2.1. Characteristics of plants

Question 1

The word _ includes a range of living organism which share many characteristics in common.

Answer 1

plant

Question 2

List characteristics of plants.

Answer 2

• Plants are living things.
• Plants are multicellular.
• Plants are autotrophic.
• Plants are sessile.
• Plants practice asexual and sexual reproduction patterns.

Question 3

_ are made up of many eukaryotic cells.

Answer 3

Plants

Question 4

_ cells have well-defined nuclei and membrane-bound organelles.

Answer 4

Plant

Question 5

In addition to the cell membrane, plant cells have a rigid cell wall made primarily of _.

Answer 5

cellulose

Question 6

Plant cells contain the green
pigment _ which enables them to absorb sunlight and produce their own food.

Answer 6

chlorophyll

Question 7

T/F
Plants can move by themselves.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

The _ of plants can turn towards light and some respond to touch.

Answer 8

leaves

Question 9

The _ of plants can also orient towards water or moist soil.

Answer 9

roots

Question 10

In lower plants such as _ and _, asexual reproduction through spores is the dominant form.

Answer 10

mosses and liverworts (bryophytes)

Question 11

In higher and seed-bearing plants such as _ and _, sexual reproduction which involves the union of gametes or sex cells is the dominant and visible form.

Answer 11

gymnosperms, angiosperms