LAB QUIZ III

14 November 2008

1) Name this noxious weed…

A) Field Bindweed B) St. John’s Wort C) Penny Cress D) Spotted Knapweed E) Leafy Spurge

Euphorbia esula

2) Name this noxious weed

A) Spotted knapweed B) Hoary cress C) Field bindweed D) Canada thistle E) St. John’s Wort

Cirsium arvense

3) Name this noxious weed

A) Field bindweed B) Spotted Knapweed C) St. John’s Wort D) Common Tansy E) Ox-eye Daisy

Tanacetum vulgare

4) Name this noxious weed

A) Canada thistle B) Sulfur cinquefoil C) Dalmatian toadflax D) Ox-eye daisy E) Houndstongue

Cynoglossum officinale

5) Name this noxious weed

A) Canada thistle B) Spotted knapweed C) St. John’s Wort D) Purple loosestrife E) Hoary cress whitetop

Centaurea maculosa

6) A Category One noxious weed is best defined as:

A) a weed not detected in the state or found only in small, scattered, localized infestations.

B) a weed recently introduced into the state or rapidly spreading from its current infestation sites.

C) a weed that is currentlyestablished and generally widespread in many counties of the state.

7) Russian olive may soon be put on a Category Four noxious weed list. This listing means:

A) that, if listed, Russian olive cannot be sold in the state but existing plants do not have to be destroyed.

B) the state of Montana will be forced to remove all existing Russian olives growing in the state.

C) it will be illegal for a homeowner to have Russian olives growing on his/her property

8) The Family Rubiaceae is:

A) Well represented in our state but only by herbaceous perennials.

B) One of the largest angiosperm families on the planet.

C) Represented by the cola and cacao genera.

D) the family of Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioica).

9) The Family Apocynaceae is:

A) A family capable of only tropical existence. B) Second only to the cereal grains as a

human food source. C) Known for its highly toxic, yet important

medicinal contributions. D) One of the largest plant families in

Montana.

10) The Tamaricaceae family:

A) grows in saline environments in Montana. B) is a huge family with many genera. C) is unable to reproduce in Montana but

does grow here. D) is threatened with extinction due to habitat

loss.

11) The Family Gesneriaceae:

A) Occurs primarily in alpine regions worldwide.

B) Propagates by adventitious rooting of leaves.

C) is represented by Viola adunca. D) Grows natively in western Montana forest

understories.

12) Droseraceae:

A) Occurs in aridisol soils only B) Occurs in tropical, flooded forests

exclusively. C) Has one genus documented in Montana. D) Includes the species Cynoglossum

officinale.

13) Yes or No

Since it is a fact that botanical nomenclature is totally independent of zoological nomenclature, is it possible that a plant and animal may have exactly the same binomial or ‘scientific’ name?

14) The permanent reference specimen of a named plant deposited in a designated herbarium by the naming botanist is a (an):

A) Isotype B) Holotype C) Syntype D) Neotype

15) An example of a legitimately accepted tautonym (the epithet for the species is the same as that of the genus) is:

A) Viola viola (aka Viola’s violet) B) Bison bison (aka American bison) C) Viola tautonymii (aka Tauton’s violet) D) Viola purpluus (aka Violet violet)

16) *, K4-6, C4-6, A4-6• + 4-∞, G1, BerryPick the best description below:

A) Flowers radial; sepals usually 6 sometimes 4, distinct; petals 6 sometimes 4, distinct; stamens 4 to numerous but most often 6, carpel one with unspecified ovary position; berry fruit.

B) Flowers bilateral; sepals 4 to 6, adnate; petals 4 to 6, distinct; stamens never more than six; four to many carpels or only 1 fused carpel with inferior ovary; berry fruit.

17) This inflorescence is a (an):

A) Spike B) Raceme C) Umbel D) Scorpiod spike

18) Strawberries asexually reproduce by:

A) Taproots B) Fibrous roots C) Rhizomes D) Stolons

19) The following is an example of a:

A) Simple leaf B) Palmately compound leaf C) Pinnately compound leaf D) Simple leaf with pinnate venation

20) This corolla type is:

A) Irregular (bilabiate) B) Tubular C) Campanulate D) Salverform

21)Schrophulariaceae or Ranunculaceae?

There are two main flower shapes in this family. Some species (e.g. Veronica), have four petals, but many have irregular shaped flowers with five petals, often joined to form a bell or tube, sometimes with two lips. In some species (e.g. Linaria), there is a long hollow spur with honey to attract pollinators. There are two long and two short stamens attached to the petals.

22) Lamiaceae or Brassicaceae?

The stems of this family are very often square. The leaves are simple and not divided, in pairs up the stem, each pair at right angles to the last, and they are frequently hairy or with scent glands.

It includes many well-known herbs (Mint, Sage, Thyme, Basil).

23) Caprifoliaceae or Solanaceae?

There are several poisonous species in this family including Deadly Nightshade (Atropa belladonna), Henbane (Hyoscyamus niger) and Thorn Apple (Datura stramonium), and

the family also contains the important economic plant, Tobacco (Nicotiana

tabacum), which contains the highly toxic alkaloid nicotine.

24) The photo portrays the Family:

A) Caprifoliaceae B) Ranunculaceae C) Brassicaceae D) Solanaceae

25) We are all siliques and we are only from what family?

A) Lamiaceae B) Leguminosae C) Brassicaceae D) Ranunculaceae

And as Porky Pig said: