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Plants

Total questions: 107

Worksheet time: 2hrs 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the female reproductive part of a flower called?

a)

anther

b)

pistil

c)

sepal

2.

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.

3.

What part of the flower produces eggs?

a)

ovary

b)

petal

c)

anther

d)

stamen

4.

Why are flower petals colored?

a)

They attract different kinds of animals.

b)

The colors attract different pollen.

c)

The colors show which flowers are poisonous to bugs.

d)

They attract seeds.

5.

What does a fleshy fruit protect?

a)

cones

b)

petals

c)

seeds

d)

stamens

6.

What do seeds need to germinate?

a)

warm temperature and water

b)

oxygen and nutrients

c)

water and carbon dioxide

d)

oxygen and carbon dioxide

7.

During which part of the life cycle does the angiosperm embryo sprout?

a)

fertilization

b)

pollination

c)

germination

d)

reproduction

8.
Examine the leaf. Would you expect this plant to be classified as a dicot or monocot?
a)
monocot
b)
dicot
c)
Neither
d)
Both
9.
Identify the type of vascular bundles (inside look of stem) as a dicot or monocot.
a)
monocot
b)
dicot
c)
Neither
d)
Both
10.
Examine this seed. Would you expect it to produce a dicot or monocot plant?
a)
monocot
b)
dicot
c)
Neither
d)
Cotyledon
11.
NAME THAT ROOT 
a)
Fibrous 
b)
Woody
c)
Tangle 
d)
Tap
12.
Which of the following describes a monocot?
a)
two cotyledons
b)
circular vascular tubes lined up in pairs
c)
3 petals or multiples of 3
d)
wide leaves, branching veins
13.
Examine this seed. Would you expect it to produce a dicot or monocot plant?
a)
monocot
b)
dicot
c)
Corn
d)
WI Fast Plant
14.

Flower parts in dicots are in multiples of?

a)

4 or 5

b)

7

c)

3

d)

2

15.

NAME THAT ROOT 
a)
Fibrous
b)
Woody
c)
Tangle
d)
Tap
16.
What is the name for the outermost layer of a seed that helps to protect it?
a)
angiosperm
b)
radicle
c)
cotyledon
d)
seed coat
17.
The three parts of a seed are the:  
a)
seed coat, cotyledon, embryo
b)
roots, stem, flower
c)
seed coat, flower, cotyledon
d)
radicle, coleoptile, fibrous
18.

What is this plant structure called?

a)

Cone

b)

Seed

c)

Flower

d)

Fruit

19.

Which of the following is NOT a group of gymnosperms?

a)

cycads

b)

horsetails

c)

conifers

d)

ginkgoes

20.

Which of these is a gymnosperm?

a)

tulip

b)

apple tree

c)

daffodil

d)

pine tree

21.

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

a)

Conifer

b)

Gymnosperm

c)

Angiosperm

d)

Fern

22.

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.

23.

Name 2 types of seed plants.

a)

angiosperms and gymnosperms

b)

mosses and liverworts

c)

roses and mosses

d)

liverworts and apple trees

24.
Which one of these isn't a characteristic of the bryophytes?
a)
First non aquatic plants
b)
Adapted to be fixed to the ground and sustain
c)
Moist habitat
d)
Vascular tissue
25.

The common name for the organism in the phylum Bryophyta is

a)

horsetail

b)

clubmoss

c)

mosses

d)

fern

26.

The haploid form of the life cycle of a plant, characterized by ‘alternation of generation’ is called

a)

seed

b)

embryo

c)

sporophyte

d)

gametophyte

27.
What do spores become after they are released from sporophytes?
a)
liverworts
b)
rhizoids
c)
cryptophobic
d)
gametophytes
28.
In bryophytes' life cycle, how does a sperm cell get to an egg cell? 
a)
through the help of water 
b)
through self-pollination
c)
through cross-pollination
d)
through the help of the wind
29.

Most bryophytes are only a few centimetres tall because they lack

a)

vascular tissues

b)

reproductive organs

c)

stems

d)

leaves

30.
The generation of a non-vascular plant that produces the spores is called the...
a)
gametophyte
b)
sporophyte
c)
protonema
d)
rhizoid
31.
Gametophytes are __.
a)
haploid
b)
diploid
32.
The general life cycle of plants is called __.
a)
alternation of generation
b)
gametophyte
c)
sporophyte
d)
gametes
33.
The first plants to evolve lived __.
a)
in water.
b)
on land.
c)
in the desert.
d)
in the air.
34.

The gametophyte produces eggs and sperm

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

35.

Eggs and sperm cells are:

a)

haploid

b)

diploid

36.

After the egg cell is fertilized by a sperm cell the resulting zygote cell grows into the sporophyte.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

37.

