Botany Sample test questions

These questions will be similar to the ones on lecture test 4 (Chapters 22, 23, 6 & 7).
1). The genus Magnolia has a _____________ colored flower and is
    pollinated by _______________


2). Which of the following are both seed bearing plants :
    a) hepaticophyta and psilophyta    b) ginkgophyta and gnetophyta
    c) gnetophyta and pterophyta       d) gnetophyta and psilophyta


3). Seed plants have pollen. What are two other adaptations
    they have to growing on land?
    _____________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________


4). Which of the following is a monocotyledon?
    a) rose       b) grass       c) tomato      d) oak


5). Asthma and hay fever are treated using the drug : ________________ ,
    which is extracted from a plant in the phylum : ___________________.


6). What does "heterosporous" mean? ______________________________


7). Gymnosperms first evolved about __ years ago.
    a) 150 million   b) 400 million    c) 250 million     d) 400 billion


8). After pollination, how does the male gamete reach the egg in :

Cycads : ___________________________________________________________

Flowering plants : _________________________________________________


9). How are seeds of the genus Salsola dispersed ? ________________

    ____________________________________________________________________


10). Anthophyta (flowering plants) first evolved about __ years ago.
     a) 150 million   b) 400 million    c) 250 million     d) 400 billion


11). The genus Ephedra is found in _1_ and attracts pollinators using _2_.
     a) Africa ; blue flowers		b) Utah ; blue flowers
     c) Africa ; nectar			d) Utah ; nectar


12). What adaptation does Welwitschia have for living in the desert?
     _____________________________________________________________________

 
13). Acacia seeds are spread by __1__ and have a(n) __2__ attached.
     a) wind ; wing          b) birds ; fruit
     c) ant ; elaiosome      d) water ; float


14). The genus Zamia is found in __1__ and is in the phylum __2__.
     a) Africa ; cycadophyta	b) Florida ; cycadophyta
     c) Africa ; gnetophyta     d) Florida ; gnetophyta
 

15). Give an example of a genus whose stem is strengthened by lignin :
     _________________     


16). Which phylum of gymnosperm has only one species still surviving?
     _____________________


17). Cambium is characteristic of conifers and __1__ and produces __2__ 
     towards the outside of the plant.
     a) monocotyledons ; phloem     b) dicotyledons ; phloem
     c) monocotyledons ; xylem      d) dicotyledons ; xylem


18). What is the function of sepals? ______________________________


19). What are two adaptations that conifers have that make them drought
     resistant?
                __________________________________________________________


20). The scientific name of "bristle cone pine" is _________  ____________


21). The stamen is made of two parts, the _______________ and _____________


22). The xylem of gymnosperms have ___________ to carry water, whereas the 
     xylem of anthophyta have ______________.


23). Explain "double fertilization": __________________________________
     ______________________________________________________________________


24). Apart from producing toxic chemicals, plants are defended from 
     predators by:
     _____________________________________________________________________


25). Sapwood is __1__ than heartwood and is found closer to the __2__.
     a) younger ; cambium         b) older ; center of the stem
     c) older   ; cambium         d) younger ; center of the stem


26). Swollen areas of the stem for storing food are called:
     a) rhizomes     b) tubers     c) runners     d) bulbs


27)  Why are carnivorous plants typically found in wet soil?
     ______________________________________________________________________


28). Sundews, such as the genus _________ , trap insects using _____________


29). Leaves that have a long central stalk, with paired leaflets coming off
     the side are called:
     a) pinhead      b) palmate        c) pinnate     d) prostrate


30). Whorled leaves have at least __ leaves on each node.
     a) 2            b) 3              c) 4           d) 5