Chapter 8 Introduction to Plants

Photosynthesis stores energy.

• True

• False

Light energy, 6H2O, and 6CO2 are at the start of photosynthesis.

• True

• False

Fruits that are picked green will never ripen.

• True

• False

All flowers are large and brightly colored.

• True

• False

Photosynthesis takes place in cells with chloroplasts.

• True

• False

Water enters plants through the ___.

• surface of leaves

• roots

• tips of stems

• stomata

Respiration is the process in which organisms break down food to release ___.

• energy

• nutrients

• sugar

• oxygen

In nonvascular plants, water passes through membranes by ___.

• absorption

• evaporation

• osmosis

• transpiration

Plants on a windowsill should be rotated periodically so that they grow straight. This is because of ___.

• gravitropism

• maltropism

• phototropism

• thigmotropism

Photosynthesis releases energy.

• true

• false