

b)

trees

c)

herbs

15.

The part of the plant that anchors it to the ground and takes in water adn nutrients is the ____________.

a)

fruit

b)

leaves

c)

root

d)

stem

16.

One large root that may have small "hairs" on it is a ____________.

a)

taproot

b)

fibrous root

c)

long root

d)

baby groot

17.

Bushy roots that have lots of thin roots growing fromt he stem are called _____________________.

a)

taproot

b)

fibrous roots

c)

long roots

d)

baby groot

18.

The "holes" on the underside of the leaves where coarbon dioxide enters the plant and oxygen leaves are called _____________.

a)

chlorophyll

b)

chloroplasts

c)

stomata

d)

nucleus

19.

The process where a plant takes carbon dioxide and water to create its own food is called __________________.

a)

pollination

b)

germination

c)

photosynthesis

d)

locomotion

20.

The _________ is the part of the plant that protects the seed.

a)

flower

b)

sepal

c)

leaves

d)

fruit

21.

Small, leaf-like parts of the flowe that protect the bud before it opens are called ___________________.

a)

fruit

b)

flower

c)

sepal

d)

stem

22.

The brigh colored part of the plant that attracts pollinators are the ___________.

a)

fruit

b)

petals

c)

leaves

d)

flower

23.

The male part of the plant is the ______________.

a)

stamen

b)

pistil

c)

ovary

d)

ovule

24.

The head of the stamen that produces the pollen is the _______________.

a)

stigma

b)

style

c)

filament

d)

anther

25.

The long slender MALE part of the plant that attaches to the flower is the ___________________.

a)

style

b)

filament

c)

stigma

d)

stem

26.

The female part of the flower is called the ________________.

a)

anther

b)

stigma

c)

pistil

d)

sepal

27.

The tip of the style that collects pollen is the ___________.

a)

stigma

b)

style

c)

stem

d)

anther

28.

The long stalk that holds the stigma and the tube that takes the pollen to the ovary is called the _________________.

a)

stamen

b)

stigma

c)

style

d)

filament

29.

The part of the plant that hold the eggs is the ___________.

a)

sepal

b)

style

c)

ovary

d)

anther

30.

What is the process where pollen is transferred from a pollinator to the sstigma of a flower?

a)

locomotion

b)

pollinaton

c)

germination

d)

growth

31.

The process where plants take carbon dioxide and water and turn it into glucose and oxygen is called ___________________.

a)

pollinaton

b)

germination

c)

photosynthesis

d)

photoanalysis

32.

Photosynthesis takes place in the ____________ of the plant.

a)

fruit

b)

stem

c)

flower

d)

leaves

33.

What is the substance in plants that cause the green color?

a)

chloroplasts

b)

chlorphyll

c)

clorox

d)

sepal

34.

What is the gas that plants need in order to survive?

a)

oxygen

b)

hydrogen

c)

carbon monoxide

d)

carbon dioxide

35.

What is the gas that is produced during photosynthesis?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

hydrogen

c)

oxygen

d)

air

36.

The tiny holes on the underside of a leaf that allow gases to enter and leave the plant are called ________________.

a)

pores

b)

holes

c)

stomata

d)

stomach

37.

How do plants use glucose?

a)

for food

b)

to make candy

c)

to make sugar for humans

d)

to keep birds away

38.

Gymnosperms produce flowers and fruits &

Angiosperms produce "naked seeds"

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

39.
Gases pass in and out of a leaf through the 
a)
stomata
b)
phloem
c)
xylem
d)
cuticle
40.
The energy that powers photosynthesis comes from
a)
water
b)
chemicals
c)
oxygen
d)
the sun
41.
All of the following is a root function, except
a)
water absorption
b)
food storage
c)
plant anchoring
d)
food production
42.

Seeds can move from one place to another by

a)

wind

b)

water

c)

animals

d)

wind, water, and animals

43.
Which is a function of the stem?
a)
to be green
b)
to support the plant
c)
to absorb nutrients from the soil
d)
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44.

Plants are considered autotrophs because

a)

they produce carbon dioxide

b)

they produce their own water

c)

they produce sunlight

d)

they produce their own food

45.

The green pigment in leaves that captures the energy from the sun.

a)

chloroplast

b)

chlorophyll

c)

photosynthesis

d)

leaves

46.

A plant makes its own food in the...

a)

roots

b)

stem

c)

leaves

47.
Gases pass in and out of a leaf through the 
a)
stomata
b)
phloem
c)
xylem
d)
cuticle
48.
_________________ are scientists who study plants.
a)
botanists
b)
ecologists
c)
zoologists
d)
chemists
49.
Why are flowers very colorful (and why do they produce odor?)
a)
So people buy them
b)
To make gardens look good
c)
To attract pollinators
d)
To attract sunlight
50.
Male reproductive parts of a plant....
a)
Petals and ovary
b)
Ovary and ovule
c)
Anther and filament
d)
Stigma and style
51.
In which part of the flower is pollen found?
a)
Filament
b)
Anther
c)
Ovary
d)
Xylem
52.
How else can pollen be moved besides pollinators?
a)
Sunlight
b)
Wind
c)
Snow
d)
Hail
53.
What is the female part of the plant called?
a)
Stigma
b)
Pistil
c)
Stamen
d)
Style
54.
In what part of the flower does fertilization take place?
a)
anther
b)
stigma
c)
ovary
d)
filament
55.
What is the sticky part of the flower that catches pollen?
a)
style
b)
stigma
c)
ovary
d)
petal
56.
What part of the flower will turn into a seed?
a)
ovary
b)
anther
c)
ovule
d)
filament
57.
The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma.
a)
pollination
b)
germination
c)
photsynthesis
d)
reprodution
58.
The colorful flower structure that attracts pollinators.
a)
sepals
b)
pistils
c)
anthers
d)
petals
59.

Plants:

a)

are multi-cellular organisms

b)

make their own food through photosynthesis

c)

cannot move

d)

are a member of kingdom Plantae

e)

All of the above

60.

Stamens are:

a)

the female reproductive organ of a flower that produces pollen

b)

the male reproductive organ of a flower that produces nectar

c)

the male reproductive organ of a flower that produces pollen

d)

none of the above

61.

The Stigma is:

a)

the part of a flower that receives pollen during pollination and on which the pollen grain germinates

b)

the part of the flower that pollen sticks to

c)

located on top of the pistil

d)

all of the above

62.

The Pistil is:

a)

the male reproductive organ of a flower that can be fertilized by pollen

b)

the female reproductive organ of a flower that can be fertilized by pollen

c)

the male reproductive organ of a flower that can be fertilized by nectar

d)

none of the above

63.

Fruit is

a)

a plant structure that contains seeds and grows from a flowering plant

b)

a nutritious part of the plant that can be consumed

c)

seeds are usually dispersed by animals

d)

all of the above

64.

A Stem is:

a)

a plant structure that contains a young plant, food supply, and protective coating

b)

a plant organ that takes in water and nutrients from the soil

c)

the part of a plant that grows away from the roots; supports leaves and flowers

d)

none of the above

65.

Seeds are

a)

a plant structure that contains a young plant, food supply, and protective coating

b)

a plant organ that takes in water and nutrients from the soil

c)

the part of a plant that grows away from the roots; supports leaves and flowers

d)

none of the above

66.

Flowering Plants

a)

uses flowers to reproduce

b)

Attract bees, birds, bats

c)

are also called angiosperms

d)

all of the above