Test – Plants – For Ajjer

(Total – 50 marks; Duration -One Hour)

Fill in the Blanks (19 marks)

What are roots and stems for?
1. Vascular plants use a to move water
and minerals from the soilupward.

2. The moves food back down through

the plant.

3. The leaves of a plant are supported by a .

4. The of a plant draw water and

nutrients from the soil and anchor the plant in the ground.

5. Plants release water into the atmosphere through their leaves

in a process called .

How do leaves function?

6. Some plants have single or simple leaves, and some have

clustered or leaves.

7. Plant leaves have tiny pores called ,

through which air enters and water exits the plant.

8. The cells that regulate how much air and water pass through

the stomata are called cells.

9. Many plants have leaves that capture sunlight to make their

own food in a process called .

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How do plants reproduce?

10. In pollination, pollen grains must travel from the anther

of a flower to the ovary at the bottom of the .

11.Birds and insects that transfer pollen from one flower to

another are called .

12. Some plants grow from single cells, called ,

that can develop into new organisms.

What are some plant life cycles?

13. Two kinds of plants that have life cycles with two separate

parts are mosses and .

14. In the life cycle of gymnosperms, seeds are produced in

rather than in flowers.

How do plants store food?

15. Celery is a plant that stores food in its .

16. Cabbage plants store food in their .

Critical Thinking

17. How do the roots, stems, and leaves of a plant help the plant
survive? (4 marks)

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Match the correct letter with the description. (8 marks)

a. egg d. root g. sperm

b. photosynthesis e. seed h. stem

c. pollination f. sexual reproduction

1. I occur when pollen is transferred from an anther to a

stigma. What am I?

2. I am a structure that holds up a plant and supports its

leaves. What am I?

3. I am a male sex cell that is found in pollen grains.

What am I?

4. I am a process in plants that uses sunlight, water,

minerals, and carbon dioxide to make food. What
am I?

5. I anchor a plant in the ground, store food, and absorb

water and nutrients from the soil. What am I?

6. I am found in the ovary of a flower. When I am

fertilized, a seed grows. What am I?

7. I make more individuals of the same species when

male and female sex cells are united. What am I?

8. I contain a tiny plant and some stored food to help it

grow. If I am lucky and find the right conditions, I will
grow into a new plant. What am I?

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Plants
Fill in the blanks. (11 marks)

asexual glucose roots spores

carbon dioxide minerals seeds xylem

egg photosynthesis sexual

Like other organisms plants need to eat and to reproduce in

order to survive. Plants use a process called

to make their own food. Leaves and have

different roles in making food. Roots absorb water and

from the soil. Inside the stem these

materials travel up small tubes called until

they reach the leaves. In the leaves water, minerals, and

combine to make ,the

plant’s food.

Some plants grow from , and others

grow from . Plants that have spores are

associated with reproduction. Seed-

bearing plants, however, multiply through

reproduction. Sexual reproduction requires a(n)

cell and a sperm cell to produce a new

plant. Mosses and ferns use both types of reproduction.

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Plants
Answer the following Questions:

1. Compare the ways that plants obtain food to the way animals
obtain food. (6 marks)

2. How does the life cycle of a flowering plant differ from the
life cycle of a moss? (6 marks)