Plant Biology Quiz

Which of the following is NOT a function of the leaf?

• Food manufacture

• Exchange of gases

• Absorption of water from soil

• Evaporation of water

The stalk of the leaf that connects the blade to the stem is called:

• Leaf base

• Lamina

• Petiole

• Rachis

A compound leaf with leaflets arising from a common point is called:

• Pinnately compound

• Palmately compound

• Reticulate compound

• Parallel compound

Phyllotaxy refers to:

• Shape of the leaf blade

• Arrangement of leaves on the stem

• Type of venation

• Pattern of stomatal distribution

In a decussate arrangement, leaves are:

• Single leaf per node in spiral

• Three or more per node

• Opposite at right angles at successive nodes

• Clustered near the base

The male reproductive part of a flower is called:

• Gynoecium

• Pistil

• Androecium

• Corolla

The receptacle is defined as:

• The outer whorl of green leaves

• The base of the flower where parts are attached

• The stalk of the stamen

• The stalk supporting the flower

A flower that lacks one or more floral parts is classified as:

• Complete

• Incomplete

• Perfect

• Sympetalous

The stigma functions as:

• Site of ovule production

• Support for pollen sacs

• Receptive surface for pollen

• Food storage organ

Tepals are:

• Sepals and petals indistinguishable from each other

• Modified stamens

• Female reproductive organs

• Fused carpels