Plant Biology Quiz for Grade 11

What type of farming combines raising fish and growing plants in water?

• Hydroponics

• Aquaponics

• Greenhouse farming

• Row cropping

Which structure transports water from roots to the rest of the plant?

• Root hair

• Xylem

• Stoma

• Chloroplast

Which root system has a single, large primary root?

• Fibrous root

• Taproot

• Adventitious root

• Tuber

What is the waxy layer that helps prevent water loss in plants?

• Cuticle

• Epidermis

• Petiole

• Axil

What are the small openings on leaves that allow gas exchange?

• Root hairs

• Guard cells

• Stoma

• Chloroplasts

Which plant structure is found at the tip of a root and protects it as it grows?

• Root cap

• Terminal bud

• Adventitious root

• Axil

What is the name for plants grown in rows, typically for large-scale production?

• Hydroponic crops

• Aquaponic crops

• Row crops

• Bulbs

What is the term for plants that lack woody stems?

• Herbaceous

• Compound

• Taprooted

• Axillary

Which structure is an underground storage organ, such as an onion?

• Bulb

• Tuber

• Terminal bud

• Leaf blade

What part of the plant connects a leaf blade to the stem?

• Internode

• Petiole

• Axil

• Root cap