Trees and Plant quiz questions

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

Ans. (a)

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.

Answer. (b)

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

Ans. (a)

Question: Pampas is temperate grassland in:
(a) Argentina
(b) Hungary
(c) USA
(d) Eurasia

Ans. (a)

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) Water from soil cannot rise to aerial parts
(b) Roots are starved of energy
(c) Trees are infected by soil microbes
(d) Roots do not receive oxygen for respiration

Ans. (b)

Question: A prune is the dried fruit of which tree?
(a) Pear
(b) Plum
(c) Date
(d) Apple

Ans. (b)

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Question: Plants adapted to open, sunny habitats are
(a) Sciophytes
(b) Heliophytes
(c) Mesophytes
(d) Epiphytes

Answer. (b)

Question: Most plants are generally classified into how many categories?
(a) One
(b) Three
(c) Five
(d) Seven

Ans. (b)

Question: Extensive planting of trees to increase forest cover is called:
(a) Afforestation
(b) Agroforestry
(c) Deforestation
(d) Social forestry

Answer. (a)

Question: What is the percentage coverage of tropical forests on earth’s land-mass?
(a) 7
(b) 12
(c) 17
(d) 25

Ans. (a)

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.

Ans. (d)

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Question: A plant can be disease resistant due to
(a) Pesticides
(b) Virus
(c) Fungi
(d) Bacteria

Ans. (a)

Question: The tropical grassland is called
(a) Pampas
(b) Lianas
(c) Savanah
(d) Veld

Ans. (c)

Question: Plants growing under shade are
(a) Epipytes
(b) Semi-epiphytes
(c) Mesophytes
(d) Sciophytes

Answer. (d)

Question: Sandal Wood trees are mostly found in __
(a) Trophical Evergreen Forests
(b) Tropical most Decidous
(c) Alpine forests
(d) Trophical Thorn Forests

Ans. (d)

Question: __ is needed for energy transfer and storage in plants
(a) Phosphorous
(b) Nitrogen
(c) Oxygen
(d) Carbon dioxide

Ans. (a)

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Question: What is the broad, green part of leaf called?
(a) Base
(b) Top
(c) Petiole
(d) Lamina

Ans. (d)

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

Ans. (c)

Question: Plants with green and tender stems are called as
(a) Herbs
(b) Shrubs
(c) Trees
(d) None of the above

Ans. (a)

Question: Which of the following is a parasitic plant?
(a) Marchantia
(b) Kelp
(c) Mushroom
(d) Pteris

Ans. (a)

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Question: China grass is :
(a) an alga
(b) a fungus
(c)  a small plant
(d) a type of grass

Ans. ()

Question: Plants get their nitrogen from __
(a) rain
(b) the soil
(c) the air
(d) the bedrock

Answer. (b)

Question: Which of the following is not an insectivorous plant?
(a) Drosera
(b) Nepenthes
(c) Dionea
(d) Hibiscus

Ans. (d)

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