Deck 1: Plants in Our Lives

Question 1

Glycogen is an energy storage molecule for which of the following organisms?

A)bacteria
B)plants
C)animals
D)fungi
E)all of these except plants

Answer 1

E

Question 2

The most serious cause of crop loss is plant diseases caused by

A)fungi.
B)bacteria.
C)viruses.
D)insects.
E)global warming.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The browning of apples is caused by the interaction of ______ and oxygen.

A)terpenes
B)alkaloids
C)glycosides
D)phenolics
E)resins

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Hereditary information in the cell is carried in:

A)carbohydrates
B)nucleic acids
C)proteins
D)lipids
E)more than one of these

Question 5

In the process of photosynthesis,what two substances are produced?

A)carbon dioxide and sugars
B)oxygen and sugars
C)carbon dioxide and oxygen
D)water and carbon dioxide
E)water and sugars

Question 6

All of the following are shared by eukaryotes and prokaryotes except one.Choose the exception.

A)some members of both have the ability to do photosynthesis
B)organic composition
C)the presence of a nucleus
D)ability to respond to their environment
E)presence of hereditary material

Question 7

Which of the following is not necessary for an individual to survive?

A)metabolism
B)organized structure
C)organic composition
D)ability to respond
E)reproduction

Question 8

Of the four molecules of life which of the following is not one of the major nutrients of the human diet.

A)nucleic acids
B)carbohydrates
C)lipids
D)proteins
E)all of these are major nutrients of the human diet

Question 9

The part of the Osage orange that was biologically mimicked to "tame the West" was its

A)"hedge apples"
B)shaggy bark
C)bright orange wood
D)thorny branches
E)repellant chemicals

Question 10

Which of the following is an important role that fungi play?

A)decomposers
B)fermenters
C)antibiotic producers
D)food source
E)all of these are important roles that fungi play

Question 11

Which of the following are the sexual parts of a flower?

A)stamens and carpels
B)carpels and sepals
C)sepals and petals
D)stamens and sepals
E)All of these are the sexual parts of a flower

Question 12

Which of the following is the best definition of a scientific theory?

A)an explanation based on solid scientific evidence
B)an educated guess
C)a tentative explanation for an observed phenomenon
D)an observation observed so many times it is considered a fact
E)an undeniable truth supported by scientific evidence

Question 13

What is the main importance of gymnosperms to human societies?

A)their seeds are important food sources
B)medicines for a wide variety of illnesses
C)wood for construction,fuel,and paper
D)floral arrangements
E)both their use as medicines and seeds for food

Question 14

The consumption of meat by humans indirectly makes them

A)primary consumers.
B)secondary consumers.
C)primary producers.
D)secondary producers.
E)herbivores.

Question 15

Which of the following carbohydrates is not an energy food source for humans?

A)cellulose
B)glucose
C)fructose
D)starch
E)sucrose

Question 16

Toxic algal blooms are becoming more common due to

A)natural causes.
B)over harvesting of fish and other marine species.
C)increased recreational activities on lakes and streams.
D)increased nutrient pollution.
E)more than one of these reasons.

Question 17

All of the following except one are examples of monocots.Choose the exception.

A)grasses
B)orchids
C)dandelions
D)lilies
E)All of these are examples of monocots.

Question 18

Which of the following is the proper order from least complex molecule to most complex?

A)glucose >> glycogen >> maltose
B)sucrose >> glucose >> starch
C)glucose >> maltose >> starch
D)maltose >> glucose >> sucrose
E)glycogen >> starch >> sucrose

Question 19

The metabolic "partner" of photosynthesis is

A)digestion
B)cellular respiration
C)ventilation (breathing)
D)production of hormones
E)DNA replication

Question 20

Amino acids are the subunits of

A)carbohydrates
B)lipids
C)nucleic acids
D)proteins
E)more than one of these

Question 21

In science,a tentative explanation for an observation is a(an)_________.

Question 22

Fungi and plants form a symbiotic relationship known as lichens.

Question 23

Whereas angiosperms produce seeds in _________,most gymnosperms produce seeds in _________.

Question 24

The two groups of flowering plants are _________ and _________.

Question 25

Amino acids differ from each other by the structure of their _________.

Question 26

Sucrose is a disaccharide consisting of _________ and _________.

Question 27

Cocklebur is the plant that inspired the invention of barbed wire.

Question 28

Flowering plants are also called:

A)gymnosperms
B)conifers
C)angiosperms
D)fungi
E)ferns

Question 29

Which of the following secondary compounds are structurally similar to neurotransmitters and are mostly psychoactive?

A)saponins
B)tannins
C)flavonoids
D)terpenes
E)alkaloids

Question 30

The four parts of a typical angiosperm flower are _________,_________,_________,and _________.

Question 31

All of the following are characteristics of fungi except one.Choose the exception.

A)reproduce by seeds
B)nonphotosynthetic
C)store glucose as glycogen
D)many are decomposers of organic matter
E)all of these are characteristics of the fungi

Question 32

Amino acids are attached to each other in a protein by _________ bonds.

Question 33

Of all the algae,only the brown algae are considered part of the plant kingdom.

Question 34

A polysaccharide that is a structural component of plant cell walls is starch.

Question 35

The invention of Velcro was inspired by the plant,_________.

Question 36

Which type of lipid is most important in biological membranes?

A)fats
B)steroids
C)phospholipids
D)oils
E)triglycerides

Question 37

Starch is a form of energy storage in _________.

Question 38

A biochemist discovers a molecule with a structure consisting of phosphate groups,a sugars,and nitrogenous bases.This molecule is most likely a

A)protein
B)carbohydrate
C)nucleic acid
D)lipid
E)secondary metabolite

Question 39

An angiosperm fruit develops from the flower part called the carpel.

Question 40

One difference between RNA and DNA is that DNA contains the nitrogenous base,_________,whereas RNA contains the nitrogenous base,_________.