Plant And Animal Identification

Question 1

Name the plant families.

Answer 1

Family Gramineae
Family Compositae
Family Cruciferae
Family Leguminosae
Family Polygonaceae
Family Ranunculaceae
Family Umbelliferae
Family Urticaceae
Family Rosaceae
Family Plantaginaceae
Family Solanaceae
Family Chenopodiaceae

Question 2

What plants does the Family Gramineae contain?

Answer 2

Family Gramineae contains productive perennial ryegrass and cereal crops (maize, wheat, barley and oats).

Question 3

What are all members of the Family Gramineae?

Answer 3

All members of the family Gramineae are monocots.

Question 4

What is the grass flower composed of in family gramineae?

Answer 4

The grass flower is composed of many florets (small flowers) contained on a structure called the spikelet.

Question 5

What important agricultural species belong to family gramineae?

Answer 5

Many important agricultural species belong to family gramineae, including perennial ryegrass, barley, wheat, maize and oats.

Question 6

Give 4 Examples of members of the gramineae family.

Answer 6

Perennial ryegrass, cocksfoot, wild oats and barley.

Question 7

What are the flower heads in plants in family compositae composed of?

Answer 7

The flower heads of the plants in the family compositae are composed of many individual flowers that all share the same receptacle.

Question 8

In family compositae, the individual flowers are what?

Answer 8

In family compositae, the individual flowers are so densely arranged that they resemble a single flower.

Question 9

How to members of the compositae family disperse their seeds?

Answer 9

Members of the compositae family use wind dispersal to disperse their seeds.

Question 10

Give Examples of members of the family compositae.

Answer 10

Plants in the compositae family include ragwort, dandelion and daisy.

Question 11

In the family cruciferae, members of this family produce what?

Answer 11

Members of the family compositae produce a flower with small petals in the shape of a cross.

Question 12

What important agricultural crops does the family cruciferae contain?

Answer 12

The family cruciferae includes a number of important agricultural crops, such as turnips, oilseed rape, kale and cabbage.

Question 13

What are the common weeds of the family cruciferae.

Answer 13

The common weeds of the family cruciferae include charlock (wild turnip), shepherd’s purse and lady’s smock.

Question 14

Name a kale variety ( to do with example of family cruciferae )

Answer 14

Kale variety Maris Kestral.

Question 15

Name two agriculturally important plants in family leguminosae.

Answer 15

Red clover and white clover.

Question 16

What relationship does the members of the family leguminosae have with what bacteria?

Answer 16

Red Clover and White Clover have a symbiotic relationship with the bacteria Rhizobium, which lives in the root nodules of these plants.

Question 17

In the family leguminosae, rhizobium has the ability to fix what?

Answer 17

Rhizobium has the ability to fix nitrogen into nitrates for plant use.

Question 18

Give two examples of members of the family leguminosae.

Answer 18

Red clover and white clover.

Question 19

What are the main species of docks in Family Polygonaceae?

Answer 19

The two main species of docks in family polygonaceae are the curled dock and the broadleaf dock.

Question 20

Name four members of the family Ranunculaceae.

Answer 20

Creeping buttercup, meadow buttercup and lesser celandine are all members of the family ranunculaceae.

Question 21

How can the members of the family ranunculaceae be identified?

Answer 21

The members of the family ranunculaceae can be identified by their big yellow flowers and the different shapes of their leaves.

Question 22

In family umbelliferae, what does the inflorescence of the members of this family cocsist of?

Answer 22

In family umbelliferae, the members of this family consist of a number of short stalks with small white flowers that originate from the same point.

Question 23

Name members of the family umbelliferae

Answer 23

Members of the umbelliferae family include cow parsley, commonly found in hedgerows, and crops such as carrots, parsnips and parsley.

Question 24

Name a member of the family urticacae

Answer 24

The common nettle is a member of this family

Question 25

In the family urticaceae, where are male and female flowers?

Answer 25

In the family urticaceae, male and female flowers are on separate plants.

Question 26

In the family rosaceae, what is produced?

Answer 26

In the family rosaceae, large flowers with five petals and sepals are produced.

Question 27

Give members of the family rosaceae.

Answer 27

Hawthorn, blackthorn, and silver weed.