Name That Plant
The type of plant that loses its leaves in the winter.
A. Coniferous B. Deciduous C. Dioecious D. Monecious
B. Deciduous
What is the primary function of the root?
A. to absorb water and mineral nutrients
B. to capture light for the production of food
C. To enable a plant to reproduce sexually
D. To support other parts of the plant
A. To absorb water and mineral nutrients
What is the primary function of the stem?
A. to absorb water and mineral nutrients
B. to capture light for the production of food
C. to enable a plant to reproduce sexually
D. to support other parts of a plant
D. to support other parts of a plant
On which plant organ do buds form?
A. flower C. root
B. Leaf D. stem
D. stem
What term describes a flower with male parts and no female parts?
A. complete C. pistillate
B. perfect D. staminate
What branch of biology deals with identifying and naming organisms?
A. anatomy C. physiology
B. morphology D. taxonomy
D. Taxonomy
How does water enter the root?
A. by adhesion and cohesion
B. by exudation and vernation
C. by osmosis and diffusion
D. by sublimation and primary growth
C. by osmosis and diffusion
From which tissue does growth of a stem originate?
A. epidermis C. phloem
B. meristem D. pith
B. meristem
What is the primary function of the leaf?
A. to absorb water and mineral nutrients
B. to capture light for the production of food
C. to enable a plant to reproduce sexually
D. to support other parts of the plant
B. to capture light for the production of food
What is a complete flower?
A. it lacks one or more major flower parts
B. it has both male and female flower parts
C. it has only male or only female flower parts
D. it has sepals, petals, pistils, and stamens
D. it has sepals, petals, pistils, and stamens
What is the first word in a binomial Latin name?
A. cultivar C. Genus
B. Species D. Variety
B. genus
What is the primary cause for water-related death of potted plants?
A. anaerobic bacteria in the medium
B. loose porous medium that dries quickly
C. totally saturating the medium
D. watering too frequently
D. watering too frequently
How does the stem of a monocot plant differ from the stem of an herbaceous dicot plant?
A. Monocots have a layer of cells(cortex)that is lacking dicots B. the heartwood of monocot plants has gums, resins and tannins C. The vascular bundles of monocot plants are scattered throughout the stem D. The vascular bundles of monocot plants form a rings within the stem
C. The vascular bundles of monocot plants are scattered throughout the stem
Which region of the leaf has the greatest concentration of chloroplasts and therefore the highest rate of photosynthesis?
A. lower epidermis C. spongy mesophyll layer
B. palisade layer D. upper epidermis
B. palisade layer
Which of the following is a true statement?
A. all complete flowers are dioecious
B. all complete flowers are imperfect
C. all complete flowers are monoecious
D. all complete flowers are perfect
D. all complete flowers are perfect
Which is the highest level of hierarchical classification of plants?
A. Class C. Kingdom
B. Family D. Species
C. Kingdom
Which plant structure increase the surface area of the root and increase the absorption of water and minerals?
A. adventitious roots C. haustorial projections
B. elongation zones D. root hairs
D. root hairs
Which tissue has the primary function of storing starches?
A. cortex C. root hairs
B. pericycle D. stele
A. cortex
Where are the vast majority of the stomata located?
A. along the roots
B. at the end of the pistil
C. on one year old stems
D. on the underside of leaves
D. on the underside of leaves
A bite into an apple might reveal seeds. From which part of a plower did the seeds originate?
A. ovary C. pedicel
B. ovule D. sepal
B. ovule
What is the species name of the following plant: Lycopersicum esculentum 'Better Boy F1'?
A. Better Boy C. F1
B. Esculentum D. Lycopersicum
B. Esculentum
What are the 2 most common types of root systems?
A. aerial and subterranean
B. deep and shallow
C. fibrous and taproot
D. primary and secondary
C. fibrous and taproot
Which part of a woody stem actively conducts water and dissolved minerals?
A. heartwood C. pith
B. inner wood D. sapwood
D. sapwood
What structure connects the leaf blade to the stem?
A. margin
B. midrib
C. petiole
D. stipule
C. petiole
What do many spring flowering bulb crops require in order to flower?
A. fertilization C. transpiration
B. pollination D. vernalization
D. Vernalization