Transpiration & Translocation

1.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

How is water transported from stems to leaves?

xylem

phloem

stems

roots

2.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which of the following indicates the pathway of water through a plant?

root hair cell --> xylem --> stomata

stomata --> root hair cell --> xylem

xylem --> stomata --> root hair cell

3.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which type of plant tissue transports water and minerals?

Meristem

Phloem

Xylem

4.

Multiple Select

1 min

1 pt

Select all of the environmental factors that would increase transpiration.

Increased humidity

Increased wind speed

Increased temperature

Decreased surface area

5.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which statement correctly identifies the substance and direction it is transported in the xylem?

Water, only upwards

Glucose, only upwards

Water, up and down the plant

Glucose, up and down the plant

6.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which statement correctly identifies the substance and direction it is transported in the phloem?

Water, only upwards

Water, up and down the plant

Glucose, only upwards

Glucose, up and down the plant

7.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What is the name of the part of the root that allows water and minerals to enter?

root hairs

epidermis

phloem

phyla

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the most abundant solute in phloem sap?

amino acids

hormones

minerals

Sugar

9.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Sugars made in leaves are transported in:

xylem

Phloem

chloroplast

stomata

10.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Pores called __________ allow plants to exchange gases for respiration and photosynthesis.

stomata

guard cells

palisade mesophyll

cuticles

11.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Plant loses water through the ________.

roots

stomata

chlorophyll

stem

12.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Transpiration is

the movement of water through a plant from the roots up the stem

the loss of water from the leaves of a plant by the process of evaporation

the flow of water into plant roots by osmosis from the soil

the process of minerals and sugars moving through plant veins

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Process in which food substances are moved to the rest of plant by phloem is known as:

transpiration

translocation

photosynthesis

respiration

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the best words to describe sugar source and sugar sink?

Both are plants organ and act as storage

Sugar source act as site for sugar production and sugar sink will store sugar

Sugar sink can be either roots, fruit or mature leaves and sugar source is shoots

Companion tube carry food from a sugar source to a sugar sink

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Movement of sugar from source to other parts of plant is assist by:

active transport

diffusion

endosmosis

capillary action

16.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Phloem tubes transport substances..

From the roots to the stem and leaves

From the leaves to the rest of the plant

17.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which process are the phloem tubes part of?

Translocation

Transpiration

18.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which process are the xylem tubes part of?

Translocation

Transpiration

19.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Tia looked at a leaf under a microscope and noticed a number of pores on its surface. These pores are called __________________

cells

veins

stomata

chlorophyll

20.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which feature would be most helpful to a plant in a desert?

small leaves

large seeds

small roots

smelly flowers

21.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Cells that control the opening and closing of stomata

Cuticle

Guard cell

Vascular tissue

Stomata

22.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The stomata is also used in photosynthesis and respiration.

True, carbon dioxide & oxygen go through it

True, glucose goes through it

False

23.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the form of sugar being move to companion cells?

Sucrose

Glucose

maltose

starch

24.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

A scientist is studying the effects of fertilizer on the rate of transpiration in tomato plants. Which of the following correctly describes the dependent variable for this experiment?

time

height of tomato plants

amount of fertilizer

rate of transpiration

25.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A scientist is studying the effects of fertilizer on the rate of transpiration in tomato plants. Which of the following is NOT an controlled variable for this experiment?

the amount of added fertilizer

the rate of transpiration

the type of fertilizer

the variety/species of tomato plant

26.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Identify the theory responsible for the movement of water around plants.

Translocation

Transpiration cohesion-adhesion theory

Evaporation

27.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Identify the theory for the movement of sugar and amino acids around around plants.

Transpiration cohesion-adhesion theory

Evaporation

Translocation

28.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Define cohesion:

the joining of the same substance due to attractive forces that hold them.

the joining of two different substances due to attractive forces that hold them.

29.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Define adhesion:

the joining of two different substances due to attractive forces that hold them.

the joining of the same substance due to attractive forces that hold them.

30.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Identify the correct statement:

Phloem uses passive transport and xylem uses active transport.

Xylem uses passive transport and phloem uses active transport.

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