Plant Morphology

Question 1

What are the vegetative organs of a Plant?

Answer 1

Roots, Leaves, Stems

Question 2

What is the use of vegetative organs?

Answer 2

Growth and nutrition of plants

Question 3

Give 3 examples of roots

Answer 3

Taproot, Fribrous, and Adventitous

Question 4

What is use of roots?

Answer 4

It is for the anchoring and absorption of water and minerals.

Question 5

It is the entire mass of underground roots produced by a plant.

Answer 5

Root System

Question 6

It is the main root that goes downward.

Answer 6

Taproot System

Question 7

It is the root that mainly reaches deep water in the ground

Answer 7

Taproot System

Question 8

It is smaller lateral roots that is diffused.

Answer 8

Fibrous (Diffuse) System

Question 9

These plants are excellent from preventing erosion

Answer 9

Fibrous (Diffuse) System

Question 10

It is roots that develop in uncommon places and has a vegetative reproduction.

Answer 10

Adventitious Roots

Question 11

It is a type of root that is common in rhizomes of ferns, club mosses and horsetails.

Answer 11

Adventitious Roots

Question 12

It is the ascending axis for plant support and conduction

Answer 12

Stem

Question 13

Node of leaves arises

Answer 13

STEM

Question 14

Enumerate the 4 functions of a STEM?

Answer 14

• Support and Elevation
• Transport Materials between the roots and shoots.
• Nutrient Storage.
• Annual, Lateral, Plant Growth

Question 15

What are two types of Stem?

Answer 15

Woody stem and Herbaceous Stem

Question 16

It is a stem the contains thick and tough tissue

Answer 16

Woody Stem

Question 17

It is a stem that contains soft, green, juicy, tissues. usually last for one year.

Answer 17

Herbaceous Stem

Question 18

It is usually flat and green.

Answer 18

Leaf

Question 19

It’s main functions are photosynthesis and transpiration

Answer 19

Leaf

Question 20

Enumerate all reproductive organs.

Answer 20

Flower, Fruit, Seed

Question 21

It is the modified shoot that bears the gametes for sexual production.

Answer 21

Flower

Question 22

It is the ripened ovary.

Answer 22

Fruit

Question 23

It is the matured ovule.

Answer 23

Seeds

Question 24

Enumerate the 4 main groups of the Kingdom of Plantae.

Answer 24

• Bryophytes
• Pteridophytes
• Gymnosperms
• Angiosperms

Question 25

The origin of land plants from ALGAE

Answer 25

Bryophytes

Question 26

The origin of vascular tissues

Answer 26

Pteridophytes

Question 27

The origin of the seeds

Answer 27

Gymnosperms

Question 28

The origin of flowers and fruits

Answer 28

Angiosperms

Question 29

Enumerate plants that are common in bryophytes.

Answer 29

Hornworts, Liverworts, mosses

Question 30

Enumerate plants that are common in Pteridophytes.

Answer 30

Lycophytes, Ferns, Horsetail, whiskferns.

Question 31

Enumerate plants that are common in Gymnosperms.

Answer 31

ginkgoes, cycads, gneteas and conifers.

Question 32

Enumerate plants that are common in Angiosperms.

Answer 32

flowering plants, monocots and eudicots.

Question 33

A plant with more than 5 meters, woody main trunk

Answer 33

Tree

Question 34

A plant that is less than 5 meters, it has numerous lateral branches.

Answer 34

Shrub

Question 35

A plant with little to or no woody tissues at all.

Answer 35

Herb

Question 36

A plant with climbing or trailing stem maybe a herbaceous or woody species.

Answer 36

Vine

Question 37

a plant that lives only for one year or completes the vegetative or reproductive cycles in one growing. season.

Answer 37

Annual

Question 38

a plant that lives for two years or two growing seasons.

Answer 38

Binnenial

Question 39

a plant that lives for several years.

Answer 39

Perrenial

Question 40

a plant that requires moderate amount of water.

Answer 40

Mesophyte

Question 41

a plant that needs big amount of water.

Answer 41

Hydrophyte

Question 42

a plant that lives in watery but salty environment.

Answer 42

Halophyte

Question 43

a plant that requires small amount of water.

Answer 43

Xerophytes

Question 44

a plant that is rooted in the ground or soil

Answer 44

Terrestrial

Question 45

a plant that lives in watery areas.

Answer 45

Aquatic

Question 46

a plant that is attached on another plant as commensal or parasite.

Answer 46

Aerial or epiphyte

Question 47

a plant that is usually green due to the presence of chlorophyll.

Answer 47

Autotrophic (Photosynthetic)

Question 48

a plant that is non -chlorophyllous. It gets its nourishment from other plant by living as a parasite.

Answer 48

Heterotrophic (Non-Photosynthetic)