Name: ____________________________________
Class: _____________
Date: _____________
Self Assessment: Botany
1. Which of the following plant parts are responsible for storing food and nutrients?
a) roots and leaves
b) stems and leaves
c) roots and stems
d) stems and flowers
2. The part of the plant that takes in carbon dioxide and releases oxygen is the _____.
a) stem
b) root
c) leaf
d) flower
3. When a maple tree is tapped in the spring it produces sugar rich water, or sap, that can be condensed to
produce maple syrup. Where is this sap coming from?
a) phloem
b) xylem
c) meristem
d) ground tissue
4. The flower part labeled Y is the _____.
a) anther
b) ovary
c) sepal
d) stigma
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Name: ____________________________________
Class: _____________
Self Assessment: Botany
5. The flower part labeled X is the _____.
a) anther
b) filament
c) ovary
d) stigma
6. The flower part labeled Z is the _____.
a) anther
b) stigma
c) sepal
d) ovary
7. Which of the following plants is described as a nonvascular plant?
a) pine tree
b) moss
c) corn plant
d) maidenhair fern
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Date: _____________
Name: ____________________________________
Class: _____________
Date: _____________
Self Assessment: Botany
8. Which of these adaptations assists in the dispersal of seeds away from the parent plant?
a) brightly colored flowers
b) fleshy fruit
c) nectar production
d) waterproof seed coat
9. To see cells undergoing mitosis in a plant, which of the following tissues should you look at?
a) epidermal
b) meristem
c) ground
d) vascular
10. Which division within the plant kingdom consists of ferns?
a) Coniferophyta
b) Cycadophyta
c) Filicinophyta
d) Angiospermophyta
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ANSWER KEY
1. c
2. c
3. a
4. b
5. b
6. c
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7. b
8. b
9. b
10. c