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840988191 Basic Botany Test (33 questions, five pages) _____ 1. Taxonomy includes: A. stuffing dead animals. B. Classification of large numbers of things into groups. C. Preparation of income tax forms. D. The method of describing the different ways parts of plants work. _____ 2. The largest group of organisms is the taxa called: A. Phylum. B. Class. C. Family. D. Kingdom. _____ 3. The higher plant division is: A. Phytoplasms. B. Angiospermae. C. Tracheophytes. D. Dicots. _____ 4. Fruit-covered seeded plants are called: A. Angiospermae B. Gymnospermae C. Monocots. D. Dicots. _____ 5. Plants which have cotyledons in their seeds and have pinnate or palmate leaf venation are: A. Angiospermae B. Gymnospermae C. Monocots. D. Dicots. _____ 6. The scientific name of a plant is made up of: A. Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species. B. the genus and species. C. the family, genus and species. D. The Kingdom, Phylum and Class. _____ 7. Scientific names are better than common names because: A. they are alphabetized. B. they are in Latin. C. common names are not always precise, exact or unique. D. scientific names differ from place to place. _____ 8. In the scientific name, A. the species name is capitalized but not italicized. B. the species name is not capitalized, but it is italicized. C. the genus name is capitalized but not italicized. D. the genus name is not capitalized but is italicized. 840988191 _____ 9. In the scientific name, the word flava indicates: A. edible. B. tasty. C. yellow. D. hairy. _____ 10. The classical Greek name Zea means: A. arbor vitae B. hairy. C. corn. D. hickory. _____ 11. A ______________ is a plant selected for man for one or more unique traits and usually is propagated vegetatively in order to maintain those traits. A. cultivar B. hybrid C. variety D. species _____ 12. The function of roots includes all except: A. absorb water and minerals B. transport food and water. C. conduct photosynthesis. D. store food. _____ 13. There are ________major types of root systems in plants: A. 2 B. 4 C. 12 D. 43 _____ 14. The roots’ _________ cells are responsible for absorbing water and minerals dissolved in water. A. cortex B. xylem C. vascular D. epidermis _____ 15. Root nodules: A. help anchor the plant. B. take nitrogen from the air and convert it to fertilizer for the plant. C. store food for the plant and can be harvested to eat. D. are poisonous. _____ 16. A twig is a: A. young stem (one year or less) without leaves. B. a young stem (one year or less) with leaves. C. a young stem in the dormant winter stage. D. a very small branch. 840988191 _____ 17. The food-moving part of the vascular system is the: A. cambium. B. phloem. C. xylem. D. stem. _____ 18. The stalk part of a leaf is its: A. cambium. B. stem. B. petiole. C. lamina. _____ 19. The first leaves to appear when the seed germinates are the: A. petioles. B. monocots. C. cotyledons D. lamina _____ 20. Leaves associated with flowers, often mistaken for petals, are: A. petals B. tendrils C. bracts D. stamens. _____ 21. Adventitious buds: A. form at any location. B. can convert to other forms. C. are the most edible. D. form the prettiest flowers. _____ 22. The male reproductive organs of a flower are the: A. petals B. stamens. C. sepals D. carpels _____ 23. The __________ receives the pollen during fertilization: A. ovary B. style C. stigma D. carpel 840988191 _____ 24. The _______________ produces pollen. A. stamen B. ovule C. anther D. stigma _____ 25. _____________ flowers have both male and female reproductive organs. A. perfect B. complete C. incomplete D. imperfect _____ 26. A thick, fleshy flower spike surrounded by a leaf or bract is/are__________. A. corymb B. umbel C. spathe and spadix D. panicle _____ 27. A(n) ________ is a fleshy fruit produced by an inferior ovary; the endocarp enclosing many seeds commonly is called the core. A. stone B. berry C. pome D. hesperidium _____ 28. The process by which light energy is utilized to convert carbon dioxide and water into food to be used by plants is: A. respiration. B. respiration. C. photosynthesis D. transpiration. _____ 29. _________ is the green pigment in leaves that is converted into chemical energy which is stored as starch or sugar. A. Chlorophyll B. Photosynthesis C. Carbon dioxide D. Stomata _____ 30. During respiration, a plant releases: A. oxygen B. hydrogen C. water and carbon dioxide D. helium and oxygen 840988191 _____ 31. The following are all parts of a seed except: A. dormant embryo B. storage tissue C. crown D. seed coat _____ 32. Seeds lacking dormancy need ____________ to germinate. A. water and light B. water and warm temperatures C. warm temperatures and light D. warm temperatures, light and water _____ 33. When a seed germinates, the radicle emerges first, followed by the __________ that contains the leaves and stems. A. embryo B. plumule C. dicot D. monocot