Question 1

How do the sugars that are formed by photosynthesis in leaves travel to underground storage structures?

Accepted Answer

A)  through xylem 
B)  through phloem 
C)  through meristem 
D)  through ground tissue 
A)  through xylem 
B)  through phloem 
C)  through meristem 
D)  through ground tissue B

Question 2

Which type of plant would be the most nutritionally valuable to a human?

Accepted Answer

A)  a plant that has no ground tissue 
B)  a plant with 10% ground tissue and 90% vascular tissue 
C)  a plant with minimal reproductive organs 
D)  a plant with 90% ground tissue and 10% vascular tissue 
A)  a plant that has no ground tissue 
B)  a plant with 10% ground tissue and 90% vascular tissue 
C)  a plant with minimal reproductive organs 
D)  a plant with 90% ground tissue and 10% vascular tissue D

Question 3

What types of plants are in the class known as monocots and the family Poaceae?

Accepted Answer

A)  peas 
B)  grasses 
C)  palm trees 
D)  maple trees 
A)  peas 
B)  grasses 
C)  palm trees 
D)  maple trees B

Question 4

To which group of plants are insect pollinators most important?

Accepted Answer

A)  gymnosperms 
B)  angiosperms 
C)  mosses 
D)  ferns 
A)  gymnosperms 
B)  angiosperms 
C)  mosses 
D)  ferns

Question 5

In what structure is the sperm of a flowering plant contained?

Accepted Answer

A)  stigma 
B)  carpel 
C)  pollen 
D)  spore 
A)  stigma 
B)  carpel 
C)  pollen 
D)  spore

Question 6

In 2005, the amount of animal waste produced by factory farms was how many times the amount of waste produced by the human population of the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  50 
B)  95 
C)  100 
D)  130 
A)  50 
B)  95 
C)  100 
D)  130

Question 7

Which plant has seeds that are the richest in protein?

Accepted Answer

A)  wheat 
B)  rice 
C)  barley 
D)  soybean 
A)  wheat 
B)  rice 
C)  barley 
D)  soybean

Question 8

Which of the following applications, used by farmers to control weeds, relies upon turning the soil over?

Accepted Answer

A)  tilling 
B)  mulching 
C)  spraying herbicides 
D)  irrigation 
A)  tilling 
B)  mulching 
C)  spraying herbicides 
D)  irrigation

Question 9

Which plant parts are the reproductive organs?

Accepted Answer

A)  roots 
B)  stems 
C)  flowers 
D)  leaves 
A)  roots 
B)  stems 
C)  flowers 
D)  leaves

Question 10

What modified plant part would include a white potato as an example?

Accepted Answer

A)  stem 
B)  root 
C)  leaf 
D)  flower 
A)  stem 
B)  root 
C)  leaf 
D)  flower

Question 11

What percentage of corn grown in the United States is used to feed hogs, chickens, and turkeys?

Accepted Answer

A)  10% 
B)  50% 
C)  80% 
D)  95% 
A)  10% 
B)  50% 
C)  80% 
D)  95%

Question 12

What are the tiny, absorptive structures on the root cells near the root tip?

Accepted Answer

A)  taproots 
B)  rhizomes 
C)  root hairs 
D)  root buds 
A)  taproots 
B)  rhizomes 
C)  root hairs 
D)  root buds

Question 13

-The diagram shows flowers, seeds, and fruits. All the following make up a seed EXCEPT a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  embryo. 
B)  food source for embryo. 
C)  seed coat. 
D)  stamen. 
A)  embryo. 
B)  food source for embryo. 
C)  seed coat. 
D)  stamen.

Question 14

The roots of monocots are generally ________, whereas the roots of dicots are generally ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  thick taproots; thin and fibrous 
B)  spread out laterally; deep 
C)  deep; spread out laterally 
D)  covered in root hairs; lacking root hairs 
A)  thick taproots; thin and fibrous 
B)  spread out laterally; deep 
C)  deep; spread out laterally 
D)  covered in root hairs; lacking root hairs

Question 15

What are the "eyes" of a white potato actually?

Accepted Answer

A)  apical meristems 
B)  rhizomes 
C)  axillary buds 
D)  petioles 
A)  apical meristems 
B)  rhizomes 
C)  axillary buds 
D)  petioles

Question 16

Which structure is the growing tip of a plant stem?

Accepted Answer

A)  apical meristem 
B)  axillary bud 
C)  rhizome 
D)  internode 
A)  apical meristem 
B)  axillary bud 
C)  rhizome 
D)  internode

Question 17

For how many years did the human race rely upon hunting and gathering, with no agriculture?

Accepted Answer

A)  1,500,000 years 
B)  1,000,000 years 
C)  500,000 years 
D)  250,000 years 
A)  1,500,000 years 
B)  1,000,000 years 
C)  500,000 years 
D)  250,000 years

Question 18

What is a tuber?

Accepted Answer

A)  an enlargement of an underground stem 
B)  a root that's modified for nutrient storage 
C)  the reproductive organ of a gymnosperm 
D)  a modified leaf that serves as a nutrient storage structure 
A)  an enlargement of an underground stem 
B)  a root that's modified for nutrient storage 
C)  the reproductive organ of a gymnosperm 
D)  a modified leaf that serves as a nutrient storage structure

Question 19

Which food item would not be considered a fruit?

Accepted Answer

A)  tomatoes 
B)  apples 
C)  oat grains 
D)  sweet potatoes 
A)  tomatoes 
B)  apples 
C)  oat grains 
D)  sweet potatoes

Question 20

Which technique would make agricultural practices more sustainable?

Accepted Answer

A)  monoculture 
B)  salinization 
C)  integrated pest management 
D)  irrigation 
A)  monoculture 
B)  salinization 
C)  integrated pest management 
D)  irrigation

Exam 24: Feeding the World: Plant Structure and Growth

How do the sugars that are formed by photosynthesis in leaves travel to underground storage structures?

Which type of plant would be the most nutritionally valuable to a human?

What types of plants are in the class known as monocots and the family Poaceae?

To which group of plants are insect pollinators most important?

In what structure is the sperm of a flowering plant contained?

In 2005, the amount of animal waste produced by factory farms was how many times the amount of waste produced by the human population of the United States?

Which plant has seeds that are the richest in protein?

Which of the following applications, used by farmers to control weeds, relies upon turning the soil over?

Which plant parts are the reproductive organs?

What modified plant part would include a white potato as an example?

What percentage of corn grown in the United States is used to feed hogs, chickens, and turkeys?

What are the tiny, absorptive structures on the root cells near the root tip?

-The diagram shows flowers, seeds, and fruits. All the following make up a seed EXCEPT a(n)

The roots of monocots are generally ________, whereas the roots of dicots are generally ________.

What are the "eyes" of a white potato actually?

Which structure is the growing tip of a plant stem?

For how many years did the human race rely upon hunting and gathering, with no agriculture?

What is a tuber?

Which food item would not be considered a fruit?

Which technique would make agricultural practices more sustainable?

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