SCIENCE QUIZ 2 BOTANY
Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 8:24 pm1: Lack of ___________ is the primary cause of a plant wilting when its roots are in saturated soil.
OXYGEN
2. What is the sole function maintained by the flowers of plants?
SEXUAL REPRODUCTION OR POLLINATION
3. The part of a plant that transports water and minerals throughout the plant is called what?
XYLEM
4 What is the most widely grown plant in the world?
WHEAT
5 What name is given to plants whose seeds are enclosed inside a fruit?
ANGIOSPERMS
6 An underground, horizontal stem is called...?
RHIZOME
7 Saintpaulia (African Violet) was named for whom?
BARON WALTER VON SAINT PAUL LLLAIRE
8 What does the term 'bonsai' mean?
PLANT IN A TRAY
9 Shedding of leaves, flowers or fruits is called what?
AVSCISSION
10 the study of insects is called...?
ENTOMOLOGY
11 The leafy part of a fern is called a _____?
FROND
12 The largest fundraising and awareness event for cancer in Australia is ________ Day, which gives hope to all Australians touched by cancer.
DAFFIDOL
13 Donald Duck's girlfriends' name is _____ Duck.
DAISY
14. The leaves and tips of this flowering plant were once used for making ale. hint: think Scottish moors
A) Rosemary B) Thistle C) Heather D) Spagnum
C) HEATHER
15. What is the exclusive food of the panda bear.
BAMBOO
16 Where are the seeds of a coniferous plant located?
CONES
17. What continent is home to most of the world's bamboo?
ASIA
18 The emblem of which state or territory is most closely related to Australia’s national emblem?
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
19 Found in rainforests in New South Wales and Queensland, all parts of this plant are poisonous! By what name is it known?
A) Gympie Bush B) Scrub Nettle C) Red Nut D) Cunjevoi
D) CUNJEVOI
In the rainforests of northern Queensland grows a tree with yellow to red coloured toxic fruit. What is its name?
A) Giant Burrawang B) Finger Cherry C) Mulberry Leafed Stinging Tree D) Bottle Tree
B) FINGER CHERRY
OXYGEN
2. What is the sole function maintained by the flowers of plants?
SEXUAL REPRODUCTION OR POLLINATION
3. The part of a plant that transports water and minerals throughout the plant is called what?
XYLEM
4 What is the most widely grown plant in the world?
WHEAT
5 What name is given to plants whose seeds are enclosed inside a fruit?
ANGIOSPERMS
6 An underground, horizontal stem is called...?
RHIZOME
7 Saintpaulia (African Violet) was named for whom?
BARON WALTER VON SAINT PAUL LLLAIRE
8 What does the term 'bonsai' mean?
PLANT IN A TRAY
9 Shedding of leaves, flowers or fruits is called what?
AVSCISSION
10 the study of insects is called...?
ENTOMOLOGY
11 The leafy part of a fern is called a _____?
FROND
12 The largest fundraising and awareness event for cancer in Australia is ________ Day, which gives hope to all Australians touched by cancer.
DAFFIDOL
13 Donald Duck's girlfriends' name is _____ Duck.
DAISY
14. The leaves and tips of this flowering plant were once used for making ale. hint: think Scottish moors
A) Rosemary B) Thistle C) Heather D) Spagnum
C) HEATHER
15. What is the exclusive food of the panda bear.
BAMBOO
16 Where are the seeds of a coniferous plant located?
CONES
17. What continent is home to most of the world's bamboo?
ASIA
18 The emblem of which state or territory is most closely related to Australia’s national emblem?
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
19 Found in rainforests in New South Wales and Queensland, all parts of this plant are poisonous! By what name is it known?
A) Gympie Bush B) Scrub Nettle C) Red Nut D) Cunjevoi
D) CUNJEVOI
In the rainforests of northern Queensland grows a tree with yellow to red coloured toxic fruit. What is its name?
A) Giant Burrawang B) Finger Cherry C) Mulberry Leafed Stinging Tree D) Bottle Tree
B) FINGER CHERRY
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