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Which of these plants requires water to reproduce?
Tulips
Tulips
Lilie’s
Lilie’s
Roses
Roses
Mosses
Mosses
When a root bends in the direction of gravity which side of the root grows more?
The edges
The edges
Top side
Top side
All the same
All the same
Bottom side
Bottom side
Beefsteak’ is a variety of what?
Banana
Banana
Lettuce
Lettuce
Tomato
Tomato
Cucumber
Cucumber
Which fruit is crossed with a loganberry and raspberry to create the boysenberry?
Cranberry
Cranberry
Apple
Apple
Strawberry
Strawberry
Blackberry
Blackberry
The love apple is the original name for what?
Carrot
Carrot
Potato
Potato
Tomato
Tomato
Cabbage
Cabbage
A native of Indonesia and Malaysia, the largest flower in the world is what?
Gamesia
Gamesia
Winsia
Winsia
Rafflesia
Rafflesia
Prizesia
Prizesia
A gene is transferred to tomato plants to slow down ripening, what is this known as?
Genetic engineering
Genetic engineering
Neither
Neither
Selective breeding
Selective breeding
Both
Both
A plant showing poor growth and yellow leaves is likely to be deficient in what?
Potassium
Potassium
Phosphates
Phosphates
Sulfates
Sulfates
Nitrates
Nitrates
Which plant takes its name from the Italian phrase for Beautiful women?
Prettydonna
Prettydonna
Lovedonna
Lovedonna
Nicedonna
Nicedonna
Belladonna
Belladonna
Which of these is the name of a sustainable method of agriculture?
Changing cultivation
Changing cultivation
Negotiating cultivation
Negotiating cultivation
Shifting cultivation
Shifting cultivation
Moving cultivation
Moving cultivation
What is the job of cytoplasm in a plant cell?
Humidity
Humidity
Source of water
Source of water
Turgidity
Turgidity
Production of proteins
Production of proteins
Lettuces belong to which family?
Acer
Acer
Sunflower
Sunflower
Tulip
Tulip
Olive
Olive
Which grain is used to make semolina?
Rice
Rice
Oats
Oats
Wheat
Wheat
Rye
Rye
Lemons contain which kind of acid?
Hydrochloric
Hydrochloric
Citric
Citric
Sulfuric
Sulfuric
Chromic
Chromic
A gene has been inserted into wild rice. What does it produce?
Insulin
Insulin
Beta carotene
Beta carotene
Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12
Resistance to herbicides
Resistance to herbicides
What is one advantage of taking cuttings from plants?
They’re identical
They’re identical
They will grow
They will grow
They’re diseased
They’re diseased
They’re pretty
They’re pretty
Which of the following do plants not compete for?
Light
Light
Water
Water
Food
Food
Minerals
Minerals
The anther is the what part of a plant?
Male
Male
Female
Female
Both
Both
Neither
Neither
Flowering plants are also called what?
Engosperms
Engosperms
Francosperms
Francosperms
Antisperms
Antisperms
Angiosperms
Angiosperms
A phototropism involves a response to what?
Smell
Smell
Light
Light
Touch
Touch
Sound
Sound
What color is the flesh of a cucumber?
Orange
Orange
Green
Green
Yellow
Yellow
Brown
Brown
What process delivers carbon dioxide to chloroplasts?
Translation
Translation
Diffusion
Diffusion
Transpiration
Transpiration
Osmosis
Osmosis
What are trailing or climbing plants also known as?
Shoots
Shoots
Paddies
Paddies
Roots
Roots
Vines
Vines
In botany, what does the suffix ‘-carp’ relate to?
Fruit
Fruit
Stem
Stem
Root
Root
Leaf
Leaf
What is the effect of auxin on the size of cells in a plant’s shoot?
Decreases it
Decreases it
Increases it
Increases it
Doesn’t change it
Doesn’t change it
Unpredictable effect
Unpredictable effect
You can do better
Not bad
Great!
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