WorksheetsMaking an Herbarium
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
An organized collection of dried and pressed plants is called a(n)...
Herbarium
Aquarium
Terrarium
Plantarium
An herbarium may ONLY contain entire plants, using just some pieces of plants is unacceptable.
True
False
To prepare them for herbarium, plants should be dried for how long?
1-3 months
1-3 years
1-3 weeks
1-3 days
It is acceptable to use hot glue gun to mount plants on herbarium sheets.
True
False
What is the best tool for preparing plants for herbarium?
Heavy book
Plant press
Hydraulic press
Putting them under your bed
What happens if you do not properly dry and press your plants for herbarium?
They continue to grow inside.
They rot and smell bad.
They still smell nice.
No problem.
Where do we enter the information about the plant we collected?
Herbarium label
Directly on herbarium sheet
Into the index of plants
On the cover page
You can stick the plant you collected 3 days ago into the herbarium.
Sure dude!
How about no?!
How scientists generally call each plant stored in the herbarium?
A species
A specimen
A spaceman
A spicyman
Select all main purposes of an herbarium.
To preserve plants
To enable studying of plants
To decorate labs
To destroy plant diversity
