Botany

Question 1

Botany is the science of…

Answer 1

plant life and growth.

Question 2

Agronomy is the field of…

Answer 2

crop production.

Question 3

Horticulture is the study of…

Answer 3

Intensively grown plants.

Question 4

Gardening is part of…

Answer 4

horticulture.

Question 5

Botanists group plants…

Answer 5

systematically.

Question 6

All living organisms are classified and named with…

Answer 6

the binomial nomenclature system.

Question 7

The binomial system identifies each plant by…

Answer 7

genus and specific epithet.

Question 8

A ‘variety’ identifies a plant that…

Answer 8

has a unique characteristic from the rest of their species.

Question 9

‘Cultivar’ is a contraction of…

Answer 9

cultivated variety.

Question 10

A plant that is a cross of different species is a…

Answer 10

hybrid.

Question 11

A plant that has vascular bundles scattered in the stem is…

Answer 11

a monocot.

Question 12

A plant that has flower parts in multiples of 3 is…

Answer 12

a monocot.

Question 13

A plant that has vascular bundles in a circular pattern or joined into a ring is…

Answer 13

a dicot.

Question 14

A plant that has flower parts in multiples of 4 or 5 is…

Answer 14

a dicot.

Question 15

A plant that has leaf venation parallel is…

Answer 15

a monocot.

Question 16

A plant that has leaf venation branched is…

Answer 16

a dicot.

Question 17

A plant that has seedlings with 1 seed leaf is…

Answer 17

a monocot.

Question 18

A plant that has seedlings with 2 seed leaves is…

Answer 18

a dicot.

Question 19

A characteristic used to ID plants is whether the leaves are…

Answer 19

simple or compound.

Question 20

Simple leaves are composed of…

Answer 20

one flattened blade.

Question 21

Compound leaves are composed of…

Answer 21

two or more leaflets located along the leaf petiole.

Question 22

An auxiliary bud is located…

Answer 22

at the junction of the leaf petiole and the stem.

Question 23

The 3 categories of compound leaves are…

Answer 23

pinnately, bipinnately, and palmately.

Question 24

The inner structure of a stem cross-section…

Answer 24

shows the vascular section.

Question 25

The vascular portion of a stem supports...

Answer 25

growth and development.

Question 26

The outer layer of the stem is called...

Answer 26

the epidermis.

Question 27

Phloem tissue...

Answer 27

translocates carbohydrates made by the plant.

Question 28

Xylem tissue...

Answer 28

distributes water and minerals absorbed by the roots.

Question 29

Cambium tissue...

Answer 29

is a single layer of cells where growth occurs.

Question 30

A tree grows in diameter from...

Answer 30

the cambium layer.

Question 31

Stem elongation occurs at...

Answer 31

the terminal bud.

Question 32

If a terminal bud is pruned off or damaged...

Answer 32

lateral buds grow, which produces a "bushy" appearance.

Question 33

Flowers are a part of what plant system?

Answer 33

The reproductive structure of the plant.

Question 34

Angiosperms may be either monocots or dicots. How do you determine which they are?

Answer 34

Monocots have flower parts in multiples of 3, while dicots have petals and sepals in multiples of 4 or 5.

Question 35

What constitutes the 'female' flower parts?

Answer 35

The stigma, style, and ovary are the 'pistil'.

Question 36

The female flower parts, together, are called...

Answer 36

the pistil.

Question 37

The male flower parts, together, are called...

Answer 37

the stamen.

Question 38

What constitutes the 'male' flower parts?

Answer 38

the anther and filament.

Question 39

A perfect flower contains...

Answer 39

both male and female parts.

Question 40

An imperfect flower contains...

Answer 40

either male or female parts, but not both.

Question 41

Monoecious plants have...

Answer 41

both male and female flowers on the same plant.

Question 42

Dioecious plants have...

Answer 42

male and female flowers on separate plants.

Question 43

Inflorescence is...

Answer 43

the way a cluster of individual flowers is arranged.

Question 44

Plants for several categories of fruit called...

Answer 44

simple, aggregate, and multiple.

Question 45

A peach is what category of fruit?

Answer 45

A simple fruit.

Question 46

Define: simple fruit.

Answer 46

A single fruit from a single ovary.

Question 47

Define an aggregate fruit.

Answer 47

Fruit that form from flowers with many pistils on a common corolla.

Question 48

Define an multiple fruit.

Answer 48

The fruit from separate but closely massed flowers.

Question 49

Roots are vital for what purposes?

Answer 49

They anchor the plant and its supporting structure, absorb and distribute water and minerals, store food from photosynthesis.

Question 50

Photosynthesis uses which 3 components?

Answer 50

Light, Water, & Carbon dioxide.

Question 51

Photosynthesis provides...

Answer 51

food that the plant can use.

Question 52

Respiration is...

Answer 52

oxidation or breakdown of stored food to release energy.

Question 53

Respiration is the opposite of...

Answer 53

photosynthesis.

Question 54

Respiration requires...

Answer 54

oxygen.

Question 55

Transpiration does what?

Answer 55

It moves water and minerals from the roots, moves food and other chemicals throughout the plant, and cools the plant by evaporation.

Question 56

Light provides energy to the plant to...

Answer 56

enable photosynthesis to make food for the plant.

Question 57

What is the difference between the USDA zones and the Sunset zones?

Answer 57

USDA zone maps tell where a plant will survive. Sunset zone maps tell where a plant will thrive.

Question 58

Name 4 types of leaf classifications.

Answer 58

scale-like, broad leaf, needle-like, compound,

Question 59

Name 3 types of plants with modified stems.

Answer 59

Bulbs (onion), Rhizomes (salt grass), & Spurs (apple).

Question 60

What do mycorrhizae do?

Answer 60

Increase the surface absorption area for water | and nutrients.

Question 61

What is the site on the stem called where leaves arise?

Answer 61

Lateral buds.