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Loopy for Leaves - Knowledge Assessment - Leaf Basics with Jo

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main function of a leaf?

a)

Make that nice swishing noise in the wind

b)

Create shade for us students

c)

Help the plant make its own food (Photosynthesis)

d)

Covering up rude bits on statues and paintings

2.

What do we call the stalk of a leaf?

a)

Trevor

b)

Handle

c)

Blade

d)

Petiole

3.

Where do you find the "Axillary Bud" of a leaf?

a)

Close to the "Axillary Mate"

b)

Where the petiole joins the stem of the plant

c)

On it's underside

d)

Right at the tip of the leaf

4.

How many leaflets does a compound leaf have?

a)

Compound leaves do not have leaflets

b)

At least 2

c)

One for every petiole it has

d)

way too many to ever count!

5.

Which of these diagrams is correct?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

What type of leaves are in this image?

a)

Simple leaves

b)

Compound leaves

c)

Alternate leaves

d)

Obtuse leaves

7.

What is the name of the tiny growing point, at the base of a leaf petiole - where it joins the plant stem?

a)

Banana

b)

Margin

c)

Axillary Bud

d)

Trevor

8.

How is a Compound leaf different to a Simple leaf

a)

It is composed of several small leaflets

b)

It is very very tiny

c)

It is always a darker colour

d)

It smells like nutmeg

9.

What is a petiole?

a)

Part of a strawberry

b)

A kind of dog

c)

A very flat leaf

d)

The stalk of a leaf

10.

Where do you find a leaf margin?

a)

At the bottom of a leaf

b)

At the very top of a tree

c)

Around the edge of a leaf blade

d)

In the middle of the leaf