SOL 4.4 Plants -- Released Test Questions

Which of these is a function of a leaf? (2011 test- question 15)
1. Carrying nutrients throughout the plant
2. Converting solar energy into sugar
3. Creating shade for the plant
4. Absorbing water from the ground
In a flower, what most likely happens when pollen from the stamen gets into the ovary?
(2011 test - question 20)
1. The plant dies.
2. A seed develops.
3. The flower closes.
4. The sepals fall off.
Which part of a sunflower plant absorbs water and nutrients?
(2009 test - question 34)
1. Roots
2. Stems
3. Leaves
4. Flowers
What part of the flower produces pollen?
(2009 test - question 40)
1. ovary
2. sepal
3. pistil
4. stamen
The picture shows a sprouting bean plant. The leaf produced will help the plant by —
(2008 test -question 7)
1. absorbing water from the air for nourishment
2. using sunlight for energy in food production
3. reproducing more bean plants for survival of the species
4. adding support for the plant as it grows taller
The table lists the parts of a violet plant and their functions. What is the function of violet flowers?
(2007 test - question 13)
1. Release oxygen
2. Produce seeds
3. Absorb sunlight
4. Promote growth
Pollen is produced in the —
(2005 test- question 9)
1. ovary
2. pistil
3. petal
4. stamen
Which of these is a main function of this plant’s roots?
(2003 test - question 20)
1. Making seeds
2. Producing pollen
3. Absorbing nutrients
4. Storing chlorophyll
The two structures most plants use to gather nutrients and energy to live are —
(2002 test - question 8)
1. roots and leaves
2. roots and flowers
3. stems and roots
4. stems and leaves
Which of these plant parts forms the seeds?
(2001 test - question 35)
1. The stamen
2. The pistil
3. The sepals
4. The petals
What do plants take in through their root systems?
(2006 test - question 10)
1. Light
2. Water
3. Carbon dioxide
4. Oxygen
Photosynthesis occurs in which of these organisms?
(2010 test - question 18)
1. Sunflower plant
2. Mushroom
3. Sunfish
4. Luna moth
Which of the following do plants need to make their own food?
(2009 test - question 28)
1. Flowers
2. Bacteria
3. Sunlight
4. Oxygen
The substance that makes plants green is known as —
(2001 test - question 28)
1. water
2. calcium
3. chlorophyll
4. carbon dioxide
Which of these is a process that allows plants to convert light energy into food energy?
(2001 test - question 9)
1. Reproduction
2. Excretion
3. Digestion
4. Photosynthesis
Why is photosynthesis important for plants?
(2005 test - question 34)
1. It collects sunlight which is used to make food for plants.
2. It gets rid of plant waste products.
3. It changes plant sugar into stronger chemicals.
4. It helps attract insects to plant flowers.
In which plant cell structure does photosynthesis occur?
(2006 test - question 32)
1. Vacuole
2. Chloroplast
3. Cytoplasm
4. Nucleus
In plant cells, chloroplasts —
(2003 test - question 23)
1. act as the cell’s control center
2. enable plant cells to produce their own food
3. allow materials to move into and out of the cell
4. support and protect the cell
For the native birds and mammals of Virginia to survive, plant life must be conserved. What do plants provide directly to all animals?
(2010 test - question 6)
1. Oxygen
2. Minerals
3. Light
4. Hydrogen
Which gas is given off by plants?
(2007 test - question 28)
1. Hydrogen
2. Nitrogen
3. Oxygen
4. Helium
One way that mosses and ferns are similar is they both —
(2004 test - question 29)
1. are flowering plants
2. produce spores
3. grow in areas with little rainfall
4. are dormant during the winter
What do ferns have that apple trees do not have?
(2003 test - question 25)
1. Stems
2. Roots
3. Flowers
4. Spores
This fern plant has rows of little black dots on the back of the leaves. These little dots are not harmful. They hold millions of tiny reproductive cells called —
(2005 test - question 17)
1. pistils
2. anthers
3. spores
4. chloroplasts
The wind helps many plants reproduce by —
(2007 test - question 31)
1. cooling the plants
2. giving the plants moisture
3. spreading the plants’ pollen
4. strengthening the plants’ root systems
Which of the following seeds is probably carried by animals?
(2002 test - question 26)
Which of the following is a benefit that many flowering plants get from animals?
(2006 test - question 26)
1. Shelter from direct sunlight
2. Seeds carried to new places
3. Oxygen to use in photosynthesis
4. Moisture to prevent wilting
Which picture shows a dormant tree branch?
(2011 test - question 8)
Which of these apple trees is dormant?
(2010 test - question 38)
When a tree is dormant, the tree is
(2009 test - question 23)
1. dying
2. inactive
3. growing taller
4. growing its leaves
Seeds that remain inactive until the right conditions of light, water, and soil are present are called —
(2008 test - question 12)
1. pollen
2. dormant
3. flowers
4. recycled
Seeds can lie dormant for many years until —
(2004 test - question 25)
1. sunlight causes photosynthesis
2. food webs are complete
3. conditions are right for growth
4. conduction of food occurs
A student sees many plants around a pond. The student can determine which plants are nonvascular by —
(2007 test - question 38)
1. observing if they lack true stems, roots, or leaves
2. examining the plants for spores
3. counting the number of leaves on each stalk
4. noticing if the plants are near rocks
Trees, wild flowers, and grasses are all considered to be —
(2004 test - question 34)
1. vascular plants
2. nonvascular plants
3. woody plants
4. nonwoody plants
Moss is best classified as —
(2010 test - question 36)
1. a type of mold
2. an evergreen plant
3. a species of fungus
4. a nonvascular plant
Which of these is not a plant?
(2004 test - question 2)

SOL 4.4 Plants - - Released Test Questions