Plant ID and selection

Question 1

Physiological adaptation process of plants and other living organisms to a climate or environment different from their prior growing conditions

Answer 1

Acclimation

Question 2

Genetic ability of plants and other living organisms to adjust or acclimate to different environments

Answer 2

Adaptability

Question 3

In close, tight proximity; pressed close to or lying flat against something; appressed

Answer 3

Adpressed

Question 4

Pleasing to the senses, visually or otherwise

Answer 4

Aesthetic

Question 5

Pertaining to bud or leaf arrangement, one leaf or bud at each note situated at alternating positions along the stem in this arrangement. The leaves are not directly across from each other.

Answer 5

Alternate

Question 6

Plant with seeds born in an ovary consist of two large groups, monocotyledons, such as grasses, palms and related plants and dicotyledons, which is mostly woody trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants, and related plants

Answer 6

Angiosperm

Question 7

Point of attachment of a leaf petiole to a stem

Answer 7

Axil

Question 8

Bud in the axil of a leaf; lateral bud

Answer 8

Axillary bud

Question 9

Biological diversity in an environment as indicated by number of different species of plants and animals

Answer 9

Biodiversity

Question 10

Double pinnate

Answer 10

Bipinnate

Question 11

Expanded body of a leaf

Answer 11

Blade

Question 12

Modified leaf, usually growing just below the flower petals sometimes more prominent than and mistaken for the actual flower petals

Answer 12

Bract

Question 13

Undeveloped flower or shoot containing a meristematic growing point. small, lateral or terminal protuberance on the stem of a plant that may develop into a flower or shoot

Answer 13

Bud

Question 14

Thickness or diameter of the trunk of a tree, taken at a standard height used in specifying nursery stock

Answer 14

Caliper

Question 16

Spike like flower structure, often drooping, and flexible

Answer 16

Catkin

Question 17

Taxonomic group below the division level, but above the order level

Answer 17

Class

Question 18

Asexual produced organisms that are genetically ident

Answer 18

Clones

Question 19

Leaf with two or more leaflets

Answer 19

Compound leaf

Question 20

Ovule or pollen bearing structure of conifers

Answer 20

Cone

Question 21

Cone bearing tree or other plant that has its seeds in a structure called a cone

Answer 21

Conifer

Question 22

Term describing a heart shaped leaf

Answer 22

Cordate

Question 23

Cultivated variety of a species that cannot be reproduced without human assistance, usually propagated asexually (cloned)

Answer 23

Cultivar

Question 24

Tree or other plant that sheds its foliage annually

Answer 24

Deciduous

Question 25

Rounded or spreading growth habit of a tree crown

Answer 25

Decurrent

Question 26

Having serrations (teeth) perpendicular to the leaf margin

Answer 26

Dentate

Question 27

Plant with two cotyledons in its embryo; dicotyledons constitute the large larger of the two great divisions of flowering plants and typically have broad, stalked leaves with net like veins

Answer 27

Dicoyledons

Question 28

Having male and female flowers borne on separate individuals of the same species

Answer 28

Dioecious

Question 29

Taxonomic group below the kingdom level, but above the class level

Answer 29

Division phylum

Question 30

Toothed margin of a leaf with smaller teeth within the teeth

Answer 30

Double serrate

Question 31

Stony seed inside a fleshy covering i.e. cherry and peach

Answer 31

Drupe

Question 32

Term describing a leaf margin without teeth

Answer 32

entire

Question 33

Pattern of a tree branching characterized by a dominant leader with an upright or pyramidal cone shape crown

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Excurrent

Question 34

Taxonomic group under the order level and above the genus level

Answer 34

Family

Question 35

Group of plants with a species having distinct variations that occurs sporadically and naturally

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Forma

Question 36

Large divided leaf structure, found in palms and ferns

Answer 36

Frond

Question 37

Taxonomic group composed of species having similar fundamental traits; botanical classification under the family level and above the species level

Answer 37

Genus

Question 38

Plants with exposed seeds usually within cones, the classes Ginkgopsida and Coniferopsida are members of the group

Answer 38

Gymnosperm

Question 39

Characteristic form or manner of growth

Answer 39

Habit

Question 40

Genetically determined ability of a plant to survive winter growing conditions often referring specifically to low temperatures

Answer 40

Hardiness

Question 41

Plant resulting from a cross between two different species or two highly inbred lines within a single species

