Tennessee Science Grade 7

Chapter 4: Plants

Plants

1
After decaying for millions of years, seedless plant material compacted and compressed to turn into __________.
A)iron
B)calcium
C)coal
D)gold
2
Of all the known plant species, more than half are Anthophyta, which are __________.
A)angiosperms
B)mosses
C)ferns
D)gymnosperms
3
To slow down the loss of water, a plant's body is covered with __________.
A)carotenoids
B)cuticle
C)mucus
D)skin
4
Ferns reproduce by the use of __________.
A)spores
B)roots
C)seeds
D)cones
5
Plants need chlorophyll to carry out __________.
A)respiration
B)reproduction
C)transpiration
D)photosynthesis
6
Tulips have __________ stems.
A)cambium
B)herbaceous
C)woody
D)stomata
7
The __________ covers and protects plant leaves.
A)cellulose
B)rhizoid
C)resin
D)epidermis
8
A plant that completes its life cycle within 12 months is called _________.
A)a spore
B)an annual
C)a biennial
D)an angiosperm
9
Which of these is a seedless vascular plant?
A)a horsetail
B)a pine
C)a liverwort
D)a moss
10
A plant that matures after more than two years is called __________.
A)a perennial
B)a fossil
C)a moss
D)a biennial
11
The organ of a plant that traps light and carries out photosynthesis is __________.
A)the cuticle
B)the rhizoids
C)the nucleus
D)the leaves
12
The paper you use to write a letter most likely came from which type of plant?
A)horsetails
B)ferns
C)peat
D)conifers
13
Maple trees have __________ stems.
A)waxy
B)herbaceous
C)carotenoid
D)woody
14
Which one of these is a club moss?
A)a cactus
B)a hornwort
C)a ground pine
D)an African daisy
15
__________ tissue help water and dissolved substances pass throughout a plant from its roots.
A)Carotenoid
B)Cuticle
C)Xylem
D)Phloem
16
Binomial nomenclature is a system for __________.
A)digestion
B)classification
C)reproduction
D)photosynthesis
17
What does the suffix -wort mean?
A)leaf
B)seed
C)herb
D)root
18
__________ anchor nonvascular plants to the ground.
A)Mosses
B)Stems
C)Stomata
D)Rhizoids
19
Which category do most of the world's identified plant species belong to?
A)mosses
B)seedless nonvascular plants
C)seed plants
D)seedless vascular plants
20
Which of these is NOT a gymnosperm?
A)a ginkgo
B)a hornwort
C)a conifer
D)a cycad
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