WorksheetsBotanical Diversity
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What do anthers produce?
a)
Haploid microspores
b)
Diploid microspores
c)
Haploid megaspores
d)
Haploid sperm cells
e)
Only more questions.
2.
What are the primary units of the gynoecium?
a)
stamens
b)
ovules
c)
carpels
d)
stigmas
e)
carpellate florets
3.
Which of the following is an acceptable definition of a "seed"?
a)
A mature ovary
b)
A mature ovule
c)
The mature endosperm
d)
The embryo sac
e)
The female gametophyte
4.
This is a compound inflorescence with multiple racemes
a)
Multiple fruit.
b)
Aggregate fruit.
c)
Spike
d)
Umbel
e)
Panicle
5.
This family is characterized by disk and ray florets densely arranged in clusters called heads or capitula.
a)
Solanaceae
b)
Apiaceae
c)
Asteraceae
d)
Poaceae
e)
Malvaceae
6.
This is the term for the modified sepal-like bracts surrounding a capitulum.
a)
areoles
b)
glochids
c)
palea
d)
phyllaries
e)
pappus
7.
This is a dry, indehiscent fruit with a single seed.
a)
drupe
b)
drupelet
c)
achene
d)
legume
e)
follicle
8.
This family is distinguished by compound umbels, sheathing leaf bases, and highly dissected leaves.
a)
Asteraceae
b)
Lamiaceae
c)
Apiaceae
d)
Fabaceae
e)
Poaceae
9.
Flowers in this family often have connivent anthers.
a)
Malvaceae
b)
Solanaceae
c)
Lamiaceae
d)
Poaceae
e)
Apocynaceae
10.
This is a fleshy fruit with a hardened or stony endocarp and a single seed.
a)
achene
b)
cypsela
c)
drupe
d)
pome
e)
legume
11.
If the flower has banner, wings, and a keel, it is probably a member of this family.
a)
Fabaceae
b)
Poaceae
c)
Lamiaceae
d)
Malvaceae
e)
Apocynaceae
12.
This structure typically functions to actively move a leaf.
a)
petiole
b)
stipule
c)
areole
d)
glochid
e)
pulvinus
13.
Which of the following families is characterized by nitrogen fixation?
a)
Lamiaceae
b)
Solanaceae
c)
Poaceae
d)
Apocynaceae
e)
Fabaceae
14.
Which of the following families is characterized by bilabiate flowers, opposite leaves, and square stems
a)
The Mint Family
b)
The Bean Family
c)
The Tomato Family
d)
The Mallow Family
e)
The Carrot Family
15.
Many of the plants in this family produce follicles, and the flowers have epipetalous stamens. Milkweed is a common example.
a)
Asteraceae
b)
Euphorbiaceae
c)
Apocynaceae
d)
Apiaceae
e)
Solanaceae
16.
These are typically stem succulents that lack leaves, instead having areoles, spines, and (sometimes) glochids.
a)
Cactaceae
b)
Euphorbiaceae
c)
Apocynaceae
d)
Solanaceae
e)
Malvaceae
17.
These family includes stem succulents, flowers in pseudanthia, and milky latex.
a)
Cactaceae
b)
Euphorbiaceae
c)
Apocynaceae
d)
Solanaceae
e)
Malvaceae
18.
This family famously includes both Chocolate and Okra.
a)
Cactaceae
b)
Euphorbiaceae
c)
Apocynaceae
d)
Solanaceae
e)
Malvaceae
19.
This is a characteristic feature of Hibiscus and Mallow flowers.
a)
Connivent anthers
b)
Diadelphous stamens
c)
Monadelphous stamens
d)
Gynobasic styles
e)
Stylopodium
20.
This family is distinguised by alternate, palmately lobed leaves with stellate hairs.
a)
The Mallow Family
b)
The Mint Family
c)
The Bean Family
d)
The Asparagus Family
e)
The Dogbane Family
21.
This diverse family has many different fruit types, including drupes, aggregates of achenes, pomes, and aggregates of drupelets.
a)
Lamiaceae
b)
Apiaceae
c)
Asteraceae
d)
Poaceae
e)
Rosaceae
22.
Which of the following is not a general characteristic of monocots?
a)
Flower parts in multiples of 3s
b)
Parallel veins in the leaves
c)
True roots
d)
A single aperture in the pollen grain
e)
Scattered vascular bundles
23.
Which of the following is not a member of the monocots?
a)
Grasses
b)
Lilies
c)
Gingers
d)
Pines
e)
Orchids
24.
In addition to the general monocot characteristics, which of the following is also common in the Asparagus family?
a)
trees and woody vines
b)
tepals
c)
wind-pollinated flowers
d)
net-like veins in the leaves
e)
edible berries
25.
This is the economically most important family of Angiosperms.
a)
Orchids
b)
Grasses
c)
Pines
d)
Sunflowers
e)
Legumes
26.
What are the typically parts of a grass leaf?
a)
petiole and blade
b)
culm and internode
c)
glume, palea, and lemma
d)
sheath, ligule, and blade
e)
spathe and spadix
27.
This term describes a flower that has both male and female reproductive structures (i.e., stamens and carpels), although it may lack sepals and/or petals.
a)
perfect
b)
complete
c)
monoecious
d)
dioecious
e)
monocot
28.
This describes a species with unisexual flowers, but individuals are either male or female, not both.
a)
monoecious
b)
dioecious
c)
imperfect
d)
complete
e)
incomplete
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