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Quiz about PLANT FACTS the plant acrostic

PLANT FACTS: the plant acrostic! Quiz

This quiz is an acrostic. There are ten questions. The first letters to the answers to these questions will spell out "PLANT FACTS". So, the answer to number one will start with "P", the answer to number two will start with "L", etc. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by kharkiv. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
kharkiv

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
252,099

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1734

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: PurpleComet (6/10), Quizaddict1 (8/10), Guest 172 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Angiosperms whose life cycles are more than two years are known as ________.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which Swedish botanist invented binomial nomenclature? Hint

Linnaeus, Carolus

Leopold, Nathan

LaSalle, Barbro

Lappan, Gjord

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Question 3 of 10

3. What name is given to plants whose seeds are enclosed inside a fruit?

Answer: (one word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. The leaves of most gymnosperms are __________. Hint

needles

net shaped

nettles

nine petalled

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Question 5 of 10

5. Leaves have many pigments. Brown pigments in leaves are called

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 10

6. The phloem transports ________ through the plant. Hint

food

fish

flagella

fat

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Question 7 of 10

7. Protective fuzz grows on plants that grow at high _____________. Hint

angles

atmospheres

altitudes

air pressure areas

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Question 8 of 10

8. The _________________ is the storage area inside a root. Hint

cortex

carotenoid

chloroplast

chlorophyll

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who invented chromotography? Hint

Tokarev, Villi

Tolstoy, Lev

Tswett, Mikhail

Tiniy, Igor

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Question 10 of 10

10. These structures are found in all leaves. They are located on the epidermis. They let substances in and out of the leaves and are opened and closed by two guard cells. What are they?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Angiosperms whose life cycles are more than two years are known as ________.

Answer: perennial

Angiosperms who live one year have an annual life cycle. Those who live two years have a biennial life cycle. And finally, those with a perennial life cycle live more than two years.

2. Which Swedish botanist invented binomial nomenclature?

Answer: Linnaeus, Carolus

Carolus Linnaeus invented binomial nomenclature. Binomial nomenclature gives a unique name to every species of living things. Nathan Leopold was an American murderer and I made up the other two names.

3. What name is given to plants whose seeds are enclosed inside a fruit?

Answer: angiosperms

There are two main divisions of vascular plants: gymnosperms and angiosperms. Angiosperms have enclosed seeds, flowers, and fruit. They can be further classified into monocots and dicots.

4. The leaves of most gymnosperms are __________.

Answer: needles

Gymnosperm leaves are needlelike and scalelike. Examples of gymnosperms are fir trees and pine trees. Your Christmas tree is also a gymnosperm!

5. Leaves have many pigments. Brown pigments in leaves are called

Answer: tannins

Red pigments are anthocyanins, yellow pigments are xantophylls, orange pigments are carotenes, and green pigments are chlorophylls.In the fall, pigments other than chlorophyll show on leaves. That's why autumn leaves come in all colors.

6. The phloem transports ________ through the plant.

Answer: food

The phloem actually transports food and glucose through the plant. The xylem is the vascular tissue that transports water.

7. Protective fuzz grows on plants that grow at high _____________.

Answer: altitudes

On mountains, you will often see soft fuzz growing on flowers. This fuzz protects the flowers from the sunlight.

8. The _________________ is the storage area inside a root.

Answer: cortex

The cortex is located under the epidermis.

9. Who invented chromotography?

Answer: Tswett, Mikhail

The Russian scientist Mikhail Tswett invented chromatography. Chromatography is the separation of pigments in plant cells. Lev Tolstoy is a famous Russian author. Villi Tokarev is a Russian singer. I made up Igor Tiniy.

10. These structures are found in all leaves. They are located on the epidermis. They let substances in and out of the leaves and are opened and closed by two guard cells. What are they?

Answer: stomata

Stomata are opened and closed by two guard cells that are full of chlorophyll. This gives the cells energy to close quickly if a dangerous substance is about to enter the leaf. And that's it! That spells PLANT FACTS! I hope you enjoyed my quiz!

Source: Author kharkiv

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