Trees Flashcards
1
Q
What portion of Rhode Island is forested?
A
60 percent
2
Q
Which tree is in the Ginkoacceae family?
A
Ginko biloba
3
Q
Drop their leaves in the fall
A
Deciduous
4
Q
Flowering plants with seeds in a ovary
A
Angiosperms
5
Q
Cone bearing trees (do not lose leaves)
A
Gymnosperms
6
Q
First leaf/leaves developed by the embryo of a seed
A
Cotyledon
7
Q
Have only one cotyledon
A
Monocots
8
Q
Have 2 or more cotyledons. Branched leaf veins 4-6 flower parts
A
Dicots
9
Q
What types of leaves do Dicots have
A
Needles, scales, broad
10
Q
One leaf at each node
A
Alternate
11
Q
Leaves mirror each other
A
Opposite
12
Q
A single leaf blade
A
Simple
13
Q
Several distinct leaflets joined to a single stem
A
Compound
14
Q
Leaves radiate from a single point
A
Palmately compound
15
Q
Leaflets are attached to a common axis (ranchis)
A
Pinnately compound
