Leaf Morphology Quiz

What is the term for a leaf with two leaflets?

• Bifoliolate

• Bigeminate

• Jugate

• Geminate

What is the term for a leaf with lobes that are very drawn out and make the leaf look somewhat like a branch or a pitchfork?

• Palmatifid

• Palmately lobed

• Laciniate

• Palmatisect

What is the term for a leaf with a tapering point in a concave manner?

• Aristate

• Acicular

• Acuminate

• Apiculate

What is the term for a leaf with a triangular, wedge-shaped base?

• Cordiform

• Cordate

• Cuneiform

• Cuneate

What is the term for a leaf with a long and narrow shape like a blade of grass?

• Linear

• Lanceolate

• Filiform

• Flabellate

What is the term for a leaf with lobes that are pinnately arranged on the central axis?

• Pinnatisect

• Pinnately lobed

• Pinnatifid

• Pinnatipartite

What is the term for a leaf with a smooth margin and without toothing?

• Dentate

• Ciliate

• Entire

• Crenate

What is the term for a leaf with a saw-toothed margin and asymmetrical teeth pointing forward?

• Lobate

• Serrate

• Serrulate

• Sinuate

What is the term for a leaf with a wavy edge, shallower than sinuate?

• Undulate

• Carinate

• Conduplicate

• Cucullate

What is the term for a leaf that is rolled upwards towards the adaxial surface?

• Involute

• Crisped

• Plicate

• Reduplicate