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Plants Unit

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of cells are all plants made up of?

a)

eukaryotic

b)

prokaryotic

c)

single celled

d)

multi celled

2.

What part of moss absorbs water and nutrients from the soil?

a)

rhizoid

b)

stalk

c)

capsule

d)

gametophyte

3.

What is the waxy, waterproof layer found on the outside of some plants?

a)

chloroplast

b)

cuticle

c)

waxine

d)

cell wall

4.
a)

Vascular Flowering

b)

Vascular Seedless

c)

Vascular Nonflowering

d)

Non-Vascular

5.
a)

Vascular Flowering

b)

Vascular Seedless

c)

Vascular Nonflowering

d)

Nonvascular

e)

I don't know

6.

Look at the floral part of the sunflower. Is it monocot or dicot?

a)

Monocot

b)

Dicot

7.

Two cotyledons (food storage area)

a)

Monocot

b)

Dicot

8.

Flower parts in dicots are in multiples of?

a)

4 or 5

b)

7

c)

3

d)

2

9.
Is this flower from a monocot or dicot?
a)
monocot
b)
dicot
c)
neither
d)
both
10.
Identify the type of vascular bundles (inside look of stem) as a dicot or monocot.
a)
monocot
b)
dicot
c)
Neither
d)
Both
11.
Examine the leaf. Would you expect this plant to be classified as a dicot or monocot?
a)
monocot
b)
dicot
c)
Neither
d)
Both
12.
Examine this seed. Would you expect it to produce a dicot or monocot plant?
a)
monocot
b)
dicot
c)
Corn
d)
WI Fast Plant
13.

Phloem tubes transport..

a)

Water

b)

Mineral ions

c)

Food substances (e.g. sucrose)

14.
What type of tropism response to water? 
a)
Hydrotropism
b)
Gravitropism
c)
Thigmotropism
d)
Phototropism
15.
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
16.

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

a)

stoma

b)

guard cells

c)

dermal cells

d)

diffusion channels

17.

Which of the following is NOT a function of the roots?

a)

Store carbs

b)

Absorb water and minerals

c)

Anchor plant to the ground

d)

Photosynthesis

18.
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
19.

Taproots

a)

Monocot

b)

Dicot

20.

What happens to the diploid mother cell to turn it into a haploid pollen grain?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Binary fission

d)

Pollination

21.

Identify #3 of this pistil (carpel)

a)

ovary

b)

style

c)

ovules

d)

stigma

22.
Examine the leaf. Would you expect this plant to be classified as a dicot or monocot?
a)
monocot
b)
dicot
c)
Neither
d)
Both
23.

What term describes plant growth in response to gravity?

(a)  

24.

Which of the following is a response to light?

a)

Hydrotropism

b)

Gravitropism

c)

Phototropism

d)

Germination

25.
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
26.
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
27.

a clear odorless gas which plants use as a raw material in photosynthesis

a)

Oxygen

b)

Reactants

c)

Chlorophyll

d)

Carbon Dioxide

28.

Which of the following is the type of kingdom?

a)

Monera

b)

Genus

c)

Protista

d)

All of the above

29.

contains fibrous roots

a)

monocot

b)

dicot

30.

First plants to inhabit the land

a)

Angiosperms

b)

Bryophytes

c)

Gymnosperms

d)

Pteridophytes

31.

Which plant kingdom can survive both on land and in the water?

a)

(a) Tracheophyta

b)

(b) Pteridophyta

c)

(c) Thallophyta

d)

(d) Bryophyta

32.

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

33.

Kidney shaped cells at the border of the stomata

a)

Lenticels

b)

Cuticle

c)

Guard cells

d)

Hydathodes

34.

If plants don't store up water, how does water leave the plant?

a)

The roots get rid of excess water.

b)

Most plants DO store water.

c)

It is released from the leaves by TRANSPIRATION.

35.

What process makes food for plants?

a)

condensation

b)

photosynthesis

c)

phototropism

d)

reproduction