1. Where are you most likely to find a carnivorous plant in Texas?
A. Big Bend National Park
B. Galveston Bay
C. Piney Woods
D. Austin
2. On a trip from Grand Prairie to McKinney, you pass many fields of neat rows of tall green plants that look exactly alike. Choose the statement that best describes these fields.
A. the fields are native prairies
B. the fields are buffalo grass
C. the fields are a type of planted crop
D. they fields are full of prairie dogs
3. A circular shape arranged in rings and contains growth information about a tree is called…
A. a tree cookie.
B. a cambium disc.
C. a hardwood circle.
D. a sapwood round.
4. Which foods are not grown in Texas?
A. cantaloupe
B. peaches
C. pecans
D. none of the above
5. Which type of business benefits from large, healthy populations of sea grass in wetlands on the coast?
A. Christmas tree farm
B. real estate agent
C. cactus nursery
D. seafood restaurant
6. The Texas Bluebonnet…
A. is often planted on roadsides by the Texas Department of Transportation.
B. grows throughout the United States.
C. is the Texas state flower.
D. both A and C.
7. The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center…
A. helps developers use native plants around new buildings.
B. is a place where professors and students from the University of Texas can conduct research on native plants.
C. is developing a seed bank of native plants to help prevent extinction.
D. all of the above.
8. Which trio of plants are you most likely to find on the South Texas Plains?
A. Desert Christmas Cactus, Texas Silverleaf, and a Live Oak tree
B. Texas Bluebonnet, Little bluestem and Side-Oats Grama
C. Loblolly pine, magnolia Tree, and a peach Tree
D. lechugilla, sotol, and nolina
9. What structure on a cactus reflects the light of the sun?
A. flowers
B. white hairs
C. spongy tissue
D. thorns
10. Which of the following plants have adaptations that allow it to live in a desert?
A. sotol
B. pitcher plant
C. Loblolly pine
D. Bald cypress
11. The Texas Trumpet has the ability to…
A. survive in the desert.
B. grow heartwood.
C. survive during a fire.
D. trap and digest small insects.
12. What is the name for an open, grassy area with many different kinds of plants growing in standing water?
A. shortgrass prairie
B. bog
C. plateau
D. karst
13. Which type of prairie is found on the east side of the Rocky Mountains?
A. shortgrass prairie
B. tallgrass prairie
C. invasive prairie
D. mixed grass prairie
14. The long roots of prairie grasses are an adaptation that helps these plants survive…
A. the building of cities.
B. heavy rain.
C. fires.
D. grazing by herds of cattle.
15. What are roots that grow above the ground on a bald cypress tree are commonly known as?
A. knees
B. rhizomes
C. xylem
D. spongy tissue
16. The Texas 1015 Sweet Onion gets its name from…
A. the birthday of the horticulturist who developed it.
B. the date that you should plant it.
C. the date Texas A&M University was established.
D. the number of miles of onion crops in Texas.
17. Which part of a tree does not help with growth?
A. sapwood
B. heartwood
C. phloem
D. outer bark
18. Bottomland hardwoods are helpful to humans because they…
A. are often sites of natural fires that burn away decayed plant material.
B. have many succulent plants that store water in times of drought.
C. are not good places for mosquitoes to breed.
D. can hold extra water, preventing flooding of towns or houses further down a stream or river.
19. Eelgrass and turtle grass can be found in which Texas Region?
A. Big Bend Country
B. South Texas Plains
C. Gulf Coast
D. Prairies and Lakes
20. What is the name of an area that has standing water and is home to holly shrubs, magnolias, and Texas Trillium?
A. Coniferous forest
B. Baygall
C. Texas Taiga
D. Desert
21. Which plant is considered a relic species in Big Bend National Park?
A. Sotol
B. Century plant
C. Nolina
D. Oak Tree
22. Which adaptation helps a cactus keep its stored water from being eaten by animals?
A. thorns
B. stem
C. spongy tissue
D. flowers
23. Livestock on the Edwards Plateau can become ill if they eat…
A. flowers from the Desert Christmas Cactus.
B. flowers from the Texas Silverleaf.
C. acorns from the Live Oak trees.
D. A and C
24. If you are planning to build a new building and want to preserve native plants, you might consult scientists that work at the…
A. Kew Botanical Gardens.
B. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
C. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
D. Fort Worth Stockyards.
25. If you live in the Metroplex and want to plant something that will bloom with bright colored flowers and a pleasant smell between April and October, you might plant…
A. Purple Horse Mint.
B. Texas Bluebonnets.
C. Red Yucca.
D. Carolina Jessamine.
26. Native tallgrass prairie plants are threatened because…
A. several different kinds of grasses can be eaten by livestock.
B. native grasses are removed so crops can grow.
C. non-native grasses grow around houses, farms and city buildings near prairies.
D. all of the above
QuizTexas Plant Diversity
1. Where are you most likely to find a carnivorous plant in Texas?
A. Big Bend National Park
B. Galveston Bay
C. Piney Woods
D. Austin
2. On a trip from Grand Prairie to McKinney, you pass many fields of neat rows of tall green plants that look exactly alike. Choose the statement that best describes these fields.
