Multiple Choice
What is a plant?
a. unicellular prokaryote.
c. unicellular eukaryote.
b. multicellular prokaryote.
d. multicellular eukaryote.
multicellular eukaryote.
Xylem and phloem are NOT
a. conducting tissues.
c. present in bryophytes.
b. vascular tissues.
d. present in ferns.
present in bryophytes.
Angiosperms produce seeds inside protective structures called
a. pollen grains.
c. ovaries.
b. cones.
d. petals.
ovaries.
Vascular tissue in plants consists of
a. meristem.
c. parenchyma and collenchyma cells.
b. xylem and phloem.
d. epidermal cells.
xylem and phloem.
True or False: scientist have identified all of the possible medicines that can
be made from plants.
False, not all plants have been discovered, and there are chemicals produced by
plants that have never been tested.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all plants?
a. are eukaryotic
c. produce seeds
b. have cell walls
d. are multicellular
produce seeds
Club mosses are
a. nonvascular plants.
c. seedless vascular plants.
b. seed plants.
d. none of the above
seedless vascular plants.
Which term below is least closely related to the others? a. fruit
c. ovary
b. seed
d. cone
cone
If an organism is multicellular, it cannot be a plant
FALSE
UNICELLULAR
List all the principles at the high school
Broussard
Archie
Gibson
Lindsey
When Living on land required that plants
a. evolve photosynthetic pigments.
c. exchange gases.
b. conserve water.
d. have cell walls.
conserve water.
Horsetails do NOT
a. have xylem tissue.
c. have roots.
b. produce seeds.
d. have phloem tissue.
produce seeds.
The number of seed leaves distinguishes
a. club mosses from mosses.
c. two classes of angiosperms.
b. angiosperms from gymnosperms.
d. seed plants from seedless plants
two classes of angiosperms.
List the ten different plants from your first HW sheet that can be eaten as food
Leaves, roots, stems, fruits, seeds, flowers, buds, bulbs, tubers, and shoots can be
eaten as food.
Which plant has nitrogen-fixing bacteria in its roots?
Alfalfa
Which one of the following structures has functions similar to that of roots?
a. gemma
c. capsule
b. rhizoid
d. stalk
rhizoid
Which of the following includes a plant embryo, a food supply, and a protective covering?
a. pollen grain
c. seed
b. spore
d. gametophyte
seed
Unlike a dicot, a monocot has
a. four or five petals per flower.
c. taproots.
b. two cotyledons.
d. parallel leaf veins
parallel leaf veins
What are some products that plants provide for people
Name the three most important cereal grains and predict the results if one of them ceased to exist.
Plants provide people with wood, fibers for paper, and textiles, medicines, chemicals, dyes and oxygen.
Wheat, rice and corn are the most important cereal grains.
Explain what is Botany in one word
PLANT Science
Which of the following includes all the others?
a. xylem
c. phloem
b. vascular tissue
d. tracheids
vascular tissue
The gametophytes of gymnosperms are found inside reproductive structures called
a. flowers.
c. embryos.
b. cones.
d. angiosperms
cones.
A seed plant is anchored in the ground by its
a. stems.
c. leaves.
b. roots.
d. trichomes
roots.
Describe several ways in which wood is used from your HW pack.
Wood is used for fuel, lumber, furniture, tools and utensils, paper, rayon and
turpentine.
List five medicines that are derived from plants, and state how each is used.
Aspirin is used as a pain reliever and anti-inflammatory, digitalis is used to treat
heart disorders; vinblastine is used to treat cancer; codeine is used as a pain
reliever; cortisone is used to treat allergies; ephedrine is used as a decongestant;
and Taxol is used to treat cancer.