Online Lecture Quiz 5, All questions and Answers

biology botany trees angiosperms

Which of the following is not a characteristic of angiosperms that makes them unique in the plant world

seeds

Angiosperms are extremely diverse with over 250l extant species (important factoid), and are incredibly diverse in form and function. Match the descriptions below with the most appropriate angiosperms:

Smallest angiosperm

Watermeal (Wolffia globosa)

Angiosperms are extremely diverse with over 250l extant species (important factoid), and are incredibly diverse in form and function. Match the descriptions below with the most appropriate angiosperms:

Tallest angiosperm

Mountain - ash (Eucalyptus regnans)

Angiosperms are extremely diverse with over 250l extant species (important factoid), and are incredibly diverse in form and function. Match the descriptions below with the most appropriate angiosperms:

One of the oldest living angiosperms

creosote bush (larrea tridentata)

Angiosperms are extremely diverse with over 250l extant species (important factoid), and are incredibly diverse in form and function. Match the descriptions below with the most appropriate angiosperms:

One of the widest plant stems

baobab (Adansonia sp.)

Which of the following angiosperms i not one of the 3 main food crops in the world, in terms of both area used for cultivation and biomass produced annually.

Potatoes

Modern angiosperms have maximized efficient water transport and regulation via higher vein densities, xylem, as tracheids and larger (in size) but fewer (in number) stomates. HINT: Carefully evaluated the underlined portion of the statement.

FALSE

Mach the plants families below with the major group of angiosperms in which they are found, each one will be used once.

Rosaceae

Eudicots

Mach the plants families below with the major group of angiosperms in which they are found, each one will be used once.

Orchidaceae

Monocots

Mach the plants families below with the major group of angiosperms in which they are found, each one will be used once.

Magnoliaceae

Magnoliids

Mach the plants families below with the major group of angiosperms in which they are found, each one will be used once.

Nymphaeaceae

ANA grade

Which of the following angiosperm families in 2nd terms of economic importance (mostly due to its food crops ) and contains lentils, beans and alfalfa

Fabaceae

Which of the following angiosperm families has flowers that can be differentiated into types known as “ray flowers/florets” and “disk flowers/ florets” ?

Asteraceae

Poaceae (the grass family is ranked first within the angiosperms in terms of economic importance (think food crops), but is only 4th in terms of species richness. Approx.. how many species are in poaceae

10,000

Match the same of the species to the family.

Troilus Laxus (American globeflower)

Ranunculaceae

Nymphaea Ordorata (American white lily) <333

Nymphaeaceae

Hevea Brasiliensis (Rubber tree)

Euphorbiaceae

Vanilla Planifolia

Orchidaceae

Zea Mays (corn)

Poaceae

Which of the following does not occur in the laurel family (Lauraceae, Order Laurales)?

luglans regia (English Walnut)

Beeches, chestnuts, filberts, (aka hazelnuts), and aks all belong to the order

Fagales

Bolberries, blueberries, and cranberries all belong to the genus…

Vacinnium