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G12 Plant gas exchange

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How does most of the water needed by the plant get into its leaves?

a)

It enters through the stomata

b)

The roots absorb it and then it travels up the stem

c)

It's made during a chemical reaction in the leaf

d)

The flowers capture water and deliver it to the leaves

2.

Identify structure 3 in the diagram

a)

Waxy cuticle

b)

Palisade mesophyll

c)

Upper epidermis

d)

Guard cell

3.

What is letter "D" pointing to?

a)

upper epidermis

b)

palisade mesophyll

c)

spongy mesophyll

d)

bundle sheath

4.

Which number is pointing to the xylem of the leaf?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

5.

Which of the following is pointing to the "guard cell"?

a)

B

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

6.
Opening that allows gas exchange
a)
Stomata
b)
Leaves
c)
Roots
d)
Vascular tissue
7.
What is the name of the part of the root that allows water and minerals to enter?
a)
root hairs
b)
epidermis
c)
phloem
d)
phyla
8.

The figure below shows a drawing of a light microscope image. The image is a cross-section taken from the stem of dicotyledonous plant. Identify tissue G.

(a)  

9.

The figure below shows a drawing of a light microscope image. The image is a cross-section taken from the stem of dicotyledonous plant. Identify tissue F.

(a)  

10.

What is the main function of stomata in plant leaves?

a)

Regulate water flow

b)

Control gas exchange

c)

Absorb sunlight

d)

Store nutrients

11.

Which part of the leaf consists of xylem and phloem?

a)

vascular bundle

b)

bundle sheath

c)

palisade mesophyll

d)

spongy mesophyll

12.

What is the role of the spongy mesophyll layer in a leaf?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Gas exchange

c)

Water absorption

d)

Support structure

13.
Which structures open and close stomata to allow gas exchange but prevent water loss in leaves?
a)
Epidermis
b)
Vascular tissue
c)
Guard cells
d)
Spongy mesophyll
14.
Which structure helps prevent water loss and protects the leaf?
a)
Palisades mesophyll
b)
Spongy mesophyll
c)
Vascular tissue
d)
Cuticle
15.

The vascular tissue which transports sugar (food) in both directions within the leaf is the

a)

xylem

b)

phloem

c)

bundle sheath

d)

chloroplast

16.
An example of adhesion is
a)
Water molecules sticking to each other
b)
Water molecules sticking to cellulose in xylem walls
c)
Magnets sticking to a metal wall
d)
Gravity pulling water down
17.

What is it called when water sticks to water?

a)

Cohesion

b)

Adhesion

c)

Capillary Action

d)

Xylem

18.
Water exits the leaf through the __.
a)
Stomata
b)
Flower
c)
Roots
d)
Phloem
19.

Recall what the pathway of water from roots to leaves is called.

a)

Respiration

b)

Translocation

c)

Transpiration stream

d)

Evaporation

20.
What is the effect of increasing leaf area on transpiration?
a)
It increases transpiration rate
b)
It decreases transpiration rate
21.

Phloem tubes transport substances..

a)

From the roots to the stem and leaves

b)

From the leaves to the rest of the plant

22.

Recall that the movement of food in the phloem is called.

a)

Translocation

b)

Transpiration stream

c)

Evaporation

d)

Respiration