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Introduction to Plants ■ Adapted Test
Introduction to Plants
Multiple Choice
Write the letter of the correct answer on the line at the left.
1.Which is NOT a characteristic of plants?
a.cells have rigid cell walls
b.cells are organized into tissues
c.cells do not have a nucleus
2.To live on land, a plant needs ways to
a.support its body.
b.pump extra water out of its body.
c.catch food.
3.Low-growing plants that do not have well-developed tubes
for moving water and food through their bodies are
a.vascular plants.
b.nonvascular plants.
c.fungi.
4.In the process of photosynthesis, light energy causes
a.sugar to break down.
b.sugar to combine with water.
c.carbon dioxide gas to combine with water.
5.One of the products of photosynthesis is
a.carbon dioxide.
b.water.
c.oxygen.
6.Mosses are
a.tall plants with vascular tissue.
b.low-growing plants without vascular tissue.
c.low-growing plants that live in very dry places.
7.Nonvascular plants with hornlike sporophytes are
a.hornworts.
b.liverworts.
c.ferns.
8.Ferns grow taller than mosses because ferns have
a.fronds.
b.vascular tissue.
c.sporophytes.
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Introduction to Plants ■ Adapted Test
9. Ferns, club mosses, and horsetails reproduce by releasing
a.spores.
b.seeds.
c.moss.
10. A fern’s leaves are called
a.needles.
b.cuticles.
c.fronds.
Completion
Read each word in the box. In each sentence below, fill in the correct word. Not all of the words will be used.
11.To reduce water loss, leaves are covered with a waxy, waterproof
layer called the
12.Plant tissue made up of a system of tubes that water and food move through is calledtissue.
13.Plants use light energy to make food in a process called
14.The green, fuzzy part of a moss plant with leaflike structures is the
stage.
15.Seedless vascular plants with jointed stems are called
True or False
If a statement is true, write true. If it is false, write false.
16.In plants, fertilization occurs when spores are released.
17.White light is made up of the colors of the rainbow.
18.Leaves look green because leaves absorb green light.
19.Nonvascular plants can grow very tall.
20.Ferns must grow in moist places for reproduction
to occur.
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Introduction to Plants ■ Adapted Test
Using Science Skills
The diagram below shows a plant life cycle. Use the diagram to answer questions 21, 22, and 23.
Sporophyte Stage
Gametophyte Stage
21.Interpreting Diagrams What does the gametophyte stage
produce?
a.spores
b.sperm cells and egg cells
c.only egg cells
22.Interpreting Diagrams What do spores develop into?
a.gametophytes
b.sporophytes
c.zygotes
23.Applying Concepts A zygote is a
a.fertilized egg.
b.sperm cell.
c.nonvascular plant.
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Using Science Skills
The figures below show two different plants. Use the figures to answer questions 24 and 25.
Figure 1Figure 2
24.Interpreting Diagrams Look at the plant in Figure 1. You are
looking at the
a.gametophyte.
b.sporophyte.
c.zygote.
25.Drawing Conclusions How are these two plants alike?
a.Both have vascular tissue.
b.Both have true leaves.
c.Both reproduce by releasing spores.
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