Trivia Quiz on Botany Part 8

1. What is a dried plum

A) Prune

B) Date

C) Fig

D) Raisin

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2. What is the correct name for the flower the Michaelmass Daisy

A) Sunflower

B) Aster

C) Dahlia

D) Marigold

E) Rudbeckia

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3. Quercus is the generic name for which tree

A) Beech

B) Pine

C) Maple

D) Oak

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4. What is the flower that stands for: restoration

A) Iris

B) Rose

C) Lily

D) Persicaria

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5. What is the flower that stands for: dangerous pleasures

A) Tuberose

B) Rose

C) Orchid

D) Lilac

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6. What is the flower that stands for: delicacy

A) Cornflower

B) Rose

C) Lily

D) Orchid

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7. What is a casaba

A) A type of squash

B) A tropical fruit

C) A cucumber variety

D) A Melon

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8. Solanum Tuberosum is the Latin name for what plant

A) Tomato

B) Eggplant

C) Potato

D) Sweet potato

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9. A mass of flowers on a tree

A) Bloom

B) Inflorescence

C) Blossom

D) Blooms

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10. In the language of flowers what does the cucumber flower mean

A) Friendship

B) Patience

C) Criticism

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11. What is wild rice

A) A flower

B) A fruit

C) A shrub

D) Grass

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12. What is the flower that stands for: bluntness

A) Daisy

B) Carnation

C) Primrose

D) Borage

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13. What links the trees Bodhi, Peepul and Ailento

A) They are all different species of oak

B) They are all used as medicinal herbs

C) They are all sacred to someone

D) They are all native to Africa

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14. What is the flower that stands for: aversion

A) Rose

B) Lily

C) Indian single pink

D) Tulip

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15. What is the flower that stands for: stoicism

A) Iris

B) Lily

C) Orchid

D) Box tree

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16. What is the flower that stands for: blushes

A) Rose

B) Marjoram

C) Lavender

D) Sunflower

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17. What is a peanut if it is not a pea or a nut?

A) nut

B) vegetable

C) Legume

D) seed

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18. What Is Botany The Study Of

A) Animals

B) Fungi

C) Plants

D) Insects

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19. This term means 'cone_bearing trees'.

A) Angiosperms

B) Evergreens

C) Conifers

D) Gymnosperms

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20. What Are Oak Apples?

A) Acorns

B) Wasp Eggs

C) Wasp larvae

D) Mistletoe berries

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21. What Is The Shaddock A Variety Of?

A) Grapefruit

B) Oranges

C) Pomelo

D) Lemons

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22. Technically, What Type Of Fruit Is A Pineapple?

A) A Berry

B) A Drupe

C) A Pepo

D) A Pome

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23. What Is The UK's Most Poisonous Plant?

A) Hemlock

B) Foxglove

C) Deadly Nightshade

D) Yew

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24. What Vegetables Are Part Of The Family Allium?

A) Carrot, Onion, Garlic, Lettuce

B) Onions, Garlic, Leek, Shallot And Chive

C) Tomato, Cucumber, Pepper

D) Onion, Garlic, Leek

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25. What fruit is "Citrus grandis"

A) Orange

B) Lemon

C) Pomelo

D) Grapefruit

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26. Which British Flower Is Known As The Lent Lily?

A) Snowdrop

B) Bluebell

C) Primrose

D) The Daffodil

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27. From What Is The Heart Drug Digitalis Obtained

A) Foxgloves

B) Oleander

C) Willow bark

D) Belladonna

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28. Where Is The World's Rarest Plant?

A) The UK. Encephalartos Woodii At Kew Gardens

B) South Africa. Encephalartos woodii at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden

C) USA. United States National Arboretum, Washington, D.C.

D) Spain. Royal Botanic Gardens, Madrid

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29. From which plant is the poison ricin obtained?

A) The Castor Oil Plant

B) Oleander

C) Abrus precatorius

D) Jatropha curcas

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30. What Name Is Given To A Plant That Grows From Seed & flowers And Dies Within A Year

A) An Annual

B) Biennial

C) Perennial

D) Monocarpic

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31. How Do Procumbent Plants Grow

A) They Grow Upright

B) They Spread Overground

C) They Climb with Vines

D) They Spread Underground

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32. What Was The Tomato's Original Name?

A) Pomodoro

B) Love Berry

C) Golden Apple

D) Love Apple

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33. Dense sea-water swamps along coasts of hot countries are called ________.

A) Mangroves

B) Salt marshes

C) Estuaries

D) Seagrass beds

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34. This fruit has its seeds on the outside.

A) Banana

B) Orange

C) Strawberry

D) Pineapple

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35. Which plant is known for attracting hummingbirds?

A) Hibiscus

B) Beebalm

C) Trumpet Vine

D) Scarlet Sage

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36. By what chemical process do plants manufacture food?

A) Cellular respiration

B) Chemosynthesis

C) Fermentation

D) Photosynthesis

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37. What Word Is Used To Describe Bell Shaped Flowers

A) Campaniform

B) Urceolate

C) Campanulate

D) Tubular

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38. Of Which Plant Family Is The Leek A Member?

A) The Onion Family

B) The Grass Family

C) The Lily

D) The Aloe Family

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39. From What Nut Would You Get Copra?

A) Almond

B) Walnut

C) Cashew

D) Coconut

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40. Which Is The Most Common Plant In The World?

A) Moss

B) Grass

C) Algae

D) Clover

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41. What Is A Kumquat?

A) A tiny orange-like fruit native to China.

B) A small citrus fruit native to Japan, often used in marmalades.

C) A Small Japanese Variety Of Orange

D) A tropical fruit unrelated to citrus.

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42. Where Did The Chrysanthemum Originate?

A) China

B) Japan

C) Korea

D) Vietnam

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43. What Colour Is The Flower Of The Amazon Lily When It Opens

A) White

B) Red

C) Pink

D) Yellow

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44. A mouth-like opening into the body; also the porous openings on the surface of leaves.

A) Ostia

B) Pores

C) Stomata

D) Lenticels

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45. By what chemical process do plants manufacture food

A) Respiration

B) Photosynthesis

C) Fermentation

D) Transpiration

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46. What Is Unusual About The Pitcher Plant?

A) It grows only in deserts.

B) It grows underwater.

C) Its Carnivorous

D) It is a myth.

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47. What Is The Common Name For The Plant Chlorophytum?

A) Snake Plant

B) Peace Lily

C) Spider Plant

D) Monstera

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48. What plant is opium derived from

A) Coca plant

B) Cannabis

C) Poppy

D) Datura

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49. By What Process Does A Plant Convert Sunlight Into Energy?

A) Respiration

B) Transpiration

C) Fermentation

D) Photosynthesis

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50. What gives leaves their colour ?

A) Carotenoids

B) Anthocyanins

C) Chlorophyll

D) Chloroplasts

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