Unit 2 Exam: Plants for Food and Fibre

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38 questions
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Which of the following best demonstrates a monoculture?

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Crop rotation allows the soil to recover which of the following?

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Plants provide us with food, fibre and medicine. By fibre we mean...

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This plant is used to help thicken foods such as ice cream, salad dressing, yogurt, and chocolate milk

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The early settlers greatest impact on the ecosystem of the prairies was...

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Because plants make their own food they are classified as...

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When trees are harvested faster than they can be replaced, we could say that their management is ...

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This plant is best adapted to which of the following conditions?

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A process that draws water up from the roots to the leaves and stems is called...

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In which plant structure does most photosynthesis occur?

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During the day the plant uses carbon dioxide and water. When there is no light, the plant releases carbon dioxide and takes in oxygen. This process is called...

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Choose the list of processes that best corresponds with the list "roots, cones, leaves".

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How does water get into plants?

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Diffusion is the tendecy of particles in a gas or liquid to become...

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Sperm from the pollen of a wheat plant fertilized an egg in the same wheat plant. This is an example of...

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The development of a seed into a seedling or young plant is called...

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Which statement best describes the term "pest"?

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Some vegetable or fruit crops may be grown in a greenhouse because...

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Irrigation has increased the productivity of farmland in southern Alberta, but over irrigation can cause this problem.

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Soil is a mixture of weathered rock and...

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Plants that are grown by hydroponics are...

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If you are trying to control a grasshopper infestation in your field, which of the following actions would have the least negative impact on the environment?

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Farmer Fred wanted to see if one apple tree could produce more than one variety of apples. Which of the following technologies is most appropriate for this task?

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According to the graph, what is the relationship between amount of fertilizer and crop yield?

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Vegetable Production in Alberta
From the data in this graph, what do we know about vegetable production in greenhouses?

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Nathan pulled this root out of his garden.
In which group does Nathan's root belong?

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Mrs. Fisher has a lot of aphids in her backyard in August. You can't breath without inhaling one. Aphids suck the sap out of her plants, leaving them mottled and ugly. Ladybugs can eat up to 25 aphids per day. She is very happy when she sees ladybugs in her garden because ladybugs are an example of a...

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Pesticide resistant species are becoming a big problem for farmers. They are the result of...

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Plants (and animals) that are introduced to new environments from other countries can cause many problems because...

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A plant that has been introduced to a new environment and negatively alters that environment is called...

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Match the plants for fuel and medicine with their descriptions. Each description is only used once.

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
aspirin
Drug made from birch bark and willow bark
ethanol
drug obrained from the opium poppy
quinine
fuel made from corn or grain
morphine
treatment for malaria
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Match the plant function with it's structure.

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
leaf
produces food using chlorophyll
seed
holds the embryo and cotyledon
stems
supports the leaves
stoma
opens to release water allow for gas exchange.
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Match the functions to the appropriate reproductive structure.

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
stamen
produces pollen
style
male reproductive organ system
stigma
sticky tip that captures pollen
pistil
holds up the anther
filament
female reproductive organ system
ovary
contains the pollen tube that the sperm travels down
anther
creates and contains the ovules
ovule
becomes the seed
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What are some environmental consequences of growing monocultures?

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Describe what humus is and why it is important to plants.

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If all plants were wiped out, humans would likely not be able to survive. What are three things that plants do for us that would lead to this conclusion?

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Explain how irrigation can reduce the quality of the soil.

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Explain why there are fewer family farms now than there were in the 1920's. What are the developments in modern farming that has led to fewer family farms?