Could You Pass This Interesting Geography Quiz?

1. Mycorrhizae

Increase plant growth.

Are symbionts.

Allow a plant to absorb more water.

Increase the surface area for absorption of water and minerals.

All of these

2. Nodules found on the roots of leguminous plants are involved in supplying which element for the plant?

Aluminum

Boron

Magnesium

Nitrogen

Chlorine

3. The water and minerals absorbed by the roots usually first enter the

Pericycle.

Vascular tissue.

Cortex.

Root hairs.

Endodermis.

4. The cells that surround stomata are

Endodermal cells.

Guard cells.

Mesophyll cells.

Vascular bundle cells.

Vessel cells.

5. The soil described as a mixture of sand, silt, clay, and humus is

Humus.

Sand.

Soil.

Loam.

Silt.

6. Sugars are carried throughout the plant in which tissue?

Cortex

Parenchyma

Xylem

Phloem

Stem

7. Which of the following would be the least suitable for conversion to agriculture?

Grassland

Tropical forests

Deciduous forest

Prairie

Silted in lake

8. Water inside all of the xylem cells is being pulled upward by

Turgor pressure.

Negative pressures (tensions).

Osmotic gradients.

Pressure flow forces.

All of these

9. Chlorosis and leaf droop are caused by a deficiency of

Nitrogen.

Potassium.

Sulfur.

Phosphorus.

Magnesium.

10. Which element is a component of chlorophyll and activates enzymes used in photosynthesis, respiration, and protein synthesis?

Nitrogen

Potassium

Sulfur

Phosphorus

Magnesium