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Botany Trivia Quiz

I took horticulture and biology in school last year so I thought I would make a quiz. This quiz is on plants, their structure and a little bit on some processes. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by tigress. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
tigress

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
14,059

Updated
Dec 13 22

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

Plays
6664

Last 3 plays: Guest 74 (1/15), Guest 49 (12/15), wjames (14/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Of what is botany the study? Hint

Stars

Animals

Plants

Rocks

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Question 2 of 15

2. The science of botany is divided into branches. Which of these branches deals with the naming and classifying of plants? Hint

Plant Morphology

Plant Taxonomy

Plant Pathology

Plant Genetics

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Question 3 of 15

3. Who is known as the 'father of botany'? Hint

Theophrastus

Linnaeus

Aristotle

Mendel

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Question 4 of 15

4. What specific part of a plant cell contains the chlorophyll?

Answer: (one word, begins with a 'c')

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Question 5 of 15

5. Do plants have male and female parts?

Yes

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Question 6 of 15

6. What are plants called if they grow one year, flower the next and die? Hint

annual

biennial

perennial

none of these

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Question 7 of 15

7. What structure on a plant is flat, green, and grows from the stem?

Answer: (one word, photosynthesis)

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Question 8 of 15

8. All leaves are connected to the stem by a thin stalk. What is this stalk called? Hint

Petiole

Blade

Stem

Vein

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Question 9 of 15

9. What does the word 'gymnosperm' mean? Hint

naked seed

lose leaves in the fall

covered seed

none of these

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Question 10 of 15

10. What does the word 'angiosperm' mean? Hint

naked seed

covered seed

lose leaves in the fall

none of these

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Question 11 of 15

11. How many seed leaves does a dicotyledon have? Hint

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Question 12 of 15

12. The four basic parts of a plant include all of the following except for which one? Hint

Leaves

Roots

Stems

Sepals

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Question 13 of 15

13. Green plants are able to produce food in the presence of light, water, and carbon dioxide.

True

False

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Question 14 of 15

14. Carbon Dioxide + Water + Energy (sunlight) = Glucose + Oxygen. What process does this equation represent?

Answer: (one word)

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Question 15 of 15

15. The equation Glucose + Oxygen = Carbon Dioxide + Water + Energy describes which of these processes? Hint

Cellular Respiration

Transpiration

Photosynthesis

Osmosis

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Of what is botany the study?

Answer: Plants

The study of animals is zoology. The study of rocks is geology. The study of stars is astronomy.

2. The science of botany is divided into branches. Which of these branches deals with the naming and classifying of plants?

Answer: Plant Taxonomy

Plant morphology deals with form and structure. Plant pathology deals with plant diseases. Plant genetics deals with the characteristcs that are passed on.

3. Who is known as the 'father of botany'?

Answer: Theophrastus

Aristotle was Theophrastus's teacher. Linnaeus came up with scientific naming. Mendel studied the genetics of sweet peas.

4. What specific part of a plant cell contains the chlorophyll?

Answer: Chloroplasts

5. Do plants have male and female parts?

Answer: Yes

The male part of a plant is called the stamen and the female part is called the pistil.

6. What are plants called if they grow one year, flower the next and die?

Answer: biennial

Annuals grow, flower and die in the same year. Perennials come back year after year.

7. What structure on a plant is flat, green, and grows from the stem?

Answer: leaf

Photosynthesis occurs mainly in the leaves.

8. All leaves are connected to the stem by a thin stalk. What is this stalk called?

Answer: Petiole

9. What does the word 'gymnosperm' mean?

Answer: naked seed

10. What does the word 'angiosperm' mean?

Answer: covered seed

11. How many seed leaves does a dicotyledon have?

Answer: 2

12. The four basic parts of a plant include all of the following except for which one?

Answer: Sepals

The fourth basic part of a plant is the flower, which the sepal is part of.

13. Green plants are able to produce food in the presence of light, water, and carbon dioxide.

Answer: True

14. Carbon Dioxide + Water + Energy (sunlight) = Glucose + Oxygen. What process does this equation represent?

Answer: photosynthesis

15. The equation Glucose + Oxygen = Carbon Dioxide + Water + Energy describes which of these processes?

Answer: Cellular Respiration

Glucose + Oxygen = Carbon Dioxide + Water + Energy is the equation for cellular respiration.

Source: Author tigress

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