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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat anchor plants to the ground and absorb water and nutrients?RootsStemXylemLeaves
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the tissue that is used to transport necessary materials throughout the plant?Circulatory tissueTransport tissueVascular tissuePathway tissue
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements best describes xylem's function in the plant?transpports water and minerals up from the roots to the rest of the planttransports food down from the leaves to the rest of the planttransports water and minerals down from the roots to the rest of the planttransports food up from the leaves to the rest of the plant
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements best describes phloem's function in the plant?transpports water and minerals up from the roots to the rest of the planttransports food down from the leaves to the rest of the planttransports water and minerals down from the roots to the rest of the planttransports food up from the leaves to the rest of the plant
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat organelle in the leaves of plants capture light energy from the sun to complete photosynthesis?ChloroplastsMitochondriaNucleusRibosomes
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the waxy layer on leaves?ChloroplastsPlasticWaxCuticle
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the function of the cuticle on a leaf?to keep water from entering the leafto keep water from leaving the leafto keep bacteria out of the leafto keep oxygen in the leaf
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the openings on the underside of leaves that let carbon dioxide into the leaf and let oxygen out?ChloroplastsStomataStomachCuticle
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe roots absorb what for the plant?Water and NutrientsSoil and SunWarmth and WaterSun and Photosynthesis
- 10. Multiple Choice
What causes stomata to open?
Plenty of water
too little water
cold temperature
hot temperature
- 11. Multiple Choice
What causes stomata to close?
too little water
plenty of water
cold temperature
hot temperature
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is the main energy source for photosynthesis?
light
glucose
carbon dioxide
water
- 13. Multiple Choice
Water is absorbed by the plant through the roots, and transpiration takes place as the water exits the ________.
Leaves
Roots
Stem
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which part of a plant is responsible for the majority of photosynthesis?
Leaves
Roots
Stem
Stomata
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which gas do plants use in the food making process?
Carbon Dioxide
Oxygen
Iron
Vapor
- 16. Multiple Choice
What is the difference between plant roots and plant stems.
Roots are where seeds are developed, while the stems are where the food is made.
Roots produce food for the plant, while stems produce pollen and allow the plant to reproduce.
Roots control how much water a plant loses, while stems absorb water and nutrients for plants
Roots absorb water and nutrients for a plant, while stems transport water and nutrients throughout a plant
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not a job the roots perform for the plant?
hold the plant in place
store food the plant has made
help absorb water
help in reproduction
- 18. Multiple Choice
Plants without vessels that carry water, minerals, and food throughout the plant are called?
flowering plants
cone bearing plants
nonvascular plants
spore producing plants
- 19. Multiple Choice
Extensions along the roots that increase the root surface area are called?
roots
root hairs
leaves
stem
- 20. Multiple Choice
Plants with tube-like vessels that carry water, minerals and food throughout the plant (xylem and phloem)
vascular plants
nonvascular plants
flowering plants
spore producing plants
- 21. Multiple ChoiceMonocots, such as grasses, usually have ______ root systemssimple, straighttaprootfibrousaerial
- 22. Multiple Choice
What can be used to estimate the age of a tree?
fiddlehead
growth rings
herbaceous
- 23. Multiple Choice
What are stems that bend easily?
herbaceous
nonvascular plant
fiddlehead
- 24. Multiple Choice
An underground stem from which new leaves and roots grow is a ________________.
taproot
rhizome
green algae
- 25. Multiple Choice
What type of root is depicted in this image?
Taproot
Fibrous Root
Adventitious Root
Secondary Root
- 26. Multiple Choice
What type of root is depicted in this image?
Taproot
Fibrous Root
Adventitious Root
Secondary Root
- 27. Multiple Choice
Does this bean plant have a taproot or fibrous roots?
taproot
fibrous roots
- 28. Multiple Choice
95% of water is absorbed through:
primary root
root hairs
secondary root
tap root
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat 2 things does a plant make during photosynthesis?oxygen, glucoseglucose, carbon dioxideuseable energy, glucoseoxygen, carbon dioxide
- 30. Multiple Choice
A healthy root system is what color?