Answer 41

Hybrid

Question 42

Dichotomous guide used to help identify plants and other organisms

Answer 42

Identification key

Question 43

Continued growth due to sustained activity of the apical and lateral meristems

Answer 43

Intermediate growth

Question 44

Cluster of flowers

Answer 44

Inflorescence

Question 45

Region of the stem between two successive nodes

Answer 45

Internode

Question 46

Organisms not native or endemic to a region, typically introduced by human activity in the modern era

Answer 46

Invasive species

Question 47

Primary taxonomic group separating major groups of living organisms

Answer 47

Kingdom

Question 48

Purpose or intended use of a plant in the landscape such as shade, aesthetic screening

Answer 48

Landscape function

Question 49

Vegetative bud on the side of a stem

Answer 49

Lateral bud

Question 50

Tip of the leaf blade

Answer 50

Leaf Apex

Question 51

Bottom part of the leaf blade

Answer 51

Leaf base

Question 52

Outer edge of the leaf blade

Answer 52

Leaf margin

Question 53

Scar left on the twig after the leaf is shed

Answer 53

Leaf scar

Question 54

Separate part of a compound leaf blade

Answer 54

Leaflet

Question 55

Small opening in the bark that permits the exchange of gases

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Lenticel

Question 56

Leaf segments that project outward creating voids or sinuses between the segments

Answer 56

Lobe

Question 57

Plant with an embryo that has one single seed leaf (cotyledon) Examples are grasses and palms.

Answer 57

Monocotyledon

Question 58

Species with male and female flowers, born on the same plant

Answer 58

Monoecious

Question 59

Study of the form and structure of plants and other living organisms

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Morphology

Question 60

Plants endemic (indegenous) to a region within the modern era; naturally occurring and not introduced by humans

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Native species

Question 61

Non-native species that has become established in a region and propagates without human assistance

Answer 61

Naturalized species

Question 62

Slender leaf of a conifer

Answer 62

Needle

Question 63

Point on a stem from which leaves branches and aerial roots are attached

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Node

Question 64

Scientific naming system for living organisms, scientific names are Latin and written in italics the genius first is always starting with a capital letter followed by the specific epithet always starting with a lowercase letter and together making the species name

Answer 64

Nomenclature

Question 65

Pertaining to leaf or branch arrangement, leaves or branches situated two at each note across from each other on the stem

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Opposite

Question 66

Taxonomic group below the class level, but above the family level

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Order

Question 67

In trees and other plants, the part of the flower that produces the ovules and becomes the fruit at maturity

Answer 67

Ovary

Question 68

Monocotyledonous plant in the family Arecaceae, usually within an unbranched trunk; it’s leaves are arranged around the terminal bud and the vascular bundles are scattered

Answer 68

Palm

Question 69

Type of compound leaf with veins or leaflets radiating in a fan like pattern

Answer 69

Palmate

Question 70

Stalk or support axis of a leaf between the stem and the blade

Answer 70

Petiole

Question 71

Stalk of a leaflet

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Petiole

Question 72

Primary taxonomic group within a kingdom

Answer 72

Phylum

Question 73

Type of compound leaf with leaflets along each side of a common axis

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Pinnate

Question 74

Geographic origin of a plant differing from the range of the species or where a species can be expected to be hardy

Answer 74

Provenance

Question 75

Short soft hairs, covering the surface of leaves or other plant parts

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Pubescence

Question 76

Plant varieties that are tolerant of or not susceptible to certain diseases or pest problems or abiotic disorders

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Resistant varieties

Question 77

Dry, winged fruits that remain closed at maturity

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Samara

Question 78

Sawtooth margin of a leaf with the teeth pointed forward

Answer 78

Serrate

Question 79

Single bladed leaf, not composed of leaflets

Answer 79

Simple leaf

Question 80

Space between two lobes of a leaf

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Sinus

Question 81

Classification name that follows the genus name in scientific nomenclature

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Specific epithet

Question 82

Group of plants within a species having distinct differences that occurred naturally usually within a specific geographic region

Answer 82

Subspecies

Question 83

Science, that studies, the description denomination and classification of living organisms based on their similarities and differences

Answer 83

Taxonomy

Question 84

Bud at the tip of a twig or shoot also known as apical bud

Answer 84

Terminal bud

Question 85

Naturally occurring subdivision of a species having a distinct difference in breeding true to that difference

Answer 85

Variety

Question 86

Plant with xylem and phloem elements for conducting water, nutrients and photosynthesis

Answer 86

Vascular plant

Question 87

Arrangement of veins in a leaf

Answer 87

Venation

Question 88

Leaves, twigs or branches arranged in a circle around a point on the stem

Answer 88

Whorled