Register New Player - Log In
Welcome to our world of fun trivia quizzes and quiz games:     New Player quiz register Play Now! trivia game
Fun Trivia: A : Angiosperms and Gymnosperms

Special Sub-Topic: Plant Taxonomy


True or False. Taxonomy is the practice of stuffing animals.

    False & false & F & f. Actually, that's taxidermy. Taxonomy is the practice of scientifically naming organisms and plants.

True or False. Ferns are pteridophytes.
    True & true & T & t. This is one of the divisions of plants. This also includes club mosses and horsetails. These plants have true roots, stems, and leaves, but no flowers or seeds.

Which division is moss in?
    Bryophytes. Moss is a small, flowerless plant. They have no real roots, just fine 'hairs' that absorb water from the soil.

How many kinds of Spermatophytes are there?
    2. They are the gymnosperms and the angiosperms.

Evergreens like pines and junipers are angiosperms.
    f. Evergreens are gymnosperms. The word gymnosperm means that the seeds are naked.

Angiosperms have seeds that are protected with fruit.
    t.

The banana is a monocot.
    t. Some other monocots are grasses, onions, coconut palms, and orchids.

Where are the seeds of a coniferous plant located?
    Cones.

Acer rubrum is the genus and species of what tree?
    Red Maple.

Vitis vinifera is the genus and species of what fruit?
    wine grapes & grapes & Grape & Wine Grapes & Wine grapes. These are the type of grapes that are made into wine.


Did you find these entries particularly interesting, or do you have comments / corrections to make? Let the author know!

  • Send the author a thank you or compliment
  • Submit a correction