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Examining Plant Structures & Functions/Classifying & Naming Plants
What plant structure does this picture represent?
Quercus alba is an example of a...
Examining Plant Structures & Functions/Classifying & Naming Plants
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Quercus alba is an example of a...
Common Name
Scientific Name
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What plant structure does this picture represent?
Root Caps
Lateral Bud
Pistil
Terminal Bud
3
Photosynthesis occurs in this internal leaf structure.
Epidermis
Palisade Mesophyll
Spongy Mesophyll
Xylem
4
Which of the following is a function of a stem?
Anchors the plant to the ground so it will grow straight
Transports water and other minerals
Reproduction
None are functions of roots
5
The growth habit of the plant in this picture is...
Small Tree
Forb/Herb
Shrub
Grass
6
The function of a root cap is to...
Help with fertilization
Increase surface area
Protection
Transport water and nutrients
7
Which specialized stem type does this picture represent?
Rhizome
Tuber
Tendril
Stolon
8
What are the two types of roots?
simple and compound
stamen and pistil
fibrous and taproot
primary and secondary
9
Scientific names are made up of which two stages of the taxonomic hierarchy?
Family and Divison
Genus and Family
Species and Genus
Order and Genus
10
Common names may be confusing because they can vary by...
Region
City
Country
All are correct
11
Scientific names are written in ______________.
French
English
Spanish
Latin
12
A plant that is classified as a annual means it lives for how long?
More than two growing seasons
Half a growing season
One growing season
Two growing seasons
13
Why are scientific names used?
To enhance communication about plants
All are reasons why scientific names are used
Universally accepted by scientists and agriculturalists
Illustrate differences between plants
14
Food manufactured in the leaves is transported to the rest of the plant by the...
Terminal Bud
Xylem
Pistil
Phloem
15
Approximately ____________ plant species have been identified on earth.
150, 000
50,000
350,000
250,000
16
Which of the following is not considered a reproductive part of the plant?
Leaves
Flowers
Seeds
Fruit
17
A plant cell is ___________ in shape.
Round
Square
18
The function of the stomata is gas exchange.
False
True
19
Pollen contains the eggs of the plant.
False
True
20
What are the "everyday" names that people call plants?
Scientific Names
Common Names
21
The purpose of root hairs is to increase surface area so more water & nutrients can be absorbed
False
True
22
Plant cells have three major parts which include the
nucleus, cytoplasm, and cell wall
nucleolus, cell wall, and cytoplasm
chloroplasts, mitochondria, and cell wall
cell wall, chloroplasts, and nucleus
23
Which of the following is a function of flower?
Sexual reproduction of the plant
Transport water and minerals
Absorb water and minerals
Anchor the plant so it will ground straight
24
The function of the upper & lower epidermis is to control the opening & closing of the stomata.
True
False
25
Plants are _____________ meaning that they have many cells.
tri-cellular
multi-cellular
bi-cellular
uni-cellular
26
The duration of the Purple Cone Flower is...
More than two growing seasons
One growing season
Two growing seasons
Half a growing season
27
_____________ is the study of the internal and external appearance of an organism.
Biology
Morphology
Botany
Taxonomy
28
What type of root system does this picture represent?
Fibrous
Secondary Roots
Taproot
Simple
29
Carolus Linnaeus invented taxonomy approximately ___________ years ago.
4,000
1,000
3,000
2,000
30
There are six of these in this picture.
Stamens
Pistils
31
Which type of leaf does this picture represent?
Simple
Compound
32
The two types of leaves include...
Taproot and Fibrous
Simple and Compound
Pistil and Stamen
Xylem and Phloem
33
What plant structure does this picture represent?
Root Hairs
Xylem
Compound
Stamen
34
Which specialized stem type does this picture represent?
Stolon
Tuber
Bulb
Corm
35
Water and minerals are transported from the roots to the rest of the plant by the...
Xylem
Phloem
Margin
Apical Meristem
36
Which of the following is not a function of roots?
Roots anchor the plant so it can grow straight
Roots store food that is manufactured in the leaves
All are functions of roots
Roots absorb water and nutrients from the soil
37
Which of the following is not considered a vegetative part of a plant?
Leaf
Stem
Flower
Roots
38
Which part of the plant is responsible for the growth in length of the stem?
Xylem
Apical Meristem
Stamen
Terminal Bud
39
Which specialized stem type does this picture represent?
Tendril
Rhizome
Stolon
Cladophyll
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Which of the following are the two main types of stems?
Taproot and Fibrous
Woody and herbaceous
Simple and Compound
Stamen and Pistil
