2.5- Monocot Families; 2.6- Observing Leaves

The stalk attaching a leaf to a branch is the ? .

(a)  

The edge of a leaf is called the ? .

(a)  

The illustrated leaf has a(n) ​ (a)   margin.

• toothed
• pinnately

This leaf is (a)   compound.

• pinnately
• toothed

What is a horizontal plant stem growing under the ground?

• bulb

• stolon

• corm

• rhizome

What type of leaf venation is characteristic of monocots?

• parallel

• perpendicular

• palmate

• pinnate

What is the most important group of plants?

• pea family

• grass family

• rose family

• amaryllis family

A plant with an opposite leaf arrangement has three or more leaves growing from the same node on a stem.

• false- whorled

• true

The fruit of a grass plant is a sheath.

• true

• false-grain

Because the leaves of a grass plant are attached directly to the stem, without a stalk, they are sessile leaves.

• true

• false