Chapter 1: Plant Systems (35 a. Bright light b. High humidity c.

MCQs) Windy air d. Warm temperature

1. Which root system anchors 10. Wilting occurs when:
plants deeply into the soil?
a. Phloem is blocked b. Water loss
a. Fibrous roots b. Tap roots c. Aerial exceeds absorption c. Stomata open
roots d. Tertiary roots d. Photosynthesis stops
2. What part of the root absorbs 11. The main function of root
water and minerals? hairs is to:
a. Cortex b. Root hairs c. Xylem d. a. Anchor the plant b. Absorb water
Phloem and minerals c. Store food d. Produce
oxygen
3. Which tissue transports water
upward in plants? 12. Xylem tissue is composed of:
a. Phloem b. Xylem c. Epidermis d. a. Living cells b. Chlorophyll-
Mesophyll containing cells c. Dead cells d.
Guard cells
4. Stomata are primarily found
on which part of the plant? 13. Guard cells regulate the
opening and closing of:
a. Stem b. Leaf epidermis c. Root
hairs d. Pith a. Stomata b. Xylem c. Phloem d.
Root hairs
5. What is the primary product of
photosynthesis? 14. Vascular bundles in stems are
located:
a. Carbon dioxide b. Glucose c.
Nitrogen d. Minerals a. At the center b. Inside the pith c.
Beneath the epidermis d. In the cortex
6. Leaves are adapted for
photosynthesis due to their: 15. Desert plants like cacti store
water in their:
a. Waxy cuticle b. Broad shape c.
Woody stems d. Root hairs a. Stems b. Leaves c. Roots d.
Flowers
7. Magnesium is essential for
plants to synthesize: 16. Photosynthesis requires:
a. Proteins b. Chlorophyll c. Stomata a. Oxygen, water, sunlight b. Carbon
d. Xylem dioxide, oxygen, chlorophyll c.
Glucose, water, sunlight d. Carbon
8. Respiration in plant cells
dioxide, water, sunlight
occurs in the:
17. Chlorophyll in plants is found
a. Chloroplasts b. Mitochondria c.
in:
Xylem d. Phloem
a. Mitochondria b. Chloroplasts c.
9. Transpiration rate decreases
Xylem d. Epidermis
under which condition?
18. The correct word equation for 26. Gas exchange in plants occurs
respiration is: through:
a. Glucose + Oxygen → Carbon dioxide a. Xylem b. Phloem c. Root hairs d.
+ Water b. Carbon dioxide + Water → Stomata
Glucose + Oxygen c. Glucose +
27. Photosynthesis and
Oxygen → Carbon dioxide + Water +
respiration both involve the
Energy d. Oxygen + Water → Glucose
exchange of:
+ Carbon dioxide
a. Nitrogen and oxygen b. Carbon
19. Transpiration pull helps
dioxide and oxygen c. Water and
plants:
minerals d. Glucose and chlorophyll
a. Absorb water from soil b. Transport
28. Banyan trees have roots that
food to roots c. Close stomata at night
grow above the ground called:
d. Release oxygen
a. Aerial roots b. Tap roots c. Fibrous
20. Leaves release oxygen during:
roots d. Tertiary roots
a. Daytime b. Nighttime c. Both day
29. Compost provides plants with:
and night d. Only in winter
a. Sunlight b. Minerals c. Oxygen d.
21. Plants respire at night to:
Carbon dioxide
a. Produce glucose b. Release energy
30. Transpiration rate increases
c. Absorb carbon dioxide d. Store
in:
water
a. Still air b. Cold temperature c.
22. Nitrates are essential for
Windy conditions d. High humidity
plants to synthesize:
31. The midrib of a leaf contains:
a. Proteins b. Chlorophyll c.
Carbohydrates d. Fats a. Vascular bundles b. Chloroplasts c.
Guard cells d. Root hairs
23. Cobalt chloride paper turns
pink in the presence of: 32. The cortex in roots is located
between:
a. Oxygen b. Carbon dioxide c. Water
vapor d. Minerals a. Xylem and phloem b. Epidermis and
vascular bundle c. Pith and epidermis
24. The primary function of
d. Stomata and guard cells
phloem is to:
33. Woody stems are
a. Transport water b. Store starch c.
characteristic of:
Anchor the plant d. Transport food
a. Grasses b. Herbs c. Shrubs d.
25. The waxy cuticle on leaves
Trees
helps to:
34. Stomata close at night to:
a. Reduce water loss b. Increase
photosynthesis c. Attract pollinators a. Increase photosynthesis b. Reduce
d. Absorb minerals water loss c. Absorb carbon dioxide
d. Release oxygen
35. The energy for photosynthesis 44. The law of conservation of
comes from: mass was proposed by:
a. Sunlight b. Respiration c. Minerals a. Newton b. Lavoisier c. Einstein d.
d. Soil Dalton
45. Boiling point is a:
Chapter 4: Physical and Chemical a. Chemical property b. Physical
Changes (35 MCQs) property c. Thermal property d.
36. Chopping wood is an example Combustion property
of: 46. Burning fossil fuels contributes
a. Physical change b. Chemical to:
change c. Combustion d. Rusting a. Oxygen depletion b. Acid rain c.
37. Burning wood releases: Reduced humidity d. Global warming

