Botany Final

What is botany?

• A.

  Study of plants

• B.

  Study of green things

• C.

  Study of animals

• D.

  Study of the stars

All botanists are biologists.

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

What does the vascular system of a plant do?

• A.

  Produces food from photosynthesis

• B.

  Carries water and other chemicals

• C.

  Produces oxygen

• D.

  Makes the plant green

Gymnosperms are plants that make ________.

The purpose of flowers are to make seeds.

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

A seed is 

• A.

  Something that gets stuck in your teeth

• B.

  A tube that carries water in a plant

• C.

  A baby plant in a protective coating with food.

• D.

  Small cone for flowers to grow in

The line that runs down the middle of a leaf is called the ___________.

Ferns are nonvascular plants

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

The word Biology means the study of inanimate objects.

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

The outer shell of a peanut is called a _________.

Sporangia means

• A.

  Large rock

• B.

  Spore container

• C.

  Leaf pile

• D.

  Seed thrower

The outer coat of a seed is called the testa.

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

Which of the following words describe parts of the inside of a seed?

• A.

  Cotyledon

• B.

  Radicle

• C.

  Belly button

• D.

  Epicotyl

• E.

  Leaf

When water surrounds a seed and the testa loosens and water gets inside the seed and the embryo wakes up. What is this process called?

Animals that only eat plants are called

• A.

  Vegetarians

• B.

  Carnivores

• C.

  Herbivores

• D.

  Dinosaurs

Venus Flytrap is a carnivorous plant

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

The set of colors in the rainbow is called the ________ spectrum of light.

• A.

  Invisible

• B.

  Spectral

• C.

  Wizard of oz

• D.

  Visible

Most moths are nocturnal

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

What color are hummingbirtds attracted to?

• A.

  Red

• B.

  Indigo

• C.

  Green

• D.

  Yellow

Everything that grows from a flower and contains seeds is considered a vegetable.

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

The little two-sided winged fruits that fly off maple trees in strong winds are called

• A.

  Schizophrenics

• B.

  Schizocarps

• C.

  Carposchizs

• D.

  Salmons

The two main types of fruit that God made are

• A.

  Wet and Dry

• B.

  Flimsy and Solid

• C.

  Squishy and Firm

• D.

  Fleshy and Dry

Which of the following fruits are fleshy type fruits?

• A.

  Berry

• B.

  Grain

• C.

  Pepo

• D.

  Pome

• E.

  Pods

• F.

  Capsules

• G.

  Drupe

• H.

  Nuts

Leaves take a certain type of gas out of the air called _______ and release into the air a Gas called _________.

• A.

  Carbon Dioxide / Oxygen

• B.

  Nitrogen / H2O

• C.

  Calcium / Helium

• D.

  Boron / Uranium

The liquid gooey stuff taken out of a tree and use on pancakes is called sap.

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

Rain and wind can whisk soil away and change the landscape. This is called __________.

Leaves are filled with a special substance called ___________ which helps with photosynthesis.

• A.

  Fiber

• B.

  Sap

• C.

  Chlorophyll

• D.

  Pixie Dust

Roots only grow at the beginning of the life of a plant

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

The ability of plants to know which way is up and down is called

• A.

  Neoptropism

• B.

  Tropicana

• C.

  Geotropism

• D.

  Phototropism

Which of the following are types of root systems in plants?

• A.

  Taproot system

• B.

  Toenail system

• C.

  Fibrous System

The Xylem and Phloem are found in the bark of trees

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

The special chemical that allows plants to turn toward the light is called 

• A.

  Auxin

• B.

  Boxin

• C.

  Toxin

• D.

  Caulkin

When a tree is green all winter long, it is called an ___________ tree.

There are three kinds of leaves found on conifers: paperclip-like, spiky-like, and awl-like.

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

If a spore lands somewhere with suitable conditions, it grows into a tiny plantlet called a __________.

• A.

  Neotropism

• B.

  Genophobe

• C.

  Microbe

• D.

  Prothallus

Some ferns grow tall enough to look like actual trees

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

Mosses are in the plant phylum called

• A.

  Bryophyta

• B.

  Cryptophyta

• C.

  Lazyphyta

• D.

  Burrophyta

Lichen are made up of what two living things

• A.

  Fungus

• B.

  Crustacean

• C.

  Algae

• D.

  Termites

Lichen plants can break down rocks to form soil

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

The name of the oldest tree in the world is

• A.

  Moses

• B.

  Methuselah

• C.

  Rocky

• D.

  Fred

Which of the following are the main purposes for roots?

• A.

  Anchor the plant in the ground

• B.

  Absorb water and nutrients from the soil

• C.

  Provide food for animals

• D.

  Give greater height to the plant

• E.

  Help prevent erosion