botany test

i was surfing and came across this botany quiz. 10 questions, hit send and it will generate your answers and score.
i got 80%. it is a fairly simple test for the average gardener. have fun!
debi z
http://pss.uvm.edu/ppp/quiz011.html

8out of 10 for me

I got 8 out of 10. But I guessed 7 thru 10. Mmm... a botany class for me in the future, perhaps.

Hmmmm. Maybe we could do some botany-based multiple choice "quiz" questions in the weekly voting booth ??? Do y'all think people like it or not?

(We've always tried to keep the voting booth pretty lighthearted - a conversation starter kind of along the lines of tossing out a question to break the conversational "ice".)

WOOHOO 9 out of 10. Im smarter than I thunk I wuz.

well at least we passed.........:-)
i think that is a fun idea terry i know i learn AT LEAST one thing a day here, usually more. it would be a nice challenge for you too. a different change of pace is always a good thing. i vote yes..........

debi z and my little bulbette franklin votes yes too.

I flunked! 6 out of 10 for me.

Terry, botany type questions in the polling booth would be great! Love the idea.

I agree

I got 8.

10 outta 10.
I'm a plant nerd.... I'll admit it.
(now give me a test on how to bake a cake or "washing machines... how they really work" and we'll even it out)

drew

7 here.....I need to take that course.

I would love to see questions on the voting booth, learning is great fun!

I got 9/10. I should have went with the common people answer instead the answer I know is right on one! LOL

I got 5 out of 10 but I can bake a cake. lol

I only got 6 out of 10, but then I'm senile!!!!!!!!!!!

LOL LOL i love the "reasons" for not getting all 10 answers right. LOL

you go drew.....A+

i have a question about the a question in the quiz.

9. A leaf blade that partially surrounds the stem is said to be:
Sessile
Channeled
Sheathing
Enclosing
can someone give an example of these types of leaves to me?
thanx,
debi z and my little bulbette franklin ('woof woof woofers. how about my question too?' woof you.)

I got 9 out of the 10. I missed the bulb question. Rats.

Debi_z,
I think of a blade of grass when I think of "sheathing". Whether that's correct or not, I don't know, but the base of the leaf blade does surround the stem.
Mike

I got blasted on the Geranium one. Technically a geranium is a perennial. BUT, you have all those nurseries calling pelargoniums 'seed geraniums'. How do you win on that one? LOL I would say grasses are sheathing.

even more confusing are certain plants with leaves that start off sheathing and than become regular leaves... Mitragyna is a fine example.

Debi, We was robbed! I missed the same question because the only term I was familiar with was sessile - a leaf with no petiole. I have 3 Peterson field guides to wildflowers. Two of them call leaves partially surrounding the stem "earlike"; the third calls them "clasping". I'd have gotten a perfect score if they hadn't stuck in a trick question. Wanna protest?

8 out of 10. I missed the first one (chose growth cycle) and the bulb one. Whoops!

sorry raisedbedbob, i actually got it right. lol
you win badseed by being ignorant like the rest of us. LOL i think we reeeeeeeeealy need the change on the home page. :-) i've noticed that the way it is now doesn't stimulate conversation. i read it and put in what i do in respect to the question. it would be nice to have folks chatting about the answers and helping each other out.

Okay, then. For all you who agree having some botany questions would be a good thing, can you help me come up with some good stumpers? (I need questions AND possible answers in a multiple-choice format.) To keep things more interesting, do NOT post them here but email them to me, please.

These can be related to botanical names (family, genus or species names), garden tools, pure botany questions (leaf, stem, flower arrangements, etc.), even plant pests, diseases, garden critters, etc. We'll try a few over the next few weeks, and if they seem to be popular we'll keep introducing new ones each week for a while ;o)

8 but, I protest #1

I took the test but wouldn't DARE post my results, LOL!

C'mon, darius!

Nah, no way, LOL!

:-(

Listen, imway2dumb, I'm way too old to have to embarrass myself, LOL.

:-)

6 outta 10 - that's a D- but still passing!!!!

Yeah but, you should take the short course! If you wanna go to grad school. :-D

either way, 10 questions is not enough for a good test.
100 or 150 questions would make it a more useful examination.

Terry, if you own the book 'botany for gardeners' that would be a great source for