a. Oxygen b. Carbon dioxide c. 47. Souring of milk is a:

Nitrogen d. Hydrogen a. Physical change b. Chemical
38. Rusting of iron involves a change c. Reversible change d.
reaction with: Thermal change

a. Oxygen b. Hydrogen c. Carbon 48. Tarnishing of silver requires

dioxide d. Nitrogen the presence of:

39. Flammability is a: a. Oxygen b. Carbon dioxide c.

Hydrogen sulfide d. Nitrogen
a. Physical property b. Chemical
property c. Thermal property d. State 49. In a thermal conductivity
change experiment, butter melts fastest
on a:
40. Melting ice is a:
a. Metal spoon b. Plastic spoon c.
a. Physical change b. Chemical Wooden spoon d. Glass rod
change c. Combustion d. Oxidation
50. Ductility refers to the ability
41. Galvanizing helps prevent: to:
a. Freezing b. Rusting c. Melting d. a. Conduct heat b. Be drawn into
Sublimation wires c. Resist rusting d. Absorb
42. Silver tarnishing forms: water

a. Silver oxide b. Silver sulfide c. 51. Salt lowers the freezing point
Silver nitrate d. Silver chloride of water, which is an example of:

43. Baking a cake is a: a. Physical change b. Chemical

change c. Combustion d. Oxidation
a. Physical change b. Chemical
change c. Reversible change d. 52. A chemical change is indicated
Thermal change by:
a. Change in shape b. Change in state Oxygen + Ash c. Carbon dioxide +
c. Release of gas d. Formation of a Water → Glucose + Oxygen d. Iron +
new substance Oxygen → Iron oxide
53. A physical change retains the 62. Cutting hair is a:
original:
a. Physical change b. Chemical
a. Energy b. Mass c. Composition d. change c. Combustion d. Oxidation
Temperature
63. Sublimation of dry ice (CO₂) is
54. Baking soda reacting with a:
vinegar produces:
a. Physical change b. Chemical
a. Oxygen b. Carbon dioxide c. change c. Combustion d. Rusting
Hydrogen d. Nitrogen
64. Rust is chemically known as:
55. Painting iron prevents rust by:
a. Iron sulfide b. Iron chloride c. Iron
a. Blocking oxygen b. Adding oxide d. Iron nitrate
magnesium c. Increasing conductivity
65. Flammable materials include:
d. Reducing temperature
a. Water b. Sand c. Glass d.
56. Gold is highly malleable,
Gasoline
making it suitable for:
66. In making chapati, rolling the
a. Electrical wires b. Construction
dough is a:
beams c. Jewelry d. Pipes
a. Physical change b. Chemical
57. Melting point is a:
change c. Combustion d. Rusting
a. Chemical property b. Physical
67. Baking the chapati dough is a:
property c. Combustion property d.
Thermal property a. Physical change b. Chemical
change c. Reversible change d.
58. The symbol for "explosive" in
Thermal change
chemical labeling is:
68. Acid rain is caused by
a. Flame b. Skull c. Bomb d. Tree
emissions of:
59. Boiling water is a:
a. Oxygen b. Sulfur dioxide c.
a. Physical change b. Chemical Nitrogen d. Hydrogen
change c. Combustion d. Oxidation
69. The symbol for "toxic" is a:
60. Photosynthesis is a:
a. Flame b. Skull c. Bomb d. Tree
a. Physical change b. Chemical
70. Boiling an egg is a:
change c. Reversible change d.
Thermal change a. Physical change b. Chemical
change c. Reversible change d.
61. The chemical equation for
Thermal change
combustion is:
a. Fuel + Oxygen → Carbon dioxide +
Water + Energy b. Fuel + Water →