Examples!

Question 1

Gymnosperms x3

Answer 1

Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine)

Ginkgo Biloba

Cycas revoluta (Sago palm)

Question 2

Angiosperms x3

Answer 2

Zinnia elegans

Paeonia officinalis

Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove)

Question 3

Monocot x3

Answer 3

Lilium regale (Lily)

Crocus sativus (Crocus)

Aloe vera (Aloe)

Question 4

Dicot x3

Answer 4

Quercus robur (English oak)

Dipsacus fullonum (Teasel)

Betula pendula (Silver birch)

Question 5

Cultivar examples x3

Answer 5

Heuchera ‘Blondie’

Begonia ‘It’

Fuchsia ‘Hawkshead’

Question 6

Annuals x2

Answer 6

Zinnia elegans

Cosmos bipinnatus (Cosmos)

Question 7

Ephemeral x2

Answer 7

Cardamine hirsuta (Hairy bittercress)

Senecio vulgaris

Question 8

Biennial x2

Answer 8

Dipsacus fullonum (Teasel)

Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove)

Question 9

Perennial x2

Answer 9

Lavandula angustifolia (English Lavender)

Ilex aquifolium

Question 10

Woody perennial x2 (deciduous)

Answer 10

Betula pendula (Silver birch)

Quercus robur (English oak)

Question 11

Herbaceous perennial x2 (deciduous)

Answer 11

Lilium regale

Crocus sativus

Question 12

Herbaceous perennial x2 (evergreen)

Answer 12

Heuchera ‘Blondie’

Leontodon taraxacum

Question 13

Evergreens x2

Answer 13

Ilex aquifolium

Pinus sylvestris

Question 14

Semi-evergreen x2

Answer 14

Sedum acre (Stonecrop)

Primula veris (Cowslip)

Primula veris x vulgaris

Question 15

Tender perennial x2

Answer 15

Begonia ‘It’

Fuchsia ‘Thalia’

Question 16

Half hardy annual x2

Answer 16

Zinnia elegans

Cosmos bipinnatus

Question 17

Hardy annual x2

Answer 17

Helianthus annuus (Sunflower)

Calendula officinalis (Marigold)

Question 18

Shrub x2

Answer 18

Fatsia japonica

Mahonia japonica

[both evergreen]

Question 19

Tree x2

Answer 19

Quercus robur (oak)

Betula pendula (S. birch)

Question 20

Horticultural annual x 2

Answer 20

Daucus carota

Ipomoea batatas

Question 21

Horticultural biennial x 2

Answer 21

Erysimum cheirii

Dianthus barbatus

Question 22

Tap root

Answer 22

Daucus carota

Question 23

Root tuber

Answer 23

Ipomoea batatas

Question 24

Climbing roots

Answer 24

Hedera helix

Question 25

Prop roots

Answer 25

Zea mays

Question 26

Thorn (stem spine)

Answer 26

Crataegus monogyna

Question 27

Prickle

Outgrowths of stem epidermis

Answer 27

Rosa canina

Question 28

Corm

Compressed underground shoots. Nodes/internodes/axillary/buds

Answer 28

Crocus sativus

Question 29

Rhizome

Nodes and internodes. Spreads. Along ground or underground

Answer 29

Iris germanica

Question 30

Climbing - twining stem

Wisteria

Answer 30

Wisteria floribunda

Question 31

Climbing - stem tendrils

Answer 31

Passiflora caerulea

Question 32

Bulb

Answer 32

Allium cepa

Question 33

Stolons

Answer 33

Fragaria vesca

Question 34

Stem tuber

Answer 34

Solanum tuberosum

Question 35

Epidermal hairs example

Layer of still air across leaf to reduce water loss

Answer 35

Stachys byzantia

Question 36

Rosettes of leaves

reduce water loss

Answer 36

Sempervivum ‘Bronco’

Question 37

Explosive seed dispersal x 2

examples

Answer 37

1. Cardamine hirsuta
2. Pisum sativum

Question 38

Animal dispersal x 3

dispersal

Answer 38

1. Eating fruits - Crataegus monogyna
2. Scatter hoarding - Quercus robur
3. Seed hooks - Galium aparine

Question 39

Wind dispersal examples x 3

Answer 39

1. Winged seed - Acer palmatum
2. Parachute - Taraxacum officinale
3. Censer mechanism - Papaver orientale

Question 40

Water dispersal example

Answer 40

Cocos nucifera

Question 41

Dioecious examples x 2

seperate male and female plants

Answer 41

1. Ginkgo biloba
2. Ilex aquifolium

Question 42

Monoecious examples x 2

seperate male and female flowers on same plant

Answer 42

1. Quercus robur
2. Rosa canina