A. the fields are native prairies
B. the fields are buffalo grass
C. the fields are a type of planted crop
D. they fields are full of prairie dogs
3. A circular shape arranged in rings and contains growth information about a tree is called…
A. a tree cookie.
B. a cambium disc.
C. a hardwood circle.
D. a sapwood round.
4. Which foods are not grown in Texas?
A. cantaloupe
B. peaches
C. pecans
D. none of the above
5. Which type of business benefits from large, healthy populations of sea grass in wetlands on the coast?
A. Christmas tree farm
B. real estate agent
C. cactus nursery
D. seafood restaurant
6. The Texas Bluebonnet…
A. is often planted on roadsides by the Texas Department of Transportation.
B. grows throughout the United States.
C. is the Texas state flower.
D. both A and C.
7. The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center…
A. helps developers use native plants around new buildings.
B. is a place where professors and students from the University of Texas can conduct research on native plants.
C. is developing a seed bank of native plants to help prevent extinction.
D. all of the above.
8. Which trio of plants are you most likely to find on the South Texas Plains?
A. Desert Christmas Cactus, Texas Silverleaf, and a Live Oak tree
B. Texas Bluebonnet, Little bluestem and Side-Oats Grama
C. Loblolly pine, magnolia Tree, and a peach Tree
D. lechugilla, sotol, and nolina
9. What structure on a cactus reflects the light of the sun?
A. flowers
B. white hairs
C. spongy tissue
D. thorns
10. Which of the following plants have adaptations that allow it to live in a desert?
A. sotol
B. pitcher plant
C. Loblolly pine
D. Bald cypress
11. The Texas Trumpet has the ability to…
A. survive in the desert.
B. grow heartwood.
C. survive during a fire.
D. trap and digest small insects.
12. What is the name for an open, grassy area with many different kinds of plants growing in standing water?
A. shortgrass prairie
B. bog
C. plateau
D. karst
13. Which type of prairie is found on the east side of the Rocky Mountains?
A. shortgrass prairie
B. tallgrass prairie
C. invasive prairie
D. mixed grass prairie
14. The long roots of prairie grasses are an adaptation that helps these plants survive…
A. the building of cities.
B. heavy rain.
C. fires.
D. grazing by herds of cattle.
15. What are roots that grow above the ground on a bald cypress tree are commonly known as?
A. knees
B. rhizomes
C. xylem
D. spongy tissue
16. The Texas 1015 Sweet Onion gets its name from…
A. the birthday of the horticulturist who developed it.
B. the date that you should plant it.
C. the date Texas A&M University was established.
D. the number of miles of onion crops in Texas.
17. Which part of a tree does not help with growth?
A. sapwood
B. heartwood
C. phloem
D. outer bark
18. Bottomland hardwoods are helpful to humans because they…
A. are often sites of natural fires that burn away decayed plant material.
B. have many succulent plants that store water in times of drought.
C. are not good places for mosquitoes to breed.
D. can hold extra water, preventing flooding of towns or houses further down a stream or river.
19. Eelgrass and turtle grass can be found in which Texas Region?
A. Big Bend Country
B. South Texas Plains
C. Gulf Coast
D. Prairies and Lakes
20. What is the name of an area that has standing water and is home to holly shrubs, magnolias, and Texas Trillium?
A. Coniferous forest
B. Baygall
C. Texas Taiga
D. Desert
21. Which plant is considered a relic species in Big Bend National Park?
A. Sotol
B. Century plant
C. Nolina
D. Oak Tree
22. Which adaptation helps a cactus keep its stored water from being eaten by animals?
A. thorns
B. stem
C. spongy tissue
D. flowers
23. Livestock on the Edwards Plateau can become ill if they eat…
A. flowers from the Desert Christmas Cactus.
B. flowers from the Texas Silverleaf.
C. acorns from the Live Oak trees.
D. A and C
24. If you are planning to build a new building and want to preserve native plants, you might consult scientists that work at the…
A. Kew Botanical Gardens.
B. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
C. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
D. Fort Worth Stockyards.
25. If you live in the Metroplex and want to plant something that will bloom with bright colored flowers and a pleasant smell between April and October, you might plant…
A. Purple Horse Mint.
B. Texas Bluebonnets.
C. Red Yucca.
D. Carolina Jessamine.
26. Native tallgrass prairie plants are threatened because…
A. several different kinds of grasses can be eaten by livestock.
B. native grasses are removed so crops can grow.
C. non-native grasses grow around houses, farms and city buildings near prairies.