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Plant Unit Test Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main function of the stomata in a plant?

a)

They monitor the release of sugar. 

b)

They guard the interior cells. 

c)

They increase the rate of conversion of sunlight into energy for the plant. 

d)

They allow the exchange of gases between the plant and the atmosphere. 

2.

How does photosynthesis compare with cellular respiration in plants?

a)

Photosynthesis requires sunlight, but cellular respiration does not. 

b)

Cellular respiration requires sunlight, but photosynthesis does not. 

c)

Carbon dioxide is released during photosynthesis, while oxygen is released during cellular respiration. 

d)

Oxygen is absorbed during photosynthesis, while carbon dioxide is absorbed during cellular respiration. 

3.

The color of a leaf with chlorophyll is ________.

a)

red

b)

brown

c)

green

d)

orange

4.

In the fall leaves begin to turn different colors because ____.

a)

the carbon dioxide in the air cannot reach the leaves  

b)

there is less oxygen in the air 

c)

there is too much chlorophyll in the leaves  

d)

the temperature begins to drop, and leaves cannot produce chlorophyll 

5.

Match the following5. Match the part of a plant cell with the question it best answers.

a)

Mitochondria

1.

Which part is like a power plant for the cell?

b)

Cell Wall

2.

Which part protects the cell and maintains its shape? 

c)

Chloroplast

3.

Which part converts sunlight into energy? 

d)

Vacuole

4.

Which part collects Water and waste products to export? 

6.

True or False: Guard cells control the opening and closing of the stomata. 

a)

True

b)

False

7.

True or False: Chlorophyll is the green pigment found in plants. 

a)

True

b)

False

8.

True or False: Oxygen is needed for photosynthesis to take place.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

True or False: Carbon dioxide enters the plant through the roots. 

a)

True

b)

False

10.

True or False: Phloem tubes carry food through the plant.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Match the following

a)

Process of using food to provide energy/ATP

1.

cellular respiration

b)

process plants use to make food 

2.

photosynthesis

c)

process plants use to get rid of waste

3.

transipration

12.

Which allows for the transport of water through a plant?

a)

Phloem

b)

Xylem

c)

Veins

d)

Chlorophyll

13.

The first, most primitive, plants were _____.

a)

angiosperms 

b)

gymnosperms 

c)

bryophytes 

d)

seedless vascular plants 

14.

How do angiosperms reproduce?

a)

reproduces using spores 

b)

reproduces using flowers 

c)

reproduces using cones 

15.

How do gymnosperms reproduce?

a)

reproduces using cones 

b)

reproduces using flowers 

c)

reproduces using spores 

16.

How does nonvascular seedless plants reproduce?

a)

Spores

b)

Cones

c)

Flowers

17.

Select which descriptions are Dicot

a)

taproot 

b)

fibrous roots 

c)

netted veins in leaves 

d)

parallel veins in leaves 

e)

flower parts in multiples of 4 or 5

18.

Select which descriptions are Monocot

a)

taproot 

b)

fibrous roots 

c)

netted veins in leaves 

d)

parallel veins in leaves 

e)

flower parts in multiples of 3

19.

The type of root system comprising of a single main root growing downwards is called as _________________.

a)

fibrous root system

b)

tap root system

20.

This is the ripened ovary of a flower.

a)

pollen grain

b)

ovule

c)

seed

d)

fruit

21.

THE MALE PART 0F THE FLOWER IS CALLED (a)  

22.

WHICH PART OF THE FLOWER HAS THE POLLEN

a)

STAMEN

b)

SEPAL

c)

PETAL

d)

STYLE

e)

PISTIL

23.

A plant's response to touch is known as _____________.

a)

thigmotropism

b)

phototropism

c)

hydrotropism

d)

gravitropism

24.

The movement of a plant's roots toward water in the soil is known as ___________.

a)

thigmotropism

b)

gravitropism

c)

phototropism

d)

hydrotropism

25.

