Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Science ~ Chapter 2

1. Who Wants to be a Millionaire?Science ~ Chapter 2 5th Grade ~ 2007

2. The leaf of a liverwort is called a ___________. • Leaf • Frond • Needle • Stem • Leaf

3. The stage in a fern’s life cycle when it produces spores is called _______. • asexual reproduction • pollination • sexual reproduction • death asexual reproduction

4. Plants that produce flowers are called _________ . • gymnosperms • angiosperms • ferns • mosses Angiosperms

5. A(n) _______ is a structure containing egg cells. • anther • pistil • petal • ovary ovary

6. A ______ is a tiny leaflike structure inside a seed of an angiosperm. • frond • leaf • cotyledon • pistil cotyledon

7. A pine tree is an example of a __________ . • angiosperm • gymnosperm • conifer • both b and c both gymnosperm and conifer

8. The fibers that anchor mosses and liverworts in one place are called _____________ . • roots • rhizoids • fronds • stamens rhizoids

9. The immature plant inside a seed is a ______________ . • baby seed • fruit • seed coat • embryo embryo

10. Anything in the environment that produces a response is called a ____. • responser • stimulus • stimulant • instigator stimulus

11. A _____ contains an undeveloped plant and stored food for the young plant. • seed • ovary • pistil • stamen seed

12. A mature ripened ovary of a plant is a called a _____ . • egg • fruit • stamen • leaf • fruit

13. A(n) _____ helps a living thing to survive in its environment. • embryo • rhizome • adaptation • seed coat adaptation

14. An underground stem of a fern is called a _____ . • root • rhizome • stem • cotyledon • rhizome

15. A growth response of a plant toward or away from a stimulus is a _____. • adaptation • response • experiment • tropism tropism

16. The transfer of a pollen grain to the egg-producing part of a plant is called _____ . • fertilization • asexual reproduction • pollination • growth • pollination

17. Which is NOT true of mosses and liverworts? • They are nonvascular plants. • They are very small plants. • They have a complex root system. • They grow from spores. They have a complex root system.

18. What advantage do the needles of a conifer tree provide? • They prevent animals from eating the tree. • They lose less water than wide leaves. • Their smell attracts insects. • They help the tree retain heat in cold climates. They lose less water than wide leaves.

19. Which is true of auxins, the chemicals inside plants? • They cause different kinds of tropisms. • They work on all parts of a plant. • They stimulate plant growth. • All of the above. All of the above.

20. What part of a flower holds the pollen grains? • pistil • anther • ovary • petal • anther

21. Which of the following is not true of dicots? • They have parallel leaf veins. • They have two cotyledons. • Their vascular system is arranged in rings. • Their flower parts are in multiples of four or five. • They have parallel leaf veins.

22. You will also need to know: • How plants react to sunlight. • The order of steps in the life cycle of a fern. (interpreting a diagram) • How a seed develops once a flower has been pollinated. • At least 3 examples of plant adaptations.