Chapter 2 Quiz Flashcards
Which one of the following botanical plant names is formatted correctly?
A. Platanus Occidentalis
B. Beucarnia recurvata
C. Eleagnus angustifolia
D. Picea pungens f. glauca
C
Which of the following is NOT a plant classification class?
- Filicinae
- Angiospermae
- Gymnospermae
- Castanae
Castanae
_______ have 2 seed leaves, flower parts in multiples of _______ or ________ and have _______ veins, while _________ have 1 seed leaf, flower parts in multiples of _________ and _________ veins.
Dicots, 4s, 5s, net-like, Monocots, 3s, parallel
Which botanical classification level is most similar to the last name in a family?
Genus
________ are human-selected clones that are propagated and maintained vegetatively or asexually, while ________ are sexually propagated or bred plants that are NOT clones, but look similar enough generally that they look like they are.
Cultivar, Line
Which plant is a hybrid or cross between two genera (plural of genus)?
A. Platanus x acerifolia
B. X Fatshedera
C. Caryopteris x clandonensis
D. Rosa rugosa
B
Plants are classified into 2 categories in terms of their tolerance to frost or freezing. Plants are either frost ____________ or frost hardy.
tender
Blueberries, azaleas and rhododendrons are _____________ because they love having soil with a pH less than 7.
acidophiles
seed to seed in one season, then dies
annual
seed to rosette in 1st season, overwinters in a dormant state; rosette to flowers and seeds in 2nd season then dies
biennial
germinates in fall of 1st season, tough enough to go through winter without true dormancy and seeds early the following spring (think Cheatgrass)
winter annual
may take several years to reproduce seed, but, as long as conditions are favorable, it will produce seeds each year in cycles of dormancy and active growth for several years before dying
perennial
