WorksheetsUnit 3 Test - Multiple Choice
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
Dendrology is the study of:
All plants
Only flowering plants
Trees and other woody plants
Soil and minerals
The two main types of tree structures are:
Root and stem
Vegetative and reproductive
Leaf and flower
Bark and twig
Photosynthesis takes place in which part of the tree?
Roots
Chloroplasts in leaves
Bark
Seeds
Which process allows a tree to release water vapor and stay cool?
Respiration
Transpiration
Circulation
Abscission
A dichotomous key is used to:
Classify soils
Identify unknown trees
Measure tree growth
Record weather
A lobed leaf margin looks like:
Potato chip edges
Saw teeth
Rounded Fingers
Hairlike Bristles
The vascular cambium produces:
Roots
Bark
Xylem and phloem
Flowers
A tree’s bark described as “block–like” is most likely found on:
Birch
Maple
Pine
Elm
Which of the following is a reproductive structure?
Roots
Leaves
Flowers
Stems
Monkeyface leaf scars are found on:
Oaks
Hickories and walnuts
Maples
Ash
What is the main function of tree roots?
Provide shade
Absorb nutrients and water
Make food
Carry pollen
The naming system that gives every tree a genus and specific epithet is called:
Phylogeny
Binomial nomenclature
Ecology
A tree that drops its leaves in fall undergoes:
Circulation
Germination
Abscission
Transpiration
Which twig feature is described as “small white dashes on bark”?
Chambered pith
Corky wings
Lenticels
Hollow pith
Which of these is not one of the six major tree physiological processes?
Germination
Abscission
Transpiration
Condensation
Respiration can occur in plants with or without light.
True
False
Pubescence refers to hairs found on leaves.
True
False
Fruit has no role in seed transport.
True
False
Binomial nomenclature names are always written in Greek.
True
False
A twig with corky wings belongs to an oak.
True
False
The xylem moves water and nutrients upward in the tree.
True
False
Bristle tips are found on oaks like scarlet oak and black oak.
TRUE
FALSE
The abscission layer weakens the leaf’s connection, causing it to drop.
TRUE
FALSE
Dichotomous keys only use multiple-choice style questions.
TRUE
FALSE
Leaf arrangement can be alternate, opposite, or whorled.
TRUE
FALSE
Tree morphology refers to the external structure of trees, while tree anatomy refers to the internal structure. Which of the following best illustrates how each is used in tree identification?
Morphology is used to identify trees by leaf shape, while anatomy is used by examining wood structure.
Morphology is used to study root systems, while anatomy is used to classify tree height.
Morphology is used to analyze tree rings, while anatomy is used to observe bark texture.
Morphology is used to measure tree age, while anatomy is used to identify fruit color.
Which leaf arrangement is paired side-by-side?
Alternate
Whorled
Opposite
Spiral
A “ski trail” bark pattern is found on:
Ash
hickory
A samara fruit is commonly called:
Rhino Seed
