Vocabulary
The underground part of a plant that anchors it and absorbs water and nutrients.
[A] Roots [B] Leaf
[C] Branch [D] Trunk
[A] Roots
Plants do not breathe.
[A] True [B] False
[B] False
Plants do breathe - they take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen.
Approximately 87.5% of flowering plants rely on _________ for pollination.
[A] plants [B] cars
[C] machines [D] animals
[D] animals
The life cycle stage in which the plant matures and produces flowers to attract pollinators.
[A] Flowering [B] Photosynthesis
[C] Seed [D] Chrystalis
[A] Flowering
What is the most well known plant?
[A] carnation [B] rose
[C] sunflower [D] daisy
[B] rose
The process responsible for converting sunlight into energy.
[A] Replication [B] Condensation
[C] Oxygenizing [D] Photosynthesis
[D] Photosynthesis
Plants can communicate.
[A] True [B] False
[A] True
Plants release chemicals to warn each other of danger.
Which one is not a pollinator?
[A] animals [B] birds
[C] sharks [D] insects
[C] sharks
The process where the seed sprouts and develops into a seedling, often triggered by water, temperature, and light.
[A] Pollination [B] Evaporation
[C] Germination [D] Relaxation
[C] Germination
The oak tree has an average life span of ____ years when undisturbed in nature.
[A] 1,500 [B] 18
[C] 600 [D] 150
[C] 600
Some oak trees can live for up to 1,000 years.
The part of a plant, responsible for pollination and seed production.
[A] Root [B] Leaf
[C] Flower [D] Stem
[C] Flower
Bamboo is the world's fastest-growing woody plant.
[A] True [B] False
[A] True
Bamboo grows at a rate of 35 inches in a single day. You could watch it grow!
The process of transferring pollen from one plant to another.
[A] Photosynthesis [B] Transference
[C] Chorophyll [D] Pollination
[D] Pollination
The starting point of the plant's life cycle, containing the embryo and nutrients for initial growth.
[A] Flower [B] Germination
[C] Pollination [D] Seed
[D] Seed
Elephant grass can grow to ____ meters tall.
[A] 4 inches [B] 2 feet
[C] 6 miles [D] 4.5 meters
[D] 4.5 meters
It is so tall elephants can conceal themselves within it. Thus how "elephant grass" got its name.
The stalk that supports the flower and connects it to the main plant.
[A] Leaf [B] Root
[C] Stem [D] Flower
[C] Stem
Some plants get extra nutrients by eating insects.
[A] True [B] False
[A] True
The Venus Flytrap is carnivorous - it eats insects.
_______ are pollinators, especially of night-blooming plants.
[A] Butterflies [B] Honey Bees
[C] Bats [D] Sea Horses
[C] Bats
Plants that complete their life cycle in one growing season.
[A] Terminal [B] Annuals
[C] Perennials [D] Chaotic
[B] Annuals
The oceans contain about ___% of all plant life on Earth.
[A] 40 [B] 85
[C] 25 [D] 3
[B] 85
The part of a plant where photosynthesis takes place.
[A] Stem [B] Leaf
[C] Flower [D] Root
[B] Leaf
Pollution and climate change affect pollinators.
[A] True [B] False
[A] True
Pollinators affect our food supply. Our food supply affects our survival.
Pollinators are often ___________ species, meaning that they are critical to an ecosystem.
[A] captured [B] keystone
[C] insignificant [D] useless
[B] keystone
Keystone means a very important part - without it everything would fall apart and/ or break down.
Plants that live for more than two years.
[A] Lifers [B] Seminoles
[C] Perennials [D] Annuals
[C] Perennials
What is the worst smelling plant?
[A] roses [B] carrion flowers
[C] feet flowers [D] cherry blossoms
[B] carrion flowers
Flowers that emit an odor that smells like rotting meat.