SCIENCE Apologia Botany Lesson 10 - Gymnosperms

Quarter 2 Quiz 5

Write the terms being defined below: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Gymnosperm with broad flat deciduous leaves which produce uncovered seeds. _______________________ Conifer leaves which look like very thin, tiny little triangles or flat spikes. _____________________________ Female conifer cones. ____________________________ Male conifer cones. ____________________________

The oldest living trees on Earth located in California. The oldest tree is named Methuselah after Noah's grandfather. __________________________________

Circle the letter of the correct answer. 1. Conifers leaves which are smooth and straight and usually pointy at the tip are described as ___________. a. Scale-like b. Needle-like c. Seed cones d. Awl-like 2. The yew conifer makes this fleshy covering for its seed, known as a false fruit, which is poisonous to eat. a. Aril b. Key c. Cycad d. Awl-like 3. __________________ are gymnosperms which produce seeds nestled on the slats of an open cone. a. Conifers b. Aril c. Cycad d. Key 4. Gymnosperm trees are often called ___________________ because they are easier to cut down. a. Ginkgo b. Softwood c. Hardwood d. Cycad 5. A conifer tree which keeps its leaves throughout the year is called a(n) ___________________. a. Evergreen b. Seed cones c. Key d. Aril

Circle True if the statement is true; circle False if the statement is false. 1. A cycad is called a conifer because it produces cones. True 2. False

Scale-like Conifers leaves which smooth and straight and usually pointy at the tip. True False

3.

Key The yew conifer makes this poisonous, fleshy covering for its seed, which is known as a false fruit. True False

4.

Cycad Gymnosperms which have a central stalk, rows of narrow leaflets on both sides, and bear cones. True False

On the Venn diagrams below, (1) compare and contrast a juniper with other conifers (3 pts) and (2) compare and contrast a cycad with a palm tree (3 pts)

JUNIPERS

OTHER CONIFERS

CYCAD

PALM TREE

SCIENCE Apologia Botany Lesson 10 Gymnosperms (Answer Key) 1. Gymnosperm with broad flat deciduous leaves which produce uncovered seeds. ANSWER: Ginkgo 2. Conifer leaves which look like very thin, tiny little triangles or flat spikes. ANSWER: Awl-like 3. Female conifer cones. ANSWER: Seed cones 4. Male conifer cones. ANSWER: Pollen cones

Quarter 2 Quiz 5

5. The oldest living trees on Earth located in California. The oldest tree is named Mathuselah after Noah's grandfather. ANSWER: Bristlecone pine trees 1. Conifers leaves which smooth and straight and usually pointy at the tip. CORRECT: Needle-like 2. The yew conifer makes this fleshy covering for its seed, known as a false fruit, which is poisonous to eat. CORRECT: Aril 3. ___________________ are gymnosperms which produce seeds nestled on the slats of an open cone. CORRECT: Conifers 4. Gymnosperm trees are often called __________________ because they are easier to cut down. CORRECT: Softwood 5. A conifer tree which keeps its leaves throughout the year is called a(n) __________________. CORRECT: Evergreen 1. A cycad is called a conifer because it produces cones. ANSWER: False. A cycad is not called a conifer despite producing cones because their leaves and wood are different from conifer leaves and wood. 2. Scale-like Conifers leaves which smooth and straight and usually pointy at the tip. ANSWER: False. Scale-like leaves are conifer leaves that have a bumpy texture that looks like scales, almost like snake skin.. 3. Key The yew conifer makes this fleshy covering for its seed, known as a false fruit, which is poisonous to eat. ANSWER: False. Keys are little wings attached to seeds that help them float farther away from the parent tree. 4. Cycad Gymnosperms which have a central stalk, rows of narrow leaflets on both sides, and bear cones. ANSWER: TRUE

On the Venn diagrams below, (1) compare and contrast a juniper with other gymnosperms (3 pts) and (2) compare and contrast a cycad with a palm tree (3 pts)

JUNIPERS

OTHER CONIFERS

They produce flowers and fruits (berries) not cones

1 2

have awl-like leaves produces flowers with only pollen or only eggs/ produces male and female flowers

Produces cones

CYCAD

PALM TREE

Produces cones

1 2

has a central stalk have similar leaves / Leaves are unlike most conifer leaves produces flowers / fruits