WorksheetsPlant Transport System Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is the function of xylem in plants?
Transport food
Transport water
Transport sugar
Transport oxygen
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of xylem?
Made of hollow cells
Have companion cell
Contains nuclei
Has cellulose and lignin in the cell wall
What is the main function of phloem in plants?
Transport water
Transport minerals
Transport food
Transport oxygen
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of phloem?
Made of sieve tube elements
Contains cytoplasm
Contains nuclei
Has lignin in the cell wall
What is a group of xylem vessels and phloem tubes called?
Vascular bundle
Root hair
Mesophyll cell
Sieve tube element
Where is the vascular tissue located in roots?
At the centre
Near the outside edge
In the stem
In the leaves
Where are the vascular bundles arranged in stems?
In a ring near the outside edge
At the centre
In the root hairs
In the mesophyll cells
How does water evaporate from the plants?
By osmosis
By active transport
By transpiration
By photosynthesis
What is the process by which water is taken up by root hair cells?
Transpiration
Photosynthesis
Osmosis
Active transport
What is the loss of water vapour from plants through the leaves called?
Transpiration
Photosynthesis
Osmosis
Active transport
What is the movement of water from roots, through xylem vessels, to the mesophyll cells and out through the stomata called?
Transpiration stream
Photosynthesis
Osmosis
Active transport
What is the term for the attraction between water molecules?
Cohesion
Adhesion
Diffusion
Osmosis
Which of the following factors increases transpiration rates?
High humidity
High temperature
Low humidity
Low temperature
What is the movement of sucrose and amino acids from source to sink in plants called?
Transpiration
Photosynthesis
Translocation
Active transport
Which part of the plant is an example of a source in translocation?
Leaves
Shoots
Stem
Flowers
