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Plant Kingdom Biology
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1
What kind of plant tissue is found in areas of active growth?
ground
dermal
vascular
meristematic
2
In the life cycle of plants, they alternate between haploid and diploid generations.
True
False
3
During what generation do seeds develop?
diploid
haploid
4
The waxy, protective covering found on the outer surface of the epidermis of plants?
xylem
sepal
carpel
cuticle
5
What is the name of the opening where gases and water enter and exit the leaves?
guard cells
stomata
stigma
spongy mesophyll
6
What is the name of the life cycle for plants?
alternation of generations
gametophyte generation
sporophyte generation
meiosis
7
Choose one of the two types of vascular plants that reproduce with seeds?
mosses
ferns
gymnosperms
angiosperms
8
Specialized ground cells= tightly packed; maximizes chloroplast distribution for photosynthesis
palisade mesophyll
spongy mesophyll
9
What flower structure functions to protect the bud before it blooms?
petal
style
sepal
stamen
10
What are non-vascular plants missing?
transport tissue
ground tissue
dermal tissue
meristematic tissue
11
What component is in all plant cell walls?
cellulose
chitin
chlorophyll
12
What are sex cells called?
zygote
diploid
gametes
spores
13
What plant structure controls the amount of water loss from their leaves?
guard cells
phloem
xylem
stomata
14
What kind of vascular plants do not flower?
angiosperms
gymnospersm
15
Which of the following is NOT an example of how seeds are adapted for dispersal?
Thick seed coats for water dispersal
Wing-like structures for wind dispersal
sticky texture to attach to animals
Lacks seed coat for protection
16
Which does not belong to the male reproductive structure in angiosperms?
style
anther
stigma
filament
17
The zygote develops into the sporophyte through what process?
mitosis
meiosis
germination
fertilization
18
Which vascular tissue transports water, minerals, and nutrients from the roots to the leaves?
phloem
xylem
19
What is the female reproductive organ of the flower?
stamen
anther
filament
pistil/ carpel
20
What is the name of the male reproductive organs of the flower?
stamen
pistil
carpel
stigma
21
What is the process of a seed developing once the conditions (H
2
O, temperature, and oxygen)
meioisis
germination
mitosis
fertilization
22
Phototropism describes a plant's response to ___________.
gravity
energy
touch
light
23
What is called the ripened ovary of a plant which contains one or more seeds?
fruit
seed
ovules
stigma
24
Why do plants benefit from their seeds being scattered far away from the parents?
promotes independence
improves chances of germination
prevents competition
25
What kind of reproduction (asexual/sexual) occurs when the sporophyte produces spores?
sexual
asexual
26
The number of chromosomes is reduced in half during _____. (meiosis/mitosis)
mitosis
meiosis
27
The gametophyte is haploid or diploid?
haploid
diploid
28
Which vascular tissue transports sugars/food throughout the plant?
xylem
phloem
29
Which of the following does not describe what plant hormones control?
growth and development
rate of photosynthesis
chances of pollination
response to external stimuli
30
What kind of plants bear flowers and fruit?
gymnosperms
angiosperms
31
Are plants eukaryotes or prokaryotes?
prokaryotes
eukaryotes
32
Thigmotropism describes a plant's response to ____.
gravity
light
thermal energy
touch
33
What type of plant tissue functions in the transportation of materials?
ground
meristematic
dermal
vascular
34
During pollination, the pollen attaches to what structure of the carpel?
stigma
stamen
ovary
style
35
Which flower structure produces the pollen?
filament
anther
ovary
pistil
36
The sporophyte is haploid or diploid?
haploid
diploid
37
Gravitotropism (or geotropism) describes a plant's response to ___________.
gravity
light
length of day
touch
38
In ____reproduction, the gametophyte produces sex cells. (asexual/sexual)
sexual
asexual
39
The sporophyte produces spores through what process?
mitosis
germination
meioisis
fertilization
40
Which plant organ anchors the plant and absorbs water and nutrients from surroundings?
stems
leaves
roots
flowers
41
What is the product of the fertilization of gametes?
stamen
pistil
zygote
germination
42
Which of the following in not a function of GROUND TISSUE?
support
photosynthesis
transport
storage of nutrients
43
What is the study of plants?
cytology
Plantology
Mycology
Botany
44
Which plant tissue acts as a single layer of protection & allows water absorption at roots?
vascular
meristematic
dermal
ground
45
Specialized ground cells that are loosely packed around the stomata to allow for gas exchange?
spongy mesophyll
palisade mesophyll
46
Is the flowering plant a sporophyte or gametophyte?
sporophyte
gametophyte
47
Which plant organ supports the leaves and contains vascular tissue?
flowers
roots
stems
leaves
48
What green pigment is used to absorb light energy during photosynthesis?
chloroplasts
pellicle
chlorophyll
auxin
49
Which plant organ functions to mainly absorb light energy from the sun?
leaves
roots
stems
flowers
50
What kind of plants are non-vascular?
ferns
angiosperms
mosses
gymnosperms
51
Which flower structure produces the eggs?
style
stamen
ovary
stigma
52
What general term is used to describe organisms that make their own food?
decomposer
heterotroph
autotroph
consumer