Plant Structures and Function

What do plants produce that animals, including humans, benefit from for their survival?

• food and oxygen
• water and carbon dioxide
• oxygen only
• glucose and carbon dioxide

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Which plant parts are the tubes that carry water throughout the plant?

• xylem
• phloem
• roots
• leaves

Which plant parts carry sugars and other nutrients throughout the plant?

• phloem
• xylem
• roots
• leaves

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What three things does a plant need to take in to be able to go through photosynthesis?

• sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide
• sunlight, water, and oxygen
• oxygen, carbon, and hydrogen
• water, oxygen, and glucose

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What is the name of the organelle in the leaves of plants that absorbs the Sun's energy?

• roots
• chlorophyll
• chloroplast
• stomata

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The two structures that limit transpiration  are known as

• Guard cells and xylem
• Stomata and guard cells
• xylem and phloem
• stomata and phloem

What is the region of rapid cell division in plants?

• Guard
• Stomata
• Xylem
• Meristem

Roots perform all of the following functions EXCEPT

• Carrying out the light reactions of photosynthesis
• Anchoring the plant in the soil
• Absorbing water and nutrients from the soil
• Storing water and minerals

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

The plant tissue that carries food materials DOWNWARD from the leaves to the rest of the pant is the ______.

• Phloem
• Stomata
• Chlorophyll
• Xylem

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Vascular tissue that transports water and minerals UPWARDS from a plant's roots is know as ______.

• Chlorophyll
• Phloem
• Stomata
• Xylem