Green factories

Question 1

genes are made of this substance

Answer 1

DNA

Question 2

body that releases energy from foods

Answer 2

mitochondria

Question 3

food-making body

Answer 3

chloroplast

Question 4

cell headquarters

Answer 4

nucleus

Question 5

layers of cellulose outside the cell

Answer 5

cell wall

Question 6

What are miniature factories that make thousands of chemical compounds for themselves and the whole world.

Answer 6

Plant cells

Question 7

what is shown in the intricate detail and complexity of microscopic organisms.

Answer 7

Intelligent design

Question 8

how many cells is needed to generate a new plant

Answer 8

An entirely new plant

Question 9

What bodies that break down food molecules to form RNA

Answer 9

ribosomes

Question 10

Tiny chambers were first observed and described from microscope observations by a man named

Answer 10

Robert Hooke

Question 11

A part of the plant cell that may contain crystal or poisons harmful to living protoplasm is

Answer 11

vacuole

Question 12

Potato tuber cells have leucoplasts which help

Answer 12

store starch

Question 13

The orange color of carrot roots and of marigold flowers comes from cell bodies known as

Answer 13

chromoplasts

Question 14

What three parts of plant cells cause them to differ from animal and human cells?

Answer 14

cell walls
large vacuoles
chloroplasts

Question 15

What are two ways plant cells are like animal and human cells?

Answer 15

Organelles and reproduction

Question 16

The area of the plant cell that contains everything inside the cell including the cell membrane, but does not include the cell wall is called the

Answer 16

protoplast.

Question 17

Inherited physical traits are directly related to:

Answer 17

genes

Question 18

The number of chromosomes within each species of plant or animal:

Answer 18

is constant

Question 19

The basic food of a plant is:

Answer 19

produced by chloroplasts

Question 20

ATP is a:

Answer 20

a form of chemical energy
product of decomposition of starch
chemical associated with mitochondria

Question 21

The inevitable process causing increase in disorder in the universe and loss in useful energy is

Answer 21

entropy

Question 22

A dicot may be expected to have:

Answer 22

vascular rings
netted veins

Question 23

Old phloem cells become:

Answer 23

bark

Question 24

The width of a tree increases through direct growth of the:

Answer 24

vascular cambium

Question 25

four stages of growth in order.

Answer 25

germination growth maturation death

Question 26

The four parts of a seed include all of the following, except _____.

Answer 26

epidermis

Question 27

The four main zones of a root tip are all of the following, except _____.

Answer 27

cotyledon

Question 28

Priestly's experiments explained:

Answer 28

plants are associated with O 2\ animals require O 2

Question 29

The first chemist to begin quantifying the process of photosynthesis was:

Answer 29

Nicholas de Saussure

Question 30

Jan Baptista's experiments showed:

Answer 30

gain of plant mass related to water loss of soil mass < gain of plant mass

Question 31

The oxygen which is released into the air by a plant originates from:

Answer 31

splitting of water molecules

Question 32

Match the associations with the "light" and "dark" phases of photosynthesis: ***solar energy *

Answer 32

light

Question 33

Match the associations with the "light" and "dark" phases of photosynthesis: ***CO2 intake *

Answer 33

dark

Question 34

Match the associations with the "light" and "dark" phases of photosynthesis: ***storage of energy *

Answer 34

light

Question 35

Match the associations with the "light" and "dark" phases of photosynthesis: ***release of O2 *

Answer 35

light

Question 36

Match the associations with the "light" and "dark" phases of photosynthesis: ***release of water *

Answer 36

dark

Question 37

Match the associations with the "light" and "dark" phases of photosynthesis: ***ATP *

Answer 37

light

Question 38

Match the associations with the "light" and "dark" phases of photosynthesis: ***forms carbohydrates *

Answer 38

dark

Question 39

Why do animals and humans need proteins in their diet?

Answer 39

they break down protein into amino acids needed for their particular protein synthesis

Question 40

The chemical energy stored in ATP during photosynthesis is used to:

Answer 40

produce a carbohydrate from CO 2

Question 41

The building blocks of proteins are

Answer 41

amino acids

Question 42

Plant respiration occurs:

Answer 42

primarily at night

Question 43

What are the basic processes which use the energy of respiration?

Answer 43

synthesis mechanical reproduction tissue repair maintenance

Question 44

Green plants are the energy link between the sun's energy and the energy needs of

Answer 44

people

Question 45

The sugar beet was developed from a plant root called _____.

Answer 45

mangel

Question 46

Processes or reactions accomplished without oxygen are called

Answer 46

anaerobic

Question 47

A new food source from the crossing of wheat and rye is called

Answer 47

triticale

Question 48

A compound containing O, C, H, N is

Answer 48

protein

Question 49

Malthus, an English economist, predicted worldwide ____________ in the 1800's.

Answer 49

starvation

Question 50

Norman Borlaug developed a drought and disease resistant dwarf _____ which helped the people of Mexico and India during food shortages.

Answer 50

wheat