Algae, and all plants reproduce using:

a)

The alternation of generations

b)

Only asexual reproduction

c)

Only sexual reproduction

d)

Diploid gametes

38.
Egg cells and sperm cells are called:
a)
Spores
b)
Gametes
c)
Algae
d)
Diploid
39.

Sporophytes are:

a)

haploid

b)

diploid

40.

A haploid, multicellular life-cycle stage that gives rise to gametes cells by mitosis is called a ________.

a)

sporophyte

b)

gametophyte

c)

spore

d)

gamete

41.

Leafy gametophyte is present in........

a)

Liverworts

b)

Hornworts

c)

Moss

d)

Riccia

42.

Which of the following statements is false?

a)

Ferns are considered advanced over mosses because ferns have roots.

b)

Ferns are seedless plants.

c)

Ferns lack lignified vascular tissues.

d)

The sporophyte generation of ferns is the dominant phase in their life cycle.

43.

During a Dryopteris sp. life cycle, meiosis take place in the ____________ to produce haploid ____________.

a)

sporophyte,

gemmae

b)

gametophyte,

spores

c)

sporophyte,

spores

d)

gametophyte,

gamete

44.

Which of the following plants does not produce seed?

a)

cycas

b)

fern

c)

pines

d)

Gnetum sp

45.

Which of the following is a not characteristic of Pteridophytes?

a)

Sporophyte generation is dominant

b)

Gametophyte

generation is dominant

c)

Produce

spores

d)

Has true

roots, stems and leaves

46.

Pteridophytes are otherwise called

a)

Nonvascular cryptogams

b)

Vascular plants

c)

Seedless vascular plants

d)

None of these

47.

Photosynthesis occurs in:

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Chloroplasts

c)

Humans

d)

Animals

48.

What are the reactants in Photosynthesis?

a)

Sun, CO2, glucose

b)

glucose and oxygen

c)

sun, carbon dioxide, water

d)

water, glucose

49.

In cellular respiration, carbon starts out in the glucose molecule, but ends up in a(n)

a)

oxygen molecule

b)

water molecule

c)

CO2 molecule

d)

C6H12O2 molecule

50.

In photosynthesis, what kind of molecule does hydrogen start in?

a)

water

b)

oxygen

c)

glucose

d)

carbon dioxide

51.

In what process does ATP get created?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

radiation

d)

chemical

52.

How do humans get glucose so they can live?

a)

breathe it in

b)

photosynthesis

c)

eat food

d)

drink liquids

53.

Cellular respiration happens

a)

only in plants

b)

only in animals

c)

only in humans and animals

d)

in plants and animals

54.

The products of cellular respiration are

a)

air and water

b)

carbon dioxide, water, and ATP

c)

glucose and carbon dioxide

d)

ATP, glucose, and oxygen

55.

For photosynthesis, a plant needs water, sun, and...

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

glucose

d)

mitochondria

56.

For humans to live, we need energy. What is the name of the energy that the body makes in cellular respiration?

a)

sugar

b)

glucose

c)

ATP

d)

fructose

57.

What is a product of photosynthesis AND a reactant for cellular respiration?

a)

oxygen

b)

water

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

Doctor Pepper

58.
Which of the following is the correct equation for PHOTOSYNTHESIS?
a)
carbon dioxide + water --> oxygen + glucose
b)
carbon dioxide + glucose + water --> oxygen 
c)
oxygen + water --> carbon dioxide + glucose
d)
glucose+ oxygen ---> water + carbon dioxide 
59.
What pigment absorbs sunlight for photosynthesis?
a)
chloroplast
b)
thylakoid
c)
grana
d)
chlorophyll
60.
This image shows the process of _____.
a)
Respiration
b)
Photosystem I
c)
Dark Reactions
d)
Photosynthesis
61.

Look at the diagram. Which gas would most likely be found in the greatest amount in the bubbles?
a)
oxygen
b)
nitrogen
c)
ozone
d)
carbon dioxide
62.
a)
Stroma
b)
Thylakoid
c)
Skittle
d)
Grana
63.

Select the correct term for the following definition:

"The water transport system in plants."

a)

Villi

b)

Bronchi

c)

Bolus

d)

Xylem

64.

Xylem tubes are made of...

a)

Dead cells

b)

Living cells

65.

Xylem tubes transport..

a)

Water

b)

Mineral ions

c)

Food substances (e.g. sucrose)

66.

Which process are the xylem tubes part of?

a)

Translocation

b)

Transpiration

67.
Opening that allows gas exchange
a)
Stomata
b)
Leaves
c)
Roots
d)
Vascular tissue
68.
Which factor had the greatest impact on the rate of transpiration compared to the control?
a)
wind
b)
humidity
c)
light 
d)
darkness
69.

What are the functions of the roots? (Select two answers)

a)

Absorbing Water and Minerals

b)

Attracting Insects

c)

Anchoring the Plant

d)

Performing Photosynthesis

e)

Making Nectar

70.

