Plant quiz for kids:
Question: Which type of plant has a hard stem branching out near the base?
(a) Shrubs
(b) Herbs
(c) Trees
(d) None of these
Question: What is unique about the “Curtain Fig Tree” in Queensland, Australia?
(a) It produces bioluminescent fruit.
(b) Its aerial roots form a curtain-like structure.
(c) It changes colour with the seasons.
(d) It is the smallest Banyan tree in the world.
Question: The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production in the world is –
(a) Myanmar
(b) Vietnam
(c) China
(d) Malaysia
Question: Pampas is temperate grassland in:
(a) Argentina
(b) Hungary
(c) USA
(d) Eurasia
Question: When the bark of a tree is removed in a circular fashion all around its base,it gradually dries up and dies because
(a)
(b) Roots are starved of energy
(c) Trees are infected by soil microbes
(d) Roots do not receive oxygen for respiration
Question: A prune is the dried fruit of which tree?
(a) Pear
(b) Plum
(c) Date
(d) Apple
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Question: Plants adapted to open, sunny habitats are
(a) Sciophytes
(b) Heliophytes
(c) Mesophytes
(d) Epiphytes
Question: Most plants are generally classified into how many categories?
(a) One
(b) Three
(c) Five
(d) Seven
Question: Extensive planting of trees to increase forest cover is called:
(a) Afforestation
(b) Agroforestry
(c) Deforestation
(d) Social forestry
Question: What is the percentage coverage of tropical forests on earth’s land-mass?
(a) 7
(b) 12
(c) 17
(d) 25
Question: Planets do not twinkle because
(a) they emit light of a constant intensity
(b) their distance from the earth does not change with time.
(c) they are very far away from the earth, resulting in a decrease in intensity of light
(d) they are nearer to earth and hence we receive a greater amount of light and, therefore, minor variations in the intensity are not noticeable.
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Question: A plant can be disease resistant due to
(a) Pesticides
(b) Virus
(c) Fungi
(d) Bacteria
Question: The tropical grassland is called
(a) Pampas
(b) Lianas
(c) Savanah
(d) Veld
Question: Plants growing under shade are
(a) Epipytes
(b) Semi-epiphytes
(c) Mesophytes
(d) Sciophytes
Question: Sandal Wood trees are mostly found in __
(a) Trophical Evergreen Forests
(b) Tropical most Decidous
(c) Alpine forests
(d) Trophical Thorn Forests
Question: __ is needed for energy transfer and storage in plants
(a) Phosphorous
(b) Nitrogen
(c) Oxygen
(d) Carbon dioxide
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Question: What is the broad, green part of leaf called?
(a) Base
(b) Top
(c) Petiole
(d) Lamina
Question: Which type of plant has its branches in the upper part of the stem, much above the ground?
(a) Shrubs
(b) Trees
(c) Herbs
(d) None of the above
Question: Plants with green and tender stems are called as
(a) Herbs
(b) Shrubs
(c) Trees
(d) None of the above
Question: Which of the following is a parasitic plant?
(a) Marchantia
(b) Kelp
(c) Mushroom
(d) Pteris
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Question: China grass is :
(a) an alga
(b) a fungus
(c) a small plant
(d) a type of grass
Question: Plants get their nitrogen from __
(a) rain
(b) the soil
(c) the air
(d) the bedrock
Question: Which of the following is not an insectivorous plant?
(a) Drosera
(b) Nepenthes
(c) Dionea
(d) Hibiscus