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Plant Structures and Functions Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Check the three major differences between a plant cell and an animal cell.

a)

cell wall

b)

mitochondria

c)

large central vacuole

d)

chloroplasts

2.

Stomata are made of specialized cells called ______ which surround a tiny pore/opening

a)

stoma

b)

guard cells

c)

dermal cells

d)

diffusion channels

3.

The diffusion of water vapor out of a leaf

a)

transportation

b)

transformation

c)

transpiration

d)

translocation

4.
What type of tropism response to touch? 
a)
Gravitropism
b)
Phototropism
c)
Thigmotropism
d)
Hydrotropism
5.
What is the name of the part of the root that allows water and minerals enter?
a)
root hairs
b)
epidermis
c)
phloem
d)
phyla
6.

What is this structure?

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Cell wall

d)

Chloroplast

7.
What is the function of the roots of a plant?
a)
Absorb water and minerals
b)
Capture sunlight for energy
c)
Support the plant above ground
d)
Create food for the plant
8.
Why might some plants that grow on the shady rain forest floor have large leaves?
a)
to stay safe from predators
b)
to attract different animals
c)
to survive harsh winters with heavy snowfall
d)
to take in as much sunlight as possible
9.

The main function of stomata is to

a)

capture sunlight

b)

protect leaves from insects

c)

allow gases to move rapidly in/out of leaves

d)

release sugars into the atmosphere

10.

What is this structure?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Vacuole

11.
Which feature of a rose helps it grow without being eaten by large animals?
a)
flowers with bright colors
b)
sharp thorns
c)
small seeds
d)
deep roots
12.

Identify A

a)

cortex

b)

endodermis

c)

epidermis

d)

phloem

13.
What is E pointing to?
a)
waxy cuticle
b)
stomata
c)
upper epidermis
d)
cuticle
14.

Producers

a)

Make their own food using the energy from the sun.

b)

Have to eat other organisms.

c)

Are the same as consumers.

d)

Do not have a nucleus.

15.
ripens the fruit of plants 
a)
auxins
b)
cytokins
c)
ethylene
16.
The outer layer of the dermal tissue is called the
a)
Mesoderm
b)
Endodermis
c)
Meristem
d)
Epidermis
17.

Which type of specialized cell brings water from the roots to the leaves?

a)

xylem

b)

guard cells

c)

epidermis cells

d)

phloem

e)

root hair cells

18.

Which type of specialized cell opens and closes pores (holes) to let things in and out of the leaf?

a)

xylem

b)

guard cells

c)

epidermis cells

d)

phloem

e)

root hair cells

19.

Which type of specialized cell sends "food" from photosynthesis through the plant?

a)

xylem

b)

guard cells

c)

epidermis cells

d)

phloem

e)

root hair cells

20.

Identify structure 7 in the diagram.

a)

Guard cell

b)

Phloem

c)

Stomata

d)

Upper epidermis