Abeka Grade 10 Biology Quiz 2

Front 1

What tree family includes pecans and hickories?

Back 1

walnut

Front 2

What group consists of grasses used as coverings for lawns, athletic fields, golf courses, and playgrounds?

Back 2

turf grasses

Front 3

What are the modified leaves that surround the flowers of the dogwood family?

Back 3

bracts

Front 4

The ____ are considered the most important group of plants on earth.

Back 4

grasses or grass family

Front 5

On a grass plant, the portion of the leaf that wraps around the stem at the base of the blade is the ____.

Back 5

sheath

Front 6

The three most important cereal crops are wheat, ____, and corn.

Back 6

rice

Front 7

The leaves of a tree form the bushy ____ of the tree.

Back 7

crown

Front 8

Trees that lose their leaves each fall and are bare all winter are ____ trees.

Back 8

deciduous

Front 9

What are tiny, drab flowers of trees that appear as long, tassel-like clusters?

Back 9

catkins

Front 10

What is a creeping stem of a grass plant that grows above the ground?

Back 10

stolon