Chapter 7 Multiple choice test

Chapter 7 Plants, photosynthesis and food

9C Plants and photosynthesis
SoW ref
9D Plants and food

Name Class Teacher

There is only one correct answer to each question. Tick () the box next to the answer
that you think is right.

1 When we eat rhubarb we are eating

A roots B leaves
C leaf stems D seeds

2 Photosynthesis produces
A nitrates B sugars
C carbon dioxide D fertilisers

3 Which of the following is correct?

A producer light energy herbivore secondary consumer
B light energy producer herbivore secondary consumer
C secondary consumer producer light energy herbivore
D light energy producer herbivore secondary consumer

4 When weeds are growing in a field in the day time they are competing with the crops for
A light, water and nutrients
B water, nutrients and oxygen
C only for light
D oxygen, light and water

5 There are insect pests in a field. Predators that eat the pests will
A reduce the numbers of pests
B increase the number of pests
C have no effect on the pests numbers
D totally remove the pests

6 When plants photosynthesise they get bigger and heavier, this is called the plant’s
A height B biomass
C pyramid D chlorophyll

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 Chapter 7 Multiple choice test

7 The three most important nutrients for plants are

A magnesium, calcium and potassium
B sulphur, iron and nitrogen
C phosphorus, iron and calcium
D nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium

8 Chemicals that kill weeds are called

A herbicides B insecticides
C pesticides D fungicides

9 Chemicals which have been used to kill insects, have been found in the bodies of birds.
Most of the chemicals have reached the birds through
A the water that they drink
B the food chain
C the chemical spray landing on them
D the air that they breathe

10 Plants grow well in greenhouses because

A the temperature can be kept higher, giving a longer growing season
B more plants can be grown together
C the temperature is kept lower
D more oxygen can be added to the air to help the plants grow

11 The equation for photosynthesis is

A carbon dioxide + water glucose + oxygen
B carbon dioxide + chlorophyll water + oxygen
C chlorophyll + oxygen glucose + water
D sunlight + glucose carbon dioxide + water

12 Photosynthesis in plants won’t happen at temperatures above 40°C. This is because

A enzymes in the plant are destroyed
B plants become too dry
C sunlight is too strong
D rate of reaction is too slow

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