Abeka 7th Grade Science Quiz 5

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

• petiole
• stigma

• pistil

• sepal

The edge of a leaf is called the ___________.

• vein
• blade
• margin
• petiole

A _____________ type of leaf margin that has small points along it (teeth).

• toothed

• pinnate

A _____________ compound is a type of compound leaf in which the leaflets attach at intervals along the petiole.

• phenotype

• alternate

• pinnately

• singlet

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 a(n) _____________ leaf arrangement has three or more leaves growing from the same node on a stem.

• alternate

• opposite

• whorled

The fruit of a grass plant is a ________.

• grain

• bulb

• root

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

• true

• false