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Science: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Plant Organs (Questions)

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Flowers and leaves are plant organs. The scientific study of plants is known as botany and a person studying plants a botanist. Did you know that no species of plant has a flower that is absolutely black?

See how much you do know about plants in the following Science quiz.

1. Which organ is used in pollination?
[ ] Flower
[ ] Leaf
[ ] Root
[ ] Stem
2. Which organ is used in photosynthesis?
[ ] Flower
[ ] Leaf
[ ] Root hair
[ ] Root tip
3. Which organ is used to absorb water?
[ ] Leaf
[ ] Root hair
[ ] Root tip
[ ] Stem
4. Which two substances are used in photosynthesis?
[ ] Carbon dioxide and oxygen
[ ] Carbon dioxide and water
[ ] Oxygen and glucose
[ ] Oxygen and water
5. Which two substances are produced in photosynthesis?
[ ] Carbon dioxide and water
[ ] Glucose and carbon dioxide
[ ] Oxygen and carbon dioxide
[ ] Oxygen and glucose
6. Photosynthesis does not occur in roots because .......
[ ] Root hair cells absorb water
[ ] Root hair cells do not have chloroplasts
[ ] Roots anchor plants in soil
[ ] Roots are used to transport water
7. Energy for photosynthesis comes from .......
[ ] Glucose
[ ] Oxygen
[ ] Sunlight
[ ] Water
8. What color is chlorophyll?
[ ] Brown
[ ] Green
[ ] Red
[ ] White
9. Plants make their own food. This is stored as what?
[ ] Fat
[ ] Glucose
[ ] Protein
[ ] Starch
10. Nitrates provide nitrogen. This is important for what?
[ ] Good roots
[ ] Green leaves
[ ] Purple flowers
[ ] Yellow flowers
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Science: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Plant Organs (Answers)
1. Which organ is used in pollination?
[x] Flower
[ ] Leaf
[ ] Root
[ ] Stem
2. Which organ is used in photosynthesis?
[ ] Flower
[x] Leaf
[ ] Root hair
[ ] Root tip
Photosynthesis means making (synthesis) through light (photo)
3. Which organ is used to absorb water?
[ ] Leaf
[x] Root hair
[ ] Root tip
[ ] Stem
96% of a cucumber is water
4. Which two substances are used in photosynthesis?
[ ] Carbon dioxide and oxygen
[x] Carbon dioxide and water
[ ] Oxygen and glucose
[ ] Oxygen and water
Carbon dioxide enters through stomata (small holes) on underside of a leaf
5. Which two substances are produced in photosynthesis?
[ ] Carbon dioxide and water
[ ] Glucose and carbon dioxide
[ ] Oxygen and carbon dioxide
[x] Oxygen and glucose
Oxygen leaves through the stomata
6. Photosynthesis does not occur in roots because .......
[ ] Root hair cells absorb water
[x] Root hair cells do not have chloroplasts
[ ] Roots anchor plants in soil
[ ] Roots are used to transport water
7. Energy for photosynthesis comes from .......
[ ] Glucose
[ ] Oxygen
[x] Sunlight
[ ] Water
8. What color is chlorophyll?
[ ] Brown
[x] Green
[ ] Red
[ ] White
9. Plants make their own food. This is stored as what?
[ ] Fat
[ ] Glucose
[ ] Protein
[x] Starch
10. Nitrates provide nitrogen. This is important for what?
[ ] Good roots
[x] Green leaves
[ ] Purple flowers
[ ] Yellow flowers
Nitrates are also used to make proteins for growth