Quiz 5 Study Guide

Question 1

All living things are _________________.

Answer 1

organisms

Question 2

The _________ flowers of a composite flower radiate from its center.

Answer 2

disk

Question 3

Each annual ring represents one ____________ of a tree’s life.

Answer 3

year

Question 4

What gas is given off during photosynthesis?

Answer 4

oxygen

Question 5

What kind of tree does not have branches, annual rings, or bark?

Answer 5

palm

Question 6

What are the inputs of photosynthesis?

Answer 6

sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide

Question 7

Humus helps the soil by adding _____________ and soaking up _____________.

Answer 7

nutrients
water

Question 8

A maple tree is an example of what kind of tree?

Answer 8

broadleaf

Question 9

A pine tree is an example of what kind of tree?

Answer 9

needleleaf

Question 10

The green matter that plants use to produce their own food is called _______________.

Answer 10

chlorophyll

Question 11

What part of the plant holds and protects seeds?

Answer 11

fruit

Question 12

This part of the plant anchors it to the ground, giving it a better center of gravity.

Answer 12

roots

Question 13

This kind of tree loses its leaves and is bare for a part of the year.

Answer 13

deciduous

Question 14

Name the four parts of a flower. (Also be able to label them.)

Answer 14

1) sepal
2) petal
3) stamen
4) pistil