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What Is a Plant?
Write the letter of the correct answer on the line at the left.
1.
Which of the following is thought to
be the ancestor of land plants?
A bacteria
B red algae
C ferns
D green algae
2.
Organisms that produce their own
food are called
A heterotrophs
B autosomes
C autotrophs
D herbivores
3.
The sac inside a plant cell where
water, food, and wastes are stored is the
A vacuole
B chloroplast
C chlorophyll
D cuticle
4.
Two structures found in plant cells but
NOT in animal cells are
A cell wall and cell membrane
B chloroplasts and cell membrane
C cell wall and chloroplasts
D vacuole and nucleus
If the statement is true, write true. If the statement is false, change the underlined word or
words to make the statement true.
5.
The cell wall helps a plant retain water.
6.
During photosynthesis, plants produce carbon dioxide.
7.
The green pigment found in specialized plant structures is
called chlorophyll.
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10.
The system of tubelike structures inside a plant through which
water, minerals, and food move is called root tissue.
Nearly all plants are unicellular.
The energy for photosynthesis comes from the sun.