Unit 12 Plant Test

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1. Which organisms add more oxygen to the 4. Heavy use of insecticides in springtime may
atmosphere than they remove? lead to a decrease in apple production. This
decreased apple production is most probably due
to interference with the process of
A. grasshoppers B. bread molds

C. corn plants D. mushrooms A. pollination B. cleavage

C. absorption D. transpiration

2. The dissolved sugars produced in the leaves of a 5. Nitrogen- xing bacteria enrich the soil by
maple tree move to the tree's roots through the producing nitrates bene cial to green plants.
The bacterial live in nodules located on the
roots of legumes. These nodules provide a
A. xylem B. phloem
favorable environment for the bacteria to grow and
C. epidermis D. guard cells reproduce. The relationship between these bacteria
and the leguminous plant is an example of

A. parasitism B. commensalism

C. mutualism D. competition

3. The diagram shown represents some epidermal

cells from the lower surface of a leaf. The arrow
shows the direction of the movement of water
vapor molecules. Which process is indicated by
6. Which letter indicates the area where carbon
the arrow?
dioxide passes out of the leaf?

A. osmosis

B. active transport

C. transpiration

D. anaerobic respiration

A. A B. G C. C D. D

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7. Which letter indicates a structure which regulates 11. Sugars are transported from the leaves of a plant
the size of a stomate? to the roots through the

A. A B. B C. F D. G A. phloem tissue B. xylem tissue

C. pollen tubes D. stomates

8. When does aerobic respiration occur in green

plants?

A. during daylight, only

12. The growing point at the tip of a root consists of
B. during darkness, only an actively dividing tissue known as the
C. during both daylight and darkness
A. epidermis B. xylem
D. only when photosynthesis is occurring
C. meristem D. phloem

9. Which process has occurred in this ower?

13. Which ower structure develops into a seed after

fertilization?

A. ovule B. ovary

C. anther D. stigma

A. pollen germination B. seed formation

C. zygote formation D. fruit production

14. The apical meristems of plants are located

A. between the xylem and phloem tissue of

10. Which structures in the diagram shown enable the
woody stems
observer to identify it as a plant cell?
B. at the tips of roots and stems
A. A and B
C. uniformly throughout the plant
B. B and C
D. within root hairs of plants
C. A and C

D. B and D

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15. Two groups of 100 carrots seeds each were used 18. Most plants are classi ed as autotrophs because
in an investigation to test for the in uence of they
temperature on germination of seeds. One group
was kept at a temperature of 20 C, and the other
at 10 C. All other conditions were the same. A. carry on the life function known as
Observations made during the investigation were locomotion
used to construct the data table shown. B. produce o spring by self-pollination
Data Table
C. store food products for short periods of time
Total Number of Seeds
that Germinated D. convert light energy into chemical bond
Day of energy
Observation 10 C 20 C
7 0 5
10 20 35
19. Xylem tissue in plants transports minerals and
15 40 70
20 45 80
25 45 80 A. sugars B. proteins

C. lipids D. water
According to this investigation, what is the
di erence in the number of seeds germinated at
the two temperatures on day 10?

20. After a ower on a cherry tree is fertilized, what

A. 15 B. 20 C. 30 D. 35
part of the ower will develop into the fruit?

A. stamen B. anther

C. ovary D. ovule
16. If some of the xylem of a young oak tree were
destroyed, it would most likely interfere with the
tree's ability to
21. The presence of which organelles would identify
A. absorb sunlight an organism as an autotroph?

B. produce carbon monoxide

A. nuclei B. lysosomes
C. conduct water
C. chloroplasts D. cilia
D. conduct organic compounds

22. In a plant, the cells of the cambium are actively

involved in
17. In plant cells undergoing mitotic cell division,
spindle bers are attached to A. transpiration

B. mitotic cell division

A. nucleoli B. nuclear membranes
C. pollination
C. centrioles D. centromeres
D. meiotic cell division

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23. Acer saccharum is the scienti c name for the 24. Which plant tissue should a student examine under
sugar maple tree. Acer is the name of the tree's a compound microscope to observe di erent stages
of mitotic cell division?

A. genus B. phylum
A. upper epidermal layer from the surface of a
C. species D. kingdom leaf
B. meristamatic tissue from the tip of a root

C. xylem tissue from the wood of a tree trunk

D. palisade and spongy layers from the inside of

a leaf

25. Two plants were observed to have the characteristics indicated in the chart shown. An X indicates that the
characteristic was present. According to the chart, which statement about these plants is correct?

A. Plant A is a tracheophyte, and plant B is a bryophyte Specimen Plant A Plant B

B. Plant A has xylem and phloem, but plant B does not Multicellular X X
Photosynthetic X X
C. Plant A could be a pine tree, and plant B could be a moss Vascular Tissue X
D. Plant A is a bryophyte, and plant B is a tracheophyte Roots X
Stems X
Leaves X

26. The diagram represents some processes occurring

in the leaf of a plant. Which equation illustrates a
process of nutrition carried out within the leaf?

A. B+D ! A+C

B. A+C ! A+B+D

C. B+C ! A+D

D. A + B + D ! B + C

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1. 21.
Answer: C Answer: C
2. 22.
Answer: B Answer: B
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Answer: C Answer: A
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Answer: A Answer: B
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Answer: C Answer: D
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Answer: B Answer: B
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Answer: C
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Answer: C
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Answer: A
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Answer: B
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Answer: A
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Answer: C
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Answer: A
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Answer: B
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Answer: A
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Answer: C
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Answer: D
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Answer: D
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Answer: D
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