Name _______________________________ Date ________________ Class _________
Introduction to Plants
“Work-Alikes”
In the space provided, write the letter of the term or phrase that best described how each
numbered item functions.
______ 1. vascular system a. doorways
______ 2. plant cuticle b. postal mail
______ 3. pollen grains c. meat
______ 4. stomata d. plastic wrap
______ 5. tofu e. plumbing
Cause and Effect
In the space provided, write the letter of the term or phrase that best matches each cause or
effect given below.
Cause Effect
6. thick walls of xylem tissue ___________________ a. meristems
7. ___________________ plant growth b. water rises great heights in
vascular plants
8. ___________________ relatively small in size c. identifies monocot or dicot
9. the number of seed leaves ___________________ d. paper
10. cellulose has strength and ___________________ e. water-conducting cells of
flexibility mosses only carry water
short distances
Trade-offs
In the space provided, write the letter of the bad news item that best matches each numbered
good news item below.
“Good News” “Bad News”
______ 11. Some seeds can survive drought a. They are usually only found in cool, dry
and cold winters. regions.
______ 12. Conifers have needle-like leaves to b. Most seeds will not sprout until growing
limit water loss. conditions are favorable.
______ 13. Rice is an excellent source of c. The leaves of this plant are extremely
energy-rich carbohydrates. dangerous.
______ 14. The foxglove plant is used to make d. It is low in protein.
digitalis to treat heart ailments.
Linkages
In the spaces provided, write the letters of the two terms or phrases that are linked together by the
term or phrase in the middle. The choices can be placed in any order. Some choices may be
used more than once.
15. _____ pollen grains stick to a. pollination
them _____ b. non-vascular plants have eggs and sperms on
separate plants
16. _____ seed dispersal by wind, c. seeds are produced by plants
water, and animals _____ d. sporophyte generation releases spores to make
17. _____ gametophyte generation gametophytes
releases gametes _____ e. sperms swim to fertilize eggs
18. _____ film of water _____ f. flowers attract insects, bats and birds
19. _____ corn _____ g. competition between parents and offspring is
reduced
20. _____ Great Plains of U.S. and h. rice
Canada _____ i. gametes fuse to form the sporophyte generation
j. one of the world’s best wheat-growing areas
k. wheat
l. temperate grassland biome
Analogies
An analogy is a relationship between two pairs of terms or phrases written as a : b :: c : d. The
symbol : is read as “is to”, and the symbol :: is read as “as”. In the space provided, write the letter
of the pair or phrases that best completes the analogy shown.
______ 21. cuticle : conserve water ::
a. vascular system : grow c. guard cell : exchange gases
b. water : pollinate d. wax : anchor to soil
______ 22. first plants : osmosis ::
a. angiosperms : flowers c. gymnosperms : leaves
b. gymnosperms : cones d. vascular plants : conducting tissue
______ 23. xylem : water ::
a. protein from cells : phloem c. stomata : guard cells
b. vascular tissue : gases d. phloem : organic nutrients
______ 24. gametophyte generation : non-vascular plants ::
a. xylem and phloem : non-vascular plants
b. sporophyte generation : vascular plants
c. gametophyte generation : vascular plants
d. xylem : phloem
______ 25. ferns : seedless vascular plants ::
a. club mosses : seed plant
b. angiosperms : seedless vascular plant
c. angiosperms : seed plant
d. horsetails : seed plant
Name _______________________________ Date ________________ Class _________
Introduction to Plants
“Work-Alikes”
In the space provided, write the letter of the term or phrase that best described how each
numbered item functions.
______ 1. dermal tissue a. skin
______ 2. stomata b. sponge
______ 3. root c. plumbing
______ 4. heartwood d. doorways
______ 5. vascular tissue e. internal skeleton
Cause and Effect
In the space provided, write the letter of the term or phrase that best matches each cause or
effect given below.
Cause Effect
6. ___________________ water enters sieve tubes a. plants lose water through
transpiration
7. ___________________ suction pulls water upward in b. increased absorptive
xylem surface area
8. stomata in herbaceous ___________________ c. sugar concentration in
plant stem epidermis phloem increases
9. root hairs on a root ___________________ d. gas exchange
Trade-offs
In the space provided, write the letter of the bad news item that best matches each numbered
good news item below.
“Good News” “Bad News”
______ 10. Xylem cells can conduct water. a. It can no longer conduct water.
______ 11. Heartwood provides support. b. They cannot increase in diameter.
______ 12. Organic compounds move in all c. They must first lose most of their organelles.
directions in phloem.
______ 13. Guard cells can increase in length. d. They must first pass through the cytoplasm
of phloem cells.
Linkages
In the spaces provided, write the letters of the two terms or phrases that are linked together by the
term or phrase in the middle. The choices can be placed in any order. Some choices may be
used more than once.
14. _____ sink _____ a. leaves making starch
b. root tips
15. _____ vascular tissue _____ c. xylem
d. roots storing sugar
16. _____ source _____ e. photosynthesis
f. lack or have modified organelles
17. _____ ground tissue in leaves _____ g. developing fruits
h. phloem
18. _____ sieve tubes of phloem _____ i. conduct sugars and other nutrients
j. chloroplasts
Analogies
An analogy is a relationship between two pairs of terms or phrases written as a : b :: c : d. The
symbol : is read as “is to”, and the symbol :: is read as “as”. In the space provided, write the letter
of the pair or phrases that best completes the analogy shown.
______ 19. outside of epidermis : a waxy cuticle ::
a. ground tissue : a waxy substance
b. epidermis : thick-walled cells
c. ground tissue : xylem and phloem
d. inside of epidermis : single layer of flat cells
______ 20. dicots : taproot ::
a. orchids : prop roots c. corn : aerial roots
b. monocots : fibrous roots d. dicots : adventitious roots
______ 21. stomata : leaves ::
a. xylem : stomata
b. phloem : roots
c. lenticel : woody stems
d. vascular bundle : dermal tissue
______ 22. transpiration : suction ::
a. reduction in guard cell size : open stomata
b. adhesion of water : capillary action
c. capillary action : tension-cohesion theory
d. increase in guard cell size : closed stomata
