The processes by which an animal or plant takes in and utilizes food substances is called nutrition. There are two types of nutrients first one is essential nutrients and another one is a non-essential nutrient. Essential nutrients include protein, carbohydrate, fat, vitamins, minerals, and electrolytes. In grade 6th you learned that food is necessary for all living organisms. Plants can make their food themselves but animals and humans cannot. They obtain it by animals & plants that eat plants. Thereby animals & humans are directly or indirectly dependent on plants. So take this quiz and know more about the nutrition in plants.
1. Which of these is a micronutrient for plants?
A. Carbon
B. Oxygen
C. Nitrogen
D. Boron
2. The food conducting tissue of a plant is ...
A. Phloem
B. Xylem
C. Parenchyma
D. Collenchyma
3. The form of carbohydrate which is synthesized in plants is ...
A. Starch
B. Glucose
C. Fructose
D. Cellulose
4. The mode of nutrition in a green plant is ...
A. Heterotrophic
B. Saprophytic
C. Holozoic
D. Autotrophic
5. Penicillin is extracted from ...
A. Yeast
B. Algae
C. Fungus
D. Lichen
6. Which of the following is not required for photosynthesis?
A. Sunlight
B. Oxygen
C. Water
D. Carbon dioxide
7. During photosynthesis in plants, the gas evolved is ...
A. Carbon dioxide
B. Nitrogen
C. Oxygen
D. Hydrogen
8. The process by which green plants prepare their own food is known as ...
A. Photosynthesis
B. Respiration
C. Symbiosis
D. None of these
9. An example of an autotrophic plant is ...
A. Mushroom
B. Mould
C. Dodder
D. Neem
10. Bone is used as a fertilizer because it contains the plant nutrient ...
A. Nitrogen
B. Phosphorus
C. Sodium
D. Calcium
11. Tiny pores on the surface of leaves are called ...
A. ChlorophyII
B. Lamina
C. Leaf stalk
D. Stomata
12. Which one of the following is an insectivorous plant?
A. Lichens
B. Mushrooms
C. Pitcher plant
D. Yeast
13. Cuscuta is a ……………. plant.
A. Parasitic
B. Saprophytic
C. Symbiotic
D. Carnivorous
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