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Non-flowering Plants Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about non-flowering plants, including ferns, lichens, and seaweed.

A multiple-choice quiz by Morrigan716. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Morrigan716

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
55,204

Updated
Jun 14 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1905

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is the Hartford Fern also known as? Hint

Climbing Fern

Rattlesnake Fern

Interrupted Fern

Cinnamon Fern

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the leafy part of a fern called? Hint

font

blonde

bond

frond

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Question 3 of 10

3. Ferns reproduce by spores?

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is Haircap Moss also known as? Hint

Catharinaea

Georgia

Goldilocks

Pipes

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Question 5 of 10

5. Liverworts take their name from the flat, liverlike shape of certain species.

Answer: (True or False)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Seaweeds have roots, stems, and leaves.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Most of which green algae grow in warm waters, where they gradually develop a crust of lime? Hint

Green Thread Algae

Dulse

Irish Moss

Tube Algae

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following is not a kelp? Hint

Sea Palm

Attached Gulfweed

Sugar Wrack

Smooth Cord Weed

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Question 9 of 10

9. What type of lichens have grey stalked goblets and commonly grow on old wood? Hint

Pixie Cups

Map Lichen

Old Man's Beard

Flabby Lichen

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is toadskin lichen also known as? Hint

Rock Tripe

Reindeer Moss

British Soldiers

Dog Lichen

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the Hartford Fern also known as?

Answer: Climbing Fern

A climbing fern looks more like ivy than an actual fern.

2. What is the leafy part of a fern called?

Answer: frond

They may be undivided or divided once, twice, or three times.

3. Ferns reproduce by spores?

Answer: True

A frond with spores is called {fertile;} those without, sterile.

4. What is Haircap Moss also known as?

Answer: Goldilocks

Found in woods and edges of bogs.

5. Liverworts take their name from the flat, liverlike shape of certain species.

Answer: true

They also have a reputation as a cure for liver disease.

6. Seaweeds have roots, stems, and leaves.

Answer: False

They reproduce asexually by spores or sexually by the fusion of cells called gametes.

7. Most of which green algae grow in warm waters, where they gradually develop a crust of lime?

Answer: Tube Algae

Irish moss and dulse are red algae.

8. Which of the following is not a kelp?

Answer: Attached Gulfweed

Attached gulfweed is from the rockweed group.

9. What type of lichens have grey stalked goblets and commonly grow on old wood?

Answer: Pixie Cups

The goblets are just the right size for a 'pixie' to drink from!

10. What is toadskin lichen also known as?

Answer: Rock Tripe

Source: Reader's Digest's North American Wildlife.

Source: Author Morrigan716

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