Plant Biology Quiz

What is a small growth at the tip or on the side of a stem that later develops into a flower?

• bud
• petal

• stem

• pollen

What are the brightly colored leaflike outer parts of a flower called?

• bud

• petal

• pollen

• stem

What is the very fine usually yellow dust that is produced by a plant?

• bud

• stem

• pollen

• petal

What is the leafless underground part of a plant that absorbs water and minerals?

• root
• branch

• petal

• sponge

What is the main stalk of a plant that develops buds?

• petal

• pollen

• stem

• buds

What is a nutrient-rich substance added to soil to make it more suitable for growing plants?

• fertilizer

• soil

• ground

• earth

What is the pigment that helps leaves to absorb light and gives them a green color?

• green

• chlorophyll

• sponge

• stem

What refers to the study of plants and is a type of biology?

• fungle

• plant science

• botanicals

• botany

What is the term used for planting seeds?

• plants

• sow

• planting

• sower

What is a special structure that is designed to regulate the temperature and humidity of the environment inside?

• yellowhouse

• Sowinghouse

• greenhouse

• planthouse