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Plant Unit

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What produces all of the energy for animals of all kinds on this planet?
a)
Water
b)
Soil
c)
Plants
2.
Plants produce energy for all animals on the planet through __________.
a)
sunlight
b)
soil
c)
water
d)
Photosynthesis
3.
The green stuff that helps plants carry out photosynthesis is called _________.
a)
stomata
b)
chlorophyll
c)
root hairs
4.
Gasses are exchanged in leaves through the _________.
a)
root hairs
b)
guard cells
c)
stomata
5.
The cells that surround stomata to open and close the opening are called _______.
a)
guard cells
b)
root hairs
c)
chlorophyll
6.
Flowers ____________.
a)
look nice so we can use them
b)
smell nice so we can use them
c)
look and smell nice to attract insects and birds (pollinators)
7.
Flowers are the way some plants ______.
a)
die
b)
reproduce
c)
get picked
8.
Flowers, if they are fertilized turn into ______.
a)
leaves
b)
fruit
c)
stems
9.
What are some things we use plants for?
a)
food
b)
medicine
c)
building
d)
all of the above
10.
The part of a plant that transports water is called the __________.
a)
xylem
b)
phloem
11.
The part of a plant that transports sugar or food is called the ___________.
a)
xylem
b)
phloem
12.
The correct balanced chemical equation for photosynthesis is... 
a)
C6H12O6  CH3CH2O--------------H + CO2 + ATP
b)
C6H12O6 + 6CO2--------------- 6H2O + 6O2
c)
C6H12O6 + 6O2  ---------6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP
d)
6CO2 + 6H2O --------C6H12O6 + 6O2
13.
Which of the following best describes plants called gymnosperms? 
a)
Non-vascular, seedless, flowering
b)
Non-vascular, seeds, non-flowering
c)
Vascular, seedless, flowering
d)
Vascular, seeds, non-flowering
14.
Evaporation of water from the stoma, a key part of the water cycle, is called
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Respiration
c)
Transpiration
d)
Germination
15.

Which plant part spreads out and searches for water?

a)

Leaf

b)

Flower

c)

Stem

d)

Roots

16.

Which plant part produces food through photosynthesis?

a)

Leaf

b)

Flower

c)

Stem

d)

Roots

17.

Which plant part is responsible for producing fruits and seeds?

a)

Leaf

b)

Flower

c)

Stem

d)

Roots

18.

Which plant part provides support for the leaves and flowers?

a)

Leaf

b)

Flower

c)

Stem

d)

Roots

19.

Which plant part carries water and minerals throughout the plant?

a)

Leaf

b)

Flower

c)

Stem

d)

Roots

20.

What do we call the process by which pollen is transferred from the stamens to the stigma?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Dormancy

c)

Pollination

d)

Growth

21.

Choose all of the things that help plant pollination.

a)

Fire

b)

Wind

c)

Bees

d)

Cars

22.

True or False: Some flowers are colorful so that they can attract insects for pollination

a)

False

b)

True

23.

What do plants release during photosynthesis?

a)

Water

b)

Sugar

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbon Dioxide

24.

In which part of the plant is pollen made?

a)

Stamen

b)

Petal

c)

Sepal

d)

Stigma

25.

In which part of the plant is pollen transferred for pollination?

a)

Stamen

b)

Petal

c)

Sepal

d)

Stigma

26.

Select all plant groups that are nonvascular.

a)

mosses

b)

horsetails

c)

hornworts

d)

club mosses

e)

liverworts

27.

How do nonvascular plants reproduce?

a)

By seeds

b)

By spores

c)

Both by seeds and spores

d)

By splitting into two

28.

Nonvascular plants transport materials from cell to cell.

a)

True

b)

False

29.
Xylem is 
a)
another name for roots
b)
is a vascular tissue that carries water and minerals from the root up to the plants.
c)
carries food from the leaves to the root.
30.
phloem is 
a)
a vascular tissue that carries water and nutrients from the roots up to the stem and leaves.
b)
a vascular tissue that carries food from leaves to the the roots.
c)
another name for leaf.
31.
___________________ plants have true roots, true stems, and true leaves.
a)
Protist
b)
Vascular 
c)
Fungi
d)
Non-vascular 
32.
What are two common groups of plants? (Most general grouping)
a)
Monocots & Dicots
b)
Vascular & non-vascular
c)
Flowers & Cones
d)
Seeds & spores
33.

