Botany Quiz

Question 1

The Utah state insect, Apis mellifera (honey bee) belongs to what insect order?

Accepted Answer

Hymenoptera

Question 2

Which type of plant reproduction does NOT involve fertilization?

Accepted Answer

Apomixis

Question 3

These animals inspired Mike Tyson to start fighting

Accepted Answer

His pigeons

Question 4

Which plant hormone is responsible for fruit ripening?

Accepted Answer

Ethylene

Question 5

What distinguishes deuterostomes from protostomes?

Accepted Answer

Protostomes develop the mouth first; deuterostomes develop the anus first

Question 6

Which part of the flower is responsible for pollen production?

Accepted Answer

Stamen

Question 7

Which phylum contains the largest number of described animal species?

Accepted Answer

Arthropoda

Question 8

What is a key characteristic of fungi?

Accepted Answer

They feed through extracellular digestion

Question 9

Which of the following are the benefits of seed production and dispersal

Accepted Answer

Seeds can introduce offspring into nutrient-rich environments., Seeds can introduce offspring into pathogen-free environments., Seeds can introduce offspring into environments with ample light.

Question 10

What is the role of statoliths in plant cells?

Accepted Answer

Detecting gravity

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of secondary growth in plants?

Accepted Answer

Increase in stem girth

Question 12

Where would plants allocate energy to defense over growth?

Accepted Answer

Sandy nutrient-poor rainforest soils

Question 13

Which phylum includes organisms with radial symmetry and cnidocytes for capturing prey?

Accepted Answer

Cnidaria

Question 14

Which of the following structures constitute the carpel of a flower? Select all correct choices.

Accepted Answer

style, ovary, stigma

Question 15

What structure in plant roots regulates the movement of water and minerals into the xylem?

Accepted Answer

Casparian strip

Question 16

In angiosperms, a ____ is contained in the anthers or ovaries, and the ________ consists of the rest of the plant.

Accepted Answer

gametophyte; sporophyte

Question 17

I am excited to show off how much I know in this celebration of knowledge

Accepted Answer

Heck yeah

Question 18

Pigeons have been trained to do all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Predict the outcome of sports games

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of thigmotropism?

Accepted Answer

A Venus flytrap closing when touched

Question 20

Coral bleaching events lead to the loss of:

Accepted Answer

zooxanthellae.

Botany Quiz

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Botany Quiz

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