For cellular respiration to occur, what two things are needed?

a)

Sugar (glucose) and carbon dioxide

b)

Sugar (glucose) and oxygen

c)

Water and Carbon dioxide

d)

Carbon dioxide and oxygen.

26.

Sunflowers turning towards the sun is known as ________.

a)

Hydrotropism

b)

Phototropism

c)

Thigmotropism

d)

Gravitropism

27.

Plants curling around a pole or mailbox is an example of:

a)

Hydrotropism

b)

Gravitropism

c)

Phototropism

d)

Thigmotropism

28.

What is the purpose of the XYLEM?

a)

To bring food from the soil to the whole plant.

b)

To carry water and nutrients from the roots to the whole plant.

c)

To carry food from the chloroplasts around to all parts of the plant.

29.
a)

Ovary

b)

Petal

c)

Sepal

30.
a)

Ovary

b)

Petal

c)

Stigma

31.
a)

Ovary

b)

Stamen

c)

Stigma

32.
a)

Ovary

b)

Stamen

c)

Stigma

33.
a)

Ovary

b)

Petal

c)

Stamen

34.
What is being produced during photosynthesis?
a)
sugar and oxygen
b)
sugar and carbon dioxide
c)
glucose
d)
gases
35.
How is the water exiting this leaf?
a)
xylem tubes
b)
phloem tubes
c)
stomata
36.

Which step involves pollen from the anther making its way to the stigma of another plant? 

a)

fertilization

b)

pollination

c)

germination

37.

Which step involves pollen making its way to the ovary and forming a seed?

a)

fertilization

b)

pollination

c)

germination

38.

Which step involves a seed sprouting under the right conditions?

a)

fertilization

b)

pollination

c)

germination

39.

Match the following

a)

 

What is the name for the force of gravity on the roots of plants? 

1.

geotropism

b)

What is the name for the force of water on the roots of plants? 

2.

hydrotropism

c)

What is the name for the force of touch/pressure on tendrils of vines? 

3.

thigmotropism

d)

What is the name for the force of light attracting the shoots of plants? 

4.

phototropism

40.

What part of a plant is most likely to show negative phototropism?

a)

leaves 

 

b)

roots 

c)

shoots

41.

What is a tropism?

a)

the loss of water through the leaves of a plant 

b)

when a plant grows in response to a stimulus 

c)

the wilting that occurs when a plant receives insufficient water.

42.

A plant tropism where the plant responds towards a stimulus is ____.

a)

positive

b)

negative

43.

The hormone responsible for phototropism is ___.

a)

auxin 

b)

cytokinin 

c)

ethylene 

d)

gibberellin 

44.

What makes a tropism positive or negative?

a)

Positive = movement towards stimulus, Negative = movement away from stimulus

b)

Negative = movement towards stimulus, Positive = movement away from stimulus

c)

Who cares? It doesn't matter whether it is positive or negative

d)

Positive = when a plant is happy, Negative = when a plant is sad

45.

This example for

a)

Internal stimuli

b)

Thigmotropism

c)

Phototropism

d)

no answer correct

46.
Which type of tropism?
a)
hydrotropism
b)
thigmotropism
c)
phototropism
d)
geotropism
47.

The diagram shows a plant growing while lying on its side. How is the plant reacting positively and negatively to gravity?

a)

the root are reacting negatively by growing downward while the stem and leaves are reacting positively by growing upward

b)

the root are reacting positively by growing downward while the stem and leaves are reacting negatively by growing upward

c)

only the roots are reacting by growing downward

d)

only the leaves and stem are reacting by growing upward

48.

This example for 

a)

Internal stimuli 

b)

Light stimuli

c)

Tough stimuli

d)

Temperature stimuli 

49.
What type of tropism response to water? 
a)
Hydrotropism
b)
Gravitropism
c)
Thigmotropism
d)
Phototropism
50.

Venus Flytrap flower reacts to a bug.

a)

Thermotropism

b)

Negative Geotropism

c)

Thigmotropism

d)

Hydrotropism