North Carolina Science Grade 6

Chapter 11: Plants

Plants

1.
Binomial nomenclature is a system for __________.
A)reproduction
B)digestion
C)photosynthesis
D)classification
2.
The paper you use to write a letter most likely came from which type of plant?
A)ferns
B)peat
C)horsetails
D)conifers
3.
Tulips have __________ stems.
A)cambium
B)herbaceous
C)stomata
D)woody
4.
Maple trees have __________ stems.
A)waxy
B)carotenoid
C)woody
D)herbaceous
5.
After a fire destroys all plant life in a forest, trees begin to grow again. Those trees are considered __________.
A)green algae
B)binomial nomenclature
C)pioneer species
D)primary succession
6.
After decaying for millions of years, seedless plant material compacted and compressed to turn into __________.
A)iron
B)coal
C)calcium
D)gold
7.
Which one of these makes a plant cell different from an animal cell?
A)cell membranes
B)a nucleus
C)cell walls
D)mitochondria
8.
__________ anchor nonvascular plants to the ground.
A)Rhizoids
B)Mosses
C)Stems
D)Stomata
9.
Plants need chlorophyll to carry out __________.
A)reproduction
B)transpiration
C)respiration
D)photosynthesis
10.
Of all the known plant species, more than half are Anthophyta, which are __________.
A)gymnosperms
B)ferns
C)mosses
D)angiosperms
11.
A plant that completes its life cycle within 12 months is called _________.
A)a spore
B)an annual
C)a biennial
D)an angiosperm
12.
The __________ covers and protects plant leaves.
A)rhizoid
B)epidermis
C)resin
D)cellulose
13.
Which of these is NOT a gymnosperm?
A)a conifer
B)a hornwort
C)a cycad
D)a ginkgo
14.
Which category do most of the world's identified plant species belong to?
A)mosses
B)seed plants
C)seedless nonvascular plants
D)seedless vascular plants
15.
To slow down the loss of water, a plant's body is covered with __________.
A)carotenoids
B)mucus
C)cuticle
D)skin
16.
__________ are nonvascular plants that can be found growing on tree trunks.
A)Mosses
B)Gymnosperms
C)Angiosperms
D)Conifers
17.
Seeds develop on the __________ of conifers.
A)phloem tissue
B)cambium tissue
C)female cone
D)male cone
18.
A plant that matures after more than two years is called __________.
A)a perennial
B)a fossil
C)a moss
D)a biennial
19.
Which one of these is a club moss?
A)an African daisy
B)a ground pine
C)a cactus
D)a hornwort
20.
The organ of a plant that traps light and carries out photosynthesis is __________.
A)the rhizoids
B)the cuticle
C)the nucleus
D)the leaves
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