What is the cell on the right of this image?

a)

A xylem cell

b)

A guard cell

c)

A palisade cell

d)

A root hair cell

71.

What is water used for in the leaves of the plant?

a)

Drinking

b)

Respiration

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Transport

72.

Which type of plant produces a flower?

a)

angiosperm

b)

gymnosperm

c)

both

73.

All plants

a)

make sugar

b)

have roots

c)

make flowers

d)

have stems

74.

What structure protects the surface of the leaf?

a)

cambium

b)

phloem

c)

cuticle

d)

front

75.

These are tubelike cells that transport water and nutrients

a)

xylem

b)

cambium

c)

veins

d)

vascular tissue

76.

An opening in a leaf that allows gas exchange

a)

guard cell

b)

stoma

c)

chloroplast

d)

cuticle

77.

A frond is a leaf from a

a)

fern

b)

pine tree

c)

moss

78.

An oak tree is an example of a (an)

a)

angiosperm

b)

gymnosperm

79.

Both angiosperms and gymnosperms have leaves, stems, and seeds

a)

true

b)

false

80.

Carbon dioxide is absorbed through the

a)

Stoma

b)

Cuticle

c)

Vessel

d)

Palisade Cells

81.

Chlorophyll is the ___ pigment found in the chloroplast

a)

Blue

b)

Green

c)

Red

d)

Purple

82.

The part of the leaf that enables it to hold water by stopping water from escaping through evaporation

a)

Cuticle

b)

Palisade Cells

c)

Xylem

d)

Epidermis

83.

What is transpiration?

a)

Excess water being released from the aerial parts of plants in the form of water vapor

b)

Excess sugar being released from the leave

c)

The way a plant makes its food

d)

When the plant uses sugar for energy

84.

Transpiration is a part of____________?

a)

Condensation

b)

Sublimation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Precipitation

85.

Select all of the environmental factors that would increase transpiration.

a)

Increased humidity

b)

Increased wind speed

c)

Increased temperature

d)

Decreased surface area

86.

What is a cuticle? Choose 2

a)

A waxy layer of a fatty substance called cutin covering the epidermis

b)

A waxy layer of a fatty substance called cutin covering the dermis

c)

Part of Xylem

d)

A plant cuticle is a protecting film covering the epidermis of leaves

87.

Ginger is a best example of ;

a)

bulb

b)

tuber

c)

seeds

d)

rhizome

88.

What is this plant shown in picture an example of?

a)

Bulb

b)

Tuber

c)

Cutting

d)

Spore

89.

When mosses and ferns reproduce, what do the sporophytes produce?

a)

spores

b)

fronds

c)

sperm cells

d)

egg cells

90.

How many fronds can you see on the image?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

91.

How do we call the brown spots you can see on the underside of the fern frond?

a)

Spore seeds

b)

Sori

c)

Seeds

d)

Calyptras

92.

In the life cycle of a fern, how does a sperm cell get to an egg cell?

a)

through the help of water

b)

through self-pollination

c)

through cross-pollination

d)

through the help of the wind

93.

Identify the image.

a)

Life cycle of a fern

b)

Life cycle of moss

c)

Life cycle of a gymnosperm

d)

Life cycle of an angiosperm

94.

Identify the image.

a)

Life cycle of a fern

b)

Life cycle of moss

c)

Life cycle of an angiosperm

d)

Life cycle of a gymnosperm

95.

This is a...

a)

member of phylum Bryophyta

b)

member of phylum Pterophyta

c)

member of phylum Coniferophyta

d)

member of phylum Anthophyta

96.

In a first forest like the one on the picture, you could find...

a)

Bryophytes

b)

Pterophytes

c)

Gymnosperms

d)

Angiosperms

97.

The horizontal stem of the fern is called a

a)

rhizoid

b)

fiddlehead

c)

sori

d)

rhizome

98.

Immature ferns that resemble the coiled head of a violin are called

(a)  

99.

What plants get water and nutrients from rhizoids?

a)

a. mosses

b)

b. conifers

c)

c. angiosperms

100.

What is the male part of the flower called?

a)

pistil

b)

ovule

c)

style

d)

stamen

101.

What part of flower contains the ovules?

a)

pistil

b)

stamen

c)

ovary

d)

filament

102.

What holds nonvascular plants in place?

a)

rhizoids

b)

cuticle

c)

gymnosperm

103.

What often stores food?

a)

cuticle

b)

cotyledon

c)

gymnosperm

d)

rhizoids

104.

What is a young fern frond called?

a)

fiddlehead

b)

herbaceous

c)

growth rings

105.

What are stems that bend easily?

a)

herbaceous

b)

nonvascular plant

c)

fiddlehead

106.

Plants and ____________ may share a common ancestor.

a)

animals

b)

bryophytes

c)

green algae

d)

fungi

107.

A plant with one seed leaf is called a ______________.

a)

dicot

b)

monocot

c)

stamen