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Introduction to Plants ■ Chapter Test
Introduction to Plants
Multiple Choice
Write the letter of the correct answer on the line at the left.
____ 1. For plants to survive on land, they need all of the following EXCEPT
a. ways to retain water. b. ways to live in a moist environment.
c. ways to transport food. d. ways to support their bodies.
____ 2. A zygote is
a. a fertilized egg. b. a sperm cell.
c. a gamete. d. a sporophyte.
____ 3. Accessory pigments reflect colors that chlorophyll does not, such as
a. black. b. green.
c. white. d. yellow.
____ 4. One of the products of photosynthesis is
a. carbon dioxide. b. water.
c. oxygen. d. light energy.
____ 5. The function of a rhizoid is to
a. store food, water, and waste. b. absorb water and nutrients from the soil.
c. fertilize the egg. d. absorb light energy.
____ 6. Which of the following is a vascular plant?
a. liverwort b. hornwort
c. fern d. sphagnum moss
____ 7. Hornworts live on
a. moist soil. b. the bark of trees.
c. moist rocks. d. the root systems of grass plants.
____ 8. Ferns can be classified as plants.
a. seedless vascular b. seedless nonvascular
c. rhizoid nonvascular d. rhizoid vacuole
____ 9. The coiled, developing leaves of a fern are called
a. coils. b. fronds.
c. spores. d. fiddleheads.
____ 10. In the sporophyte stage, plants produce
a. sperm cells. b. spores.
c. energy. d. food.
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Introduction to Plants ■ Chapter Test
Completion
Fill in the line to complete each statement.
11. A waxy, waterproof layer called a(n) covers the leaves
of most plants.
12. Some plants have an internal system of tubelike structures through which water and food move. This tissue is called .
13. Plants use light energy to make food in a process called
14. Sphagnum moss grows in a wetland with still, acidic water called a(n)
.
15. The leaves of a fern are called .
True or False
If the statement is true, write true. If it is false, change the underlined word or words to make the statement true.
16. A fern is an autotroph.
17. White light is made up of the colors red, orange, yellow, green,
blue, and black.
18. Plant leaves appear green because chlorophyll absorbs green
light.
19. Vascular plants do not have roots for absorbing water from the
ground.
20. Ferns need to release their spores into dry environments in order
for reproduction to occur.
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Introduction to Plants ■ Chapter Test
Using Science Skills
Use the diagram below to answer the following questions in the spaces provided.
21. Classifying Is the plant in Figure 1 vascular or nonvascular? How
you tell?
22. Applying Concepts The plant in Figure 2 lives in a moist environment. Why is this
type of environment important to the reproduction of this plant?
23. Comparing and Contrasting How are the plants in the illustrations
above alike? How are they different?
Essay
Answer each of the following questions in the spaces provided.
24. Describe the two different stages of a plant’s life cycle.
25. Explain what plants need to make and store food.
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Name Date Class
Introduction to Plants ■ Chapter Test Using Science Skills
Use the equation below to answer the following questions in the spaces provided.
26. Interpreting Diagrams Express the equation above in your own words.
27. Applying Concepts What would happen to a plant if it was moved into
an environment where carbon dioxide was not present? Into an
environment where water was not present? Explain.
Essay
Answer the following question in the space provided.
28. On the lower surface of mature fronds, many ferns have structures that
contain spores. What advantage for the fern might there be for the
structures to be located there?
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