White
Red
Blue
Yellow
- 31. Multiple Choice
What type of stem do trees and shrubs have?
underground
woody
tubers
runners
- 32. Multiple Choice
What do stems hold for plants?
branches, trunks
roots, flowers, dirt
buds, branches, leaves, fruit, flowers
leaves, water, sunlight
- 33. Multiple Choice
Flowers have an _______ stem.
woody
climbing
tuber
upright
- 34. Multiple Choice
This is an example of a :
runner
vine
cactus
tuber
- 35. Multiple Choice
Vines have ________ stems.
runner
tuber
climbing
woody
- 36. Multiple Choice
If you cut down a tree and look inside, the xylem will tell you:
what type of tree it is
how healthy the tree is
how old the tree is
what fruits the tree grows
- 37. Multiple Choice
What gives leaves their green color?
xylem
phloem
chlorophyll
the roots
- 38. Multiple Choice
When new cell form in a stem, what happens?
The stem grows thicker.
The stem turns green.
The stem falls over.
The plant dies.
- 39. Multiple Choice
What plant has a waxy stem to keep water inside?
cactus
birch tree
daisy
palm tree
- 40. Multiple Choice
The leaves of the cactus are its:
flowers
stem
roots
needles
- 41. Multiple Choice
The most important function of the leaf is the process of _______________.
photosynthesis
growing
holding up the plant
producing flowers
- 42. Multiple Choice
Woody stems of trees are called:
trunks
chlorophyll
leaves
runners
- 43. Multiple Choice3 or more leaves occurring at a nodealternateoppositewhorlednone of these
- 44. Multiple ChoiceLeaves and buds are attached atinternodesaxilsnodessides
- 45. Multiple ChoiceIn a tree stem, the tissue between the xylem and phloem iscortexbarkvascular cambiumpith
- 46. Multiple Choiceolder, non-functioning xylem in treessapwoodsummer woodspring woodheartwood
- 47. Multiple Choice
The small stem that attaches the leaf to the branch is the
Petiole
Margin
Blade
- 48. Multiple Choice
What is letter A?
pith
terminal bud
axillary bud
- 49. Multiple Choice
The space between nodes on a stem.
Node
terminal bud
internodes
- 50. Multiple Choicealternateoppositesimplepinnate compound
- 51. Multiple Choiceoppositepalmatealternatepinnately compound
- 52. Multiple Choicepalmatepinnatealternatesimple
- 53. Multiple Choice
Identify the leaf arrangement of the plant species.
Bipinnate
Alternate
Entire
Opposite
- 54. Multiple Choice
Identify the leaf arrangement of the plant species.
Opposite
Alternate
Palmate
Bipinnate
- 55. Multiple Choice
Identify the leaf arrangement of the plant species.
Whorled
Pinnate
Opposite
Sinuate
- 56. Multiple Choicebipinnately compoundalternatepalmatepinnate compound
- 57. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of leaf is this?pinnatepalmatesimplenone
- 58. Multiple Choice
This leaf's arrangement is
simple
compound pinnate
compound palmate
All the above
- 59. Multiple Choice
What leaf vein pattern is this?
Parallel
Pinnate
Palmate
- 60. Multiple Choice
What leaf vein pattern is this?
Parallel
Pinnate
Palmate
- 61. Multiple ChoiceMost plants appear green because chlorophyllabsorbs green light.absorbs violet light.reflects green light.does not absorb violet light.
- 62. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the products of photosynthesis?Carbon dioxide and waterCarbon dioxide and oxygenGlucose and oxygenGlucose and water
- 63. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is the correct equation for PHOTOSYNTHESIS?6CO2 + 6H2O --> 6O2 + C6H12O66CO2 + C6H12O6 + 6H2O --> O26O2 + 6H2O --> 6CO2 + C6H12O6C6H12O6 + 6O2 ---> 6H2O + 6CO2
- 64. Multiple ChoiceWhat forms of life go through photosynthesis?Plants and animalsEvery life formPlants and some bacteriasBacteria and animals
- 65. Multiple Choice
A tree root that extends above ground as a plate-like outgrowth of the trunk supporting the tree. They are mainly found in trees of tropical rain forests
adventitious roots
Casparian strip
fibrous root system
buttress root
- 66. Multiple Choice
An adventitious root that supports the plant, as the aerial roots of the mangrove tree or of corn.
buttress root
prop root
root cap
root nodule
- 67. Multiple Choice
Apical meristems can be found in
The leaves
The tips of the shoots and roots
The xylem cells
The epidermal cells
- 68. Multiple ChoiceA region of plant cells that are capable of dividing and developing into specialized plant tissues.PhloemStomataTropismMeristems
- 69. Multiple Choice
Primary growth is the result of growth of cells made by the ..
cork cambium.
vascular cambium.
primary xylem.
apical meristems.
- 70. Multiple ChoiceWhich tissue allows plants to develop wider stems and roots?phloemxylemLateral meristemsapical meristems
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