Plant classification examples

Question 1

Name 2 Annual Plants

Answer 1

Helianthus annuus

Calendula officianalis

Question 2

Name 2 Half Hardy Annuals

Answer 2

Tagetes patula

Nicotiana alata

Question 3

Name 2 Biennials and a biennial and a perennial used as a biennial

Answer 3

Daucus Carota
Dipsacus fullonum

Erysimum cheiri

Question 4

Name 2 ephemerals

Answer 4

Senecio vulgaris

Cardamine hirsuta

Question 5

Name 2 tender (half hardy) perennials

Answer 5

Dahlia coccinea

Pelargonium grandiflorum

Question 6

Name 2 herbaceous perennials

Answer 6

Sedum spectabile
Stachys byzantina
Papaver orientale

Question 7

Name 2 Deciduous woody perennials

Answer 7

Cotoneaster horizontalis

Fagus sylvatica

Question 8

Name 2 Evergreen perennials

Answer 8

Berberis darwinii

Choisya ternata

Question 9

Name 2 deciduous trees

Answer 9

Aesculus hippocastunum
Quercus robur
Fagus sylvatica

Question 10

Name 2 Evergreen trees

Answer 10

Pinus sylvestris
Eucalyptus gunni
Taxus plicata

Question 11

Name 2 semi evergreens

Answer 11

Abelia grandiflora

Ligustrum ovalifolium

Question 12

Name a monocotyledon and a dicotyledon

Answer 12

Zea mays
Iris hermanica
Daucus carota
Phaseolus vulgaris

Question 13

Name 3 Root adaptations

Answer 13

Function Adaptation
Food storage/perenation - swollen tap root - Daucus carota
Root tuber - Dahlia
Adventitious - climbing aerial roots - Hedera helix
Support/prop - Zea mays

Question 14

Name 3 Stem adaptations

Answer 14

Protection - prickles - Rosa glauca
Thorns- Pyracantha & Crataegus

Storage/perennation - Tubers - Begonia Rex, Cyclamen, Corms - Crocus
Rhizomes - Iris germanica

Climbing- twining stem- Wisteria passiflora,
Stolons - Fragaria

Vegetable reproduction- Stem tuber - Solanum tuberosum

Question 15

Name one Hypogeal and one epigeal germination

Answer 15

H - Vicia Faba

E - Phaseolis vulgaris

Question 16

Propagation from seed

Answer 16

Daucus carota
Nigella damascena
Solanum lycopersicum

Question 17

Leaf adaptations

Answer 17

Storage/perennation - bulbs - Narcissus & Lilium
Water storage - Sedum spectabile
Protection - spines - Berberis thunbergii
Climbing - Tendrils- Lathyrus odoratus & Twining petioles- Clematis montana
Bracts (coloured leaves) - Hydrangea macrophylla
& Poinsettia euphorbia

Question 18

Leaf adaptations to limit water loss

Answer 18

Hairs - Stachys byzantina
Small surface area - Pinus sylvestris
Thick cuticles - Rosmarinus officianalis
Water storage - Sedum spectabile
Sunken stomata - Erica carnea (sunken & leaf curls inwards to protect from wind

Question 19

Binomial naming

Answer 19

Genus Species Cultivar
Sedum spectabile
Lavandula angustafolia
Bellis perennis

Buddleja davidii ‘Harlequin’
Sorbus hupehensis ‘Pink pagoda’
Lonicera ‘Dropmore scarlet’

Question 20

Name 2 of each - monoecious, Dioecious & Hermaphrodite

Answer 20

M - Zea mays & Corylus avellana (hazel)
D - Ilex aquifolium & Skimmia japonica & Salix caprea
H - Rosa glauca & Choisya ternata

Question 21

Seed dispersal 2 examples of-
Wind
Explosive 
Animals 
Water

Answer 21

Wind -
Censer/pepper pot - Nigella damascena
Parachutes - Taraxacum, Clematis
Helicopter - Acer campestre

Explosive - Laburnum, Lathyrus odoratus

Animals- frugivory - Ilex aquifolium & scatter hoarding- Quercus robur

Water - floating - Cocos nucifera