Choose ALL the things plants need to survive.

a)

food

b)

light

c)

water

d)

friends

e)

air

34.

The is really small and grows into a new plant.

a)

a stem.

b)

a leaf.

c)

a seed.

d)

a root.

35.

What word means, "start to grow"?

a)

mature

b)

sapling

c)

germinate

d)

seedling

36.

What word means, "an adult; fully grown and developed"?

a)

germinate

b)

mature

c)

sapling

d)

seedling

37.

What is a seedling?

a)

A fully grown tree

b)

A baby plant that has grown from a seed

c)

A young tree

38.

A type of plant with a seed that has one food storage area

a)

monocot

b)

dicot

c)

vascular

d)

nonvascular

39.

A type of plant with a seed that has two food storage areas

a)

monocot

b)

dicot

c)

vascular

d)

nonvascular

40.

These classifications of flowering plants have leaves with veins that are parallel to each other.

a)

Monocot Plants

b)

Dicot Plants

c)

Nonvascular Plants

d)

Spore Producing Plants

41.

These classifications of flowering plants produce flowers with 4 or 5 petals.

a)

Monocot Plants

b)

Dicot Plants

42.

What structure on a conifer or evergreen plant produces seeds?

a. Flowers b. Cones c. Spores d. Pine Needles

a)

Flowers

b)

Cones

c)

Spores

d)

Pine Needles

43.

plant growth toward or away from an external stimulus

a)

positive Geotropism

b)

phototropism

c)

tropism

d)

Turgor pressure

44.

the growth of a plant toward or away from light.

a)

phototropism

b)

Solartropism

c)

Hydrotropism

d)

Tropism

45.

an organism's ability to maintain steady internal conditions when external conditions change.

a)

Tropism

b)

Stimulus

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Homeostasis

46.

Plants take energy from the sun and make their own food in the form of _________________.

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

glucose

47.

Seedless vascular plants reproduce by...

a)

Seeds

b)

Spores

c)

Pollen

d)

Rhyzoid

48.

Why do seedless vascular plants need moist surroundings to survive?

a)

Because they transport materials slowly.

b)

Because they do not have real roots.

c)

Because they reproduce by spores.

d)

Because they do not have cuticle.

49.

All plants are classified based on ...

a)

Whether they have vascular tissue or not

b)

Whether they have flowers or not

c)

Whether they have cuticle or not

d)

Whether they do photosynthesis or not

50.

Select ALL plants that reproduce by using seeds.

a)

Gymnosperms

b)

Angiosperms

c)

Seedless vascular plants

d)

Nonvascular plants

51.

How do we call plants that have seeds, but no flowers or fruit?

a)

Nonvascular plants

b)

Seedless vascular plants

c)

Gymnosperms

d)

Angiosperms

52.

How do we call plants that have seeds, flowers and fruit?

a)

Nonvascular plants

b)

Seedless vascular plants

c)

Gymnosperms

d)

Angiosperms

53.

The part that received the pollen grains

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

G

54.

The part that produces pollen grains

a)

D

b)

B

c)

E

d)

G

55.

The part that attracts pollinators

a)

A

b)

C

c)

E

d)

F

56.

The part that becomes the fruit

a)

G

b)

C

c)

B

d)

F

57.

The part that becomes the seed

a)

G

b)

A

c)

F

d)

E

58.

The part which holds the anther up

a)

C

b)

B

c)

D

d)

E

59.

The flower which contains only male parts is

a)

Flower A

b)

Flower B

c)

Flower C

60.
What is the term for a plant's movement or growth in response to water?
a)
Hydrotropism
b)
Phototropism
c)
Thigmotropism
d)
Gravitropism
61.
 _________ _________ consist of several main roots that branch off to form a mass of roots with examples being grass, corn, rice, lilies, and hay.
a)
Root hairs
b)
Tap roots
c)
Fibrous roots
d)
Big roots
62.
 _________ _________ consist of one main root system with smaller roots branching off to help the plant become more anchored in the ground and they some examples such as carrots, dandelions, and cacti.
a)
Root hairs
b)
Tap roots
c)
Fibrous roots
d)
Big roots