1.
Which process do plants and animals share in common?
transpiration
cellular respiration
absorption of water
photosynthesis
2.
You encounter a plant that has green structures on tall brown stalks. Which kind of plant is this, and what are the green structures?
It is a nonvascular plant, and the structures are roots.
It is a nonvascular plant, and the structures are leaves.
It is a vascular plant, and the structures are roots.
It is a vascular plant, and the structures are leaves.
3.
Some plants have sugar in their roots. How does this adaptation help with survival?
The sugar can help the plant survive by storing energy.
The sugar attracts animals to eat the roots.
Having the sugar under the ground keeps animals from finding and eating it.
The sugar is used to create new plants.
4.
Which adaptation in a berry plant is for reproduction?
sugar in the berries
flowers on the plant
chlorophyll in the leaves
thorns on the stem
5.
Use the scenario to answer the question.
A student is studying the effects of sunlight on tomato plants. She chooses 6 tomato plants, making sure that each of them receives the same amount of water and fertilizer each day. She gives one plant 0 hours of sunlight each day, with the other 5 plants receiving 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 hours of sunlight. At the end of the experiment, she has people try a tomato from each plant and has them rank the fruits by their sweetness. She also records the total number of leaves produced on each tomato plant.
Which variable was controlled in the experiment?
hours of sunlight
sweetness of fruit
number of leaves
amount of water
6.
A plant is observed to have deep roots and tendrils that wrap around objects. Which pair of tropisms correctly describe these responses?
phototropism and thigmotropism
hydrotropism and geotropism
hydrotropism and thigmotropism
geotropism and phototropism
7.
Pole beans need something to grow around and up. Which kind of stimuli can encourage this type of growth?
touch
light
gravity
water
8.
The part of the plant that makes the food is called...
leaf
stem
sunlight
photosynthesis
9.
Break down the word "photosynthesis." What does each part of the word mean?
Photo: picture
Photo:light
Synthesis: make food
Synthesis: putting together
10.
What is the role of a flower?
Look pretty
Smell good
Make food for the plant
Make seeds
5 answers
2. It is a vascular plant, and the structures are leaves.
3. The sugar can help the plant survive by storing energy.
4. flowers on the plant
5. amount of water
6. thigmotropism and geotropism
7. touch
8. photosynthesis
9. Photo: light, Synthesis: making food
10. Make seeds