Topic: Plant Biology

MULTIPLE CHOICE

Instruction: Highlight the correct answer.

1. This structure transports water up the stem.

A. Sloem
B. Phloem
C. Xylem
D. Tuber
2. Water is transported to the leaves where it combines with ________________ to form sugar.
A. Oxygen
B. Carbon dioxide
C. Glucose
D. Carbon monoxide
3. Which is not a function of the roots?
A. Absorb water
B. Anchor the plant
C. Photosynthesize
D. Stores food

4. What are these root structures called?

A. Root Caps
 B. Root Hairs
C. Vascular cambiums
D. Stomata
5. What plant part is responsible for the majority of photosynthesis?
A. Leaf
B. Stem
C. Flower
D. Root
E. Seed
6. Which of the following is not a function of the stem?
A. Supports the leaves
B. Helps transport sugar and water
C. Pollination
D. Germination
E. Both C and D
7. Which is NOT part of a plant?
A. Soil
B. Root
C. Stem
D. None of the above
8. Which part of the plant makes food for the plant?
A. Flower
B. Roots
C. Leaves
9. Which part of the plant gets carbon dioxide from the air for photosynthesis?
A. Root hair
B. Stomata
C. Leaf veins
D. Sepals
10. Plants take carbon dioxide from atmosphere mainly through their?
A. Roots
 B. Stem
C. Flowers
D. Leaves
11. In plants, water is transported through
A. Xylem
B. Pholem
C. Stomata
D. Root hair
12. The reproductive part of a plat is the
A. Leaf
B. Stem
C. Root
D. Flower
13. The process of fusion of the male and the female gametes is called?
A. Fertilization
B. Pollination
C. Reproduction
D. Seed formation
14. Mature ovary forms the
A. Seed
B. Stamen
C. Pistil
D. Fruit
15. A spore producing plan is
A. Rose
B. Bread mould
C. Potato
D. Ginger
16. Bryophyllum can reproduce by its
A. Stem
B. Leaves
 C. Roots
D. Flower
17. Why do flowers have such colorful petals?
A. To scare away predators
B. To attract animals for pollination
C. Trap insects
D. To hide pollen
18. In which organisms does photosynthesis happen?
A. Plants
B. Animals
C. Plants and animals
D. None of the above
19. Which of the following need oxygen to survive?
A. Plants
B. Animals
C. Plants and animals
D. None of the above
20. The end product(s) of photosynthesis in plants are oxygen plus:
A. Glucose
B. Starch
C. Starch and Sucrose
D. Water
21. Thinking about photosynthesis and respiration in plants, which statement is correct:
A. Photosynthesis is the opposite of respiration
B. Photosynthesis and respiration both occur in plants
C. Only photosynthesis occurs in plants
D. Respiration for maintenance and growth only occurs in the dark
22. Light energy captured by photosynthesis is used in a plant for the synthesis of: answer)
A. Carbohydrates
B. Carbohydrates, Fatty acids and Proteins
C. Fatty Acids and Proteins
 D. None of the above
23. Dark reaction in photosynthesis is called so because
A. It can also occur in dark
B. It does not require light energy
C. Neither of these
D. Both of these
24. During photosynthesis oxygen in a glucose comes from
A. Water
B. Carbon dioxide
C. Both water and carbon dioxide
D. From air
25. All photosynthetic green plants contain
A. Chlorophyll a
B. Chlorophyll b
C. Chlorophyll c
D. Chlorophyll d
26. Of the following photosynthesizing organisms’ chlorophyll a is absent in
A. Bacteria
B. Flowering plants
C. Herbs
D. Algae
27. Photosynthesis is a process in which
A. Carbon dioxide is reduced to carbohydrate
B. NADH is reduced to NAD
C. ATP is generated
D. Oxidative phosphorylation occurs
28. Emmersion effect is associated with
A. Respiration
B. Salt absorption
C. Photosynthesis
D. Transpiration
29. Which of the following statements describe chlorophyll?
A. It is the natural compound present in green plants that gives them their color.
B. It helps plants to absorb energy from the sum as they undergo the process of
photosynthesis.
C. This nutrient is present in green vegetables and other plant-based foods, like algae.
D. All of the above
30.The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods
from carbon dioxide and water. 
A. Photorespiration
B. Photosynthesis
C. Synthesis
D. Respiration