This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Plant Biology > Studies > Plant Biology – Quiz 49 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Plant Biology Quiz 49 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a simple definition of cotyledon? A) Carries water through the plant. B) Carries nutrients through the plant. C) Leaf inside the seed. D) Leaf on a fern. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leaf inside the seed. 2. Green pigment that helps to absorb sunlight A) Xanthophyll. B) Carotene. C) Chlorophyll. D) Lycopene. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chlorophyll. 3. What do male cones produce? A) Spores. B) Pollen. C) Eggs. D) Seeds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pollen. 4. Which federal agency is responsible for regulating the sale and use of synthetic pesticides in the U.S.? A) U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). B) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). C) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). D) U.S. FIsh and Wildlife-Service (US-FWS). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 5. Attaching a cutting of one plant to another plant A) Cutting. B) Grafting. C) Painting. D) Planting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grafting. 6. Germplasm is A) An infection caused by germs. B) The genetic material of a species. C) A conservation strategy. D) An endemic plant of california. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The genetic material of a species. 7. The DEPENDENT variable is A) On the Y axis. B) On the X axis. C) The results of the experiment. D) Both on the Y axis and the results of the experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both on the Y axis and the results of the experiment. 8. What is the first stage of the plant life cycle? A) Seedling. B) Seed. C) Adult plant. D) Germination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seed. 9. Transport Materials:Plants? ? ? ? ? ? A) They breathe in carbon dioxide and they breathe out oxygen. B) They transport materials through the roots using xylem and phoelym. C) They do not transport materials through the roots using xylem and phoelym. D) They make food by doing photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They transport materials through the roots using xylem and phoelym. 10. Water transported from stems to leaves through what? A) Xylem. B) Phloem. C) Stems. D) Roots. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Xylem. 11. Where do angiosperms produce their seeds? A) Pollen. B) Cones. C) Flowers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flowers. 12. Pollen grains are produced by ..... A) Male reproductive structures. B) Sporophytes. C) Ovules. D) Female reproductive structures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Male reproductive structures. 13. In angiosperms, the ovary surrounds seeds in a structure called A) A seed. B) A fruit. C) A vegetable. D) An embryo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A fruit. 14. The chemical reactions where carbon is removed from carbon dioxide to make other organic molecules such as sugars. A) Light-dependent reactions. B) Carbon fixing reactions. C) Photoelectric effect. D) Photons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon fixing reactions. 15. What is one reason that vascular plants are larger than nonvascular plants? A) Nonvascular plants cannot live in as many areas as vascular plants, so they stay small. B) Nonvascular plants do not reproduce as quickly as vascular plants do, so they do not grow as large. C) Vascular plants live in areas where they can get more water than nonvascular plants can. D) Vascular tissue carries water and nutrients much more efficiently than can be carried by diffusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vascular tissue carries water and nutrients much more efficiently than can be carried by diffusion. 16. In angiosperms, pollen grains are produced in A) Anthers. B) Carpels. C) Ovules. D) Sepals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anthers. 17. Which of the following responses is a plant growing toward or leaning toward light? A) Thigmotrophism. B) Phototropism. C) Gravitropism. D) Hydrotropism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phototropism. 18. Suppose Priestley repeated his experiment using many kinds of plants besides mint, and that when different plants were placed under the jar the candle remained lighted for different periods of time. What would be a logical conclusion from these experiments? A) Different plants require different amounts of light. B) Different plants require different amounts of water. C) Different plants release different amounts of carbon dioxide. D) Different plants release different amounts of oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Different plants release different amounts of oxygen. 19. What part of plant holds the plant up above ground? A) Rope. B) Seed. C) Stem. D) Leaves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stem. 20. When a tree grows wider in trunk diameter, this is an example of which of the following? A) Secondary growth. B) Primary growth. C) Photosynthesis. D) Xylem transport. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Secondary growth. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPlant Biology QuizzesPlant Biology Quiz 1Plant Biology Quiz 2Plant Biology Quiz 3Plant Biology Quiz 4Plant Biology Quiz 5Plant Biology Quiz 6Plant Biology Quiz 7Plant Biology Quiz 8Plant Biology Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books