Plant Family Quiz 2018
Slides
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 3. Onagraceae |
 4. Papaveraceae |
 5. Fabaceae (Leguminosae) |
 6. Montiaceae |
 7. Boraginaceae |
 8. Ericaceae |
 9. Orchidaceae |
 10. Asteraceae (Compositae) |
 11. Ranunculaceae |
 12. Berberidaceae |
 13. Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) |
 14. Iridaceae |
 15. Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) |
 16. Melanthiaceae |
 17. Araceae |
 18. Betulaceae |
 19. Plantaginaceae |
 20. Rosaceae |
Living/Preserved Material
21. What kind of inflorescence is this? (Betulaceae; Betula)
cyme or catkin
22. Describe the symmetry of this flower. (Violaceae; Viola)
zygomorphic (bilateral)
23. Name one feature that could be used to tell these two families apart in the field. (Caryophyllaceae; Silene vs. Polemoniaceae; Collomia)
petal fusion, stigma separation, stamen attachment to petals
24. What kind of inflorescence. (Primulaceae; Dodecatheon)
umbel (also a scape)
25. Describe the insertion of the androecium and perianth parts of these flowers. (Berberidaceae; Berberis)
hypogynous (inserted below a superior ovary)
26. What kind of inflorescence is this? (Compositae; Petasites)
head or capitulum (also the heads are arranged as a corymb))
27. What kind of fruit is this? (Ericaceae; Vaccinium)
berry
28. The androecium and perianth in these flowers are attached to what structure? (Rosaceae; Prunus)
hypanthium
29. What kind of inflorescence is this? (Hydrophyllaceae; Phacelia)
helicoid cyme
30. Describe the insertion of the androecium and perianth parts of these flowers. (Onagraceae; Epilobium)
epigynous (inserted above an inferior ovary)
31. Name one feature that could be used to tell these two families apart in the field. (Liliaceae; Fritillaria vs. Iridaceae; Olsynium)
ovary position, stamen number
32. What kind of fruit is this? (Apiaceae/Umbelliferae; Lomatium)
schizocarp
33. Name one feature that could be used to tell these two families apart in the field. (Plantaginaceae; Penstemon vs. Lamiaceae; Stachys)
stem shape (squareness), ovary lobing, fruit type
34. Describe the symmetry of these flowers. (Ranunculaceae; Ficaria)
actimomorphic (radial symmetry)
35. What kind of fruit is this? (Ranunculaceae; Clematis)
achene
BONUS 1: To what Family does the plant belong that is the source of this snack?
almonds are in the Rosaceae
BONUS 2. This drink is named after a plant species: from a family you learned. Name the family.
hibiscus (the genus Hibiscus) is in the Malvaceae
BONUS 3: What term describes the fruit that is scattered over the outside of the strawberry?
achene is the term for the individual fruits, scattered over the surface of the fleshy outgrowth of the receptacle. Aggregate is a term for the entire structure (receptacle plus many achenes)