Tree Identification

Question 1

Taxonomy

Answer 1

Classification based on biological characteristics.
King Philip Came Over For Good Soup.

Kingdom
Phylum
Classes
Oorder
Family
Genus
Species

Question 2

Kingdom

Answer 2

Plants

Question 3

Phylum

Answer 3

Division; vascular, gymnosperms/angiosperms

Question 4

Classes

Answer 4

Dicots/monocots

Question 5

Families

Answer 5

Have the same types of flowers and fruits; Legumes

Question 6

Genus

Answer 6

Plants that have similar reproductive structures

Question 7

Nomenclature

Answer 7

The naming of plants, common vs/ scientific.

Question 8

Hybrids

Answer 8

result of crossbreeding between two species, usually in the same genus.

Question 9

Subspecies

Answer 9

Naturally occurring, a closely related group within a species that is found in the same geographic range but with different characteristics.

Question 10

Forma

Answer 10

similar to subspecies but less obvious, levels of cold-hardiness, unique flowers etc.

Question 11

Variety

Answer 11

subdivision of species with distinct trait differences. variety names are not capitalized.

Question 12

Cultivars

Answer 12

Cultivated varieties that require human intervention to produce a trait.

Question 13

Morphology

Answer 13

Plant ID based on size, shape, and appearances.

Question 14

Leaf Margin

Answer 14

entire, serrate, serrulate, double serrate, dentate, crenate, undulate, lobed.

Question 15

Leaf Margin

Answer 15

entire, serrate, serrulate, double serrate, dentate, crenate, undulate, lobed.

Question 16

Leaf Base

Answer 16

acute, rounded, cordate, oblique, auriculate

Question 17

Leaf Apices

Answer 17

acuminate, acute, obtuse, truncate, cuspidate

Question 18

Leaf Arrangement

Answer 18

Bipinnate, palmate, pinnate

Question 19

MAD Horse

Answer 19

Maple, Ash, Dogwood, and Horsechestnut.

Question 20

Palmate

Answer 20

like a palm, buckeye

Question 21

Pinnate

Answer 21

any leaflet