Making Food

By G Davidson


1. Which part of a plant transports water?

    

2. Which of the following leaf cells do not contain chloroplasts?

    palisade mesophyll

    epidermis

    spongy mesophyll

    guard cells

3. Stomata are found mainly on the upper surface of a leaf.

    True

    False

4. Which of the following are not required for photosynthesis?

    carbon dioxide

    oxygen

    light

    chlorophyll

5. What do we call the process green plants use to make their own food?

    

6. Most of the glucose made by green plants is converted into a storage carbohydrate called .

7. A cell controls the workings of a seive tube.

8. Temperature is a limiting factor in photosynthesis.

    True

    False

9. Which of the following is correct?

    water travels up and food travels down a plant

    water travels down and food travels up a plant

    water travels up and food travels up a plant

    water travels down and food travels down a plant

10. What do we call the waxy layer on top of a leaf which prevents evaporation?