Misc.
Plants
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Animals and stuff
100
  • While walking through a rainforest, Sandy sees moss growing on a rock. What does moss produce?


  • fruit
  • seeds
  • spores
  • flowers

Spores 

100
  • Reproduction in flowering plants involves several processes.  Sometimes animals have a role in these processes.  In which two of these processes do animals play a role?


  • pollination and fertilization
  • pollination and seed dispersal
  • seed dispersal and fertilization
  • seed germination and seed dispersal
  • pollination and seed dispersal
100
  • Plant stems are often stiff. They provide support for the plant. They hold the leaves up so that they can get sunlight. What is another role of the plant stem?


  • getting rid of waste oxygen gas
  • making sugars for the plant to use as food
  • moving water and nutrients throughout the plant
  • taking up water and nutrients from the surroundings
  • moving water and nutrients throughout the plant
100

Organs in the human body carry out different functions. Which human organ breaks down food so that it can be used by the human body?

bladder

heart

kidneys

stomach

The stomach

100

Florida is home to the great siren, a very large salamander. This animal is sometimes called a mud eel, but it is not an eel. Just like frogs, salamanders lay eggs that become tadpoles. At what stage of metamorphosis can a salamander lay eggs?]

A. Nymph

B. Pupa

C. Adult

D. Larve

C. Adult

200
  • Plants share certain characteristics. Many plants reproduce by seeds that are fertilized and grow into new plants. There are two main groups of plants that reproduce by seed. In one group, the seed is fertilized in a flower and as it matures, it is protected by a fruit. In the other group, there are no flowers or fruits and the seeds are fertilized in cones. Saw palmetto is the most common palm in Florida. Its small flowers develop a seed which is covered by a fleshy fruit. Bears, gopher tortoises and other animals eat the fruit and after the seeds pass through their bodies, the seeds can grow into new saw palmettos. Pine trees do not have flowers but do have cones. These cones produce seeds which can become new plants. What characteristic do the saw palmetto and the pine trees have in common?
  • They both produce flowers.
  • They both use seeds to reproduce.
  • They both rely on wind to reproduce.
  • They both use nectar to attract insects.
  • They both use seeds to reproduce.
200
  • In the winter of 2006, millions of honeybees vanished from their hives throughout the country.  No one was sure why the bees disappeared.  However, everyone was concerned.  Why were people concerned about what happened to the honeybees?


  • Bees help with seed dispersal.
  • Bees fertilize the eggs in flowers to make seeds.
  • Bees play a very important role as plant pollinators.
  • Bees protect seeds until they start to germinate into seedlings.
  • Bees play a very important role as plant pollinators.
200

Hideki rolls up a paper towel and puts it in a straw. He puts the straw in a glass of water and observes the movement of water from the glass up the towel.


What does Hideki's model show?


  • pathway of water from leaves to stem
  • pathway of water from leaves to roots
  • pathway of water from roots through the stem
  • pathway of water from roots directly to the leaves

pathway of water from roots through the stem

200


  • What is the purpose of the pancreas?


  • mixing blood and oxygen
  • removing excess fluids from the body
  • storing large quantities of blood, minerals and vitamins
  • helping with digestion by secreting enzymes to process sugars
  • helping with digestion by secreting enzymes to process sugars
200

On a visit to the Florida Caverns, Mark saw many endangered Grey Bats inside. He also saw a Gopher
Mouse scurrying around near the cave entrance. How is the life cycle of the bat and the mouse similar?
A. They both lay eggs.
B. They both form pupae.
C. They both form larvae.
D. They both give birth to live young.

D. They both give birth to live young.

300
  • What is the term for the process of male reproductive cells moving from the stamen of a flower to the pistil of a flower?


  • fertilization
  • germination
  • dispersal
  • pollination
  • Pollination
300
  • Rebecca broke the stamens off of a water lily she was placing into a new back yard pond.  What happens if a flower loses its stamens?


  • It will not be able to trap pollen.
  • It will not be able to create pollen.
  • It will not be able to attract pollinators.
  • It will not be able to protect the pollinators.
  • It will not be able to create pollen.
300

Jenna knows that a stem transports important materials to the rest of the plant.  Which of the following are NOT transported by the stem of a plant?


Soil

Food

Nutrients

Water

Soil

300

What is the name of the organ(s) responsible for this communication between the outside world and the brain?


  • skin
  • reproductive organs
  • sensory organs
  • muscles
  • sensory organs
300

The most common stick bug in Florida is the Two-Striped Walking Stick. Stick bugs undergo incomplete
metamorphosis. What is the main difference between the life stages of stick bugs and insects that undergo
complete metamorphosis?
A. Stick bugs do not lay eggs.
B. Stick bugs do not form pupae.
C. Stick bugs give birth to live young.
D. Stick bugs develop directly from egg to adult form

B. Stick bugs do not form pupae.

400
  • Henry’s class is studying the reproductive cycle of flowering plants.  Which of the following shows the correct order of the reproductive cycle of flowering plants?


  • pollination, fertilization, dispersal, germination
  • dispersal, fertilization pollination, germination
  • germination, fertilization, pollination, dispersal
  • fertilization, dispersal, pollination, germination
  • pollination, fertilization, dispersal, germination
400

The life cycle of a possum grape vine includes sexual reproduction.  Which feature of the plant is used for reproduction?


  • Flower
  • Growth pattern
  • Leaf
  • Stem

Flower

400

Plants require air, water, and sunlight to make their own food.  The Sun provides the energy needed by the plant.  Sunlight is caught by the leaves of the plant.  How does the plant get the water it needs to create its own food?


The leaves absorb the water when it rains.

The plant uses water droplets from the air.

The plant uses dew that forms on the leaves.

The roots absorb the water from the soil.


The roots absorb the water from the soil.

400
  • What important activity takes place in the lungs?


  • Food is digested.
  • Liquid waste is filtered from the blood.
  • Oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide.
  • Blood is circulated throughout the body.
  • Oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide.
400

Which of the following is a characteristic of an invertebrate?
A. They can have an endoskeleton.
B. They can have an exoskeleton.
C. They can have a backbone.
D. None of these are characteristics of an invertebrate

B. They can have an exoskeleton.

500
  • Henry’s class is studying the reproductive cycle of flowering plants.  Which of the following shows the correct order of the reproductive cycle of flowering plants?


  • pollination, fertilization, dispersal, germination
  • dispersal, fertilization pollination, germination
  • germination, fertilization, pollination, dispersal
  • fertilization, dispersal, pollination, germination
  • pollination, fertilization, dispersal, germination
500

The stem is an important part of many plants. Which of the following is most similar to the role performed by the stem of a plant?

an anchor holding a boat in place

a snack company producing energy bars

a colorful sign attracting people into a store

an elevator transporting supplies from one floor to another

an elevator transporting supplies from one floor to another

500

Bettina knows that plants complete sexual reproduction reproduce. Which answer best describes what helps plants sexually reproduce?


A. seeds, flowers, and fruits

B. needles, cones, and seeds

C. Leaves, seeds, and flowers

D. cones, flowers, and leaves

A. Seeds, Flowers, Fruits

500
  • What is the purpose of the small intestine in the human body?


  • combines oxygen and blood
  • stores urine for later removal
  • removes water from waste matter
  • digests and absorbs nutrients from food
  • digests and absorbs nutrients from food
500

The Everglades Kite is a bird found in Florida. Its main food source is the snail, a type of mollusk. How
are the reproductive processes of the Everglades Kite and the snail similar?
A. They both lay eggs.
B. They both form pupae.
C. They both nurse their young.
D. They both give birth to live young

A. They both lay eggs.

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