AC-Ch. 2 Tree Id

Question 1

Taxonomic group below the division level but above the order level.

Answer 1

Class

Question 2

Leaf with two or more leaflets.

Answer 2

Compound leaf

Question 3

Cone-bearing tree or other plant that has its seeds in a structure called a cone.

Answer 3

Conifer

Question 4

Cultivated variety of a plant. Cannot be reproduced without human assistance. Usually propagated asexually.

Answer 4

Cultivar

Question 5

Plant with two cotyledons in its embryo; netted or palmate leaf veins; and flowers with three, four, or five petals, or petals in multiples of these numbers.

Answer 5

Dicotyledon

Question 6

Taxonomic group below the kingdom level but above the class level.

Answer 6

Division

Question 7

Term describing a leaf margin without teeth.

Answer 7

Entire

Question 8

Taxonomic group under the order level and above the genus level

Answer 8

Family

Question 9

Leaves of a plant

Answer 9

Foliage

Question 10

Group of plants within a species having distinct variations that occur sporadically and naturally

Answer 10

Forma

Question 11

Taxonomic group, composed of species having similar fundamental traits. Botanical classification under the family level and above the specific epithet level.

Answer 11

Genus

Question 12

Plant resulting from a cross between two or more other plants that are more or less alike.

Answer 12

Hybrid

Question 13

Diagnostic aid to help identify plants and other organisms.

Answer 13

Identification key

Question 14

Primary taxonomic group, separating plants from animals

Answer 14

Kingdom

Question 15

Tip of the leaf blade

Answer 15

Leaf apex

Question 16

Point of attachment of a leaf petiole to a stem

Answer 16

Leaf axil

Question 17

Bottom part of the leaf blade

Answer 17

Leaf base

Question 18

Pertaining to Bud or leaf arrangement, one leaf or bud at each node situated at alternating positions along the stem. In this arrangement, the leaves are not directly across from each other.

Answer 18

Alternate

Question 19

Outer edge of the leaf blade

Answer 19

Leaf margin

Question 20

Plant with an embryo that has one seed leaf.

Answer 20

Monocotyledon

Question 21

Study of the form and structure of plants and other living organisms.

Answer 21

Morphology

Question 22

Scientific naming system for living organisms.

Answer 22

Nomenclature

Question 23

Pertaining to leaf or branch arrangement, leaves or branches situated two at each node, across from each other on the stem.

Answer 23

Opposite

Question 24

Taxonomic group below the class level but above the family level.

Answer 24

Order

Question 25

Type of compound leaf with veins or leaflets radiating in a fanlike pattern.

Answer 25

Palmate

Question 26

Primary taxonomic group within a kingdom

Answer 26

Phylum

Question 27

Type of compound leaf, with leaflets along each side of a common axis.

Answer 27

Pinnate

Question 28

Sawtooth margin of a leaf, with teeth pointed forward

Answer 28

Serrate

Question 29

Single bladed leaf not composed of leaflets

Answer 29

Simple leaf

Question 30

Taxonomic group of organisms composed of individuals of the same genus that can reproduce among themselves and have similar offspring

Answer 30

Species

Question 31

Classification name that follows the genus name in scientific nomenclature

Answer 31

Specific epithet

Question 32

Group of plants within a species having distinct differences that occur naturally and usually within a specific geographic region

Answer 32

Subspecies

Question 33

Science that studies the description, denomination, and classification of living organisms based on their similarities and differences

Answer 33

Taxonomy

Question 34

Naturally occurring subdivision of a species having a distinct difference and breeding true to that difference

Answer 34

Variety

Question 35

Plant with xylem and phloem elements for conducting water, nutrients and Photosynthates.

Answer 35

Vascular plant

Question 36

List the levels of classification in order of broadest to narrowest

Answer 36

Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, specific epithet