Botany Vocab

Question 1

Alternate Leaf Arrangement

Answer 1

leaves interspersed along a stem, one per node

Example: The plant has an alternate leaf arrangement.

Question 2

Broadleaf

Answer 2

having wide flat leaves, as opposed to needles

Additional Information: Broadleaf plants are common in temperate forests.

Question 3

Compound Leaf

Answer 3

leaves consisting of more than one section, division, or order of branching, most commonly applied to leaves and inflorescences

Question 4

Conifer

Answer 4

plant that has cones and usually needles or scales, evergreen leaves

Question 5

Cotyledon

Answer 5

one of a seed’s first leaves

Question 6

Dicot

Answer 6

plants that typically have two seed leaves, flower parts in multiples of 4 or 5, and net-veined leaves

Question 7

Ground Cover

Answer 7

plants grown for their ability to conceal the soil from view and protect it from erosion, often tightly clumping plants that grow along the ground

Question 8

Internode

Answer 8

area of a stem occurring between the two nearest nodes

Question 9

Lateral Bud

Answer 9

bud on or at the side of a stem

Question 10

Midrib

Answer 10

central vein of leaves, usually more prominent than the lateral veins

Question 11

Monocot

Answer 11

plants that typically have one seed leaf, flower parts in multiples of 3, and parallel-veined leaves

Question 12

Node

Answer 12

area of leaf attachment on the stem, may have a leaf, leaf scar, or branch

Question 13

Opposite Leaf Arrangement

Answer 13

leaves occurring across from each other, paired two per node

Question 14

Palmate Venation

Answer 14

having veins, lobes, leaflets, or dissections all arising from a single point, usually at the top of the petiole, like fingers from a palm

Question 15

Parallel Venation

Answer 15

having veins that run more or less side by side the length of the leaf

Question 16

Petals

Answer 16

individual components of the second whorl of the flower, which are usually colorful and function to attract pollinators

Question 17

Petiole

Answer 17

leaf stalk that connects the blade to the stem

Question 18

Pinnate Venation

Answer 18

leaf with veins, lobes, leaflets, or dissections arising along a central elongate axis

Question 19

Pistil

Answer 19

female reproductive structure of the flower, usually made up of stigma, style, and ovary

Question 20

Sepals

Answer 20

individual component of the outermost whorl of the flower, leaf-like or petal-like

Question 21

Stamen

Answer 21

male reproductive structure of a flower, consisting of a filament and pollen-bearing anther

Question 22

Terminal Bud

Answer 22

bud located at the tip of a stem, responsible for the elongating growth of the stem in most woody plants

Question 23

Vine

Answer 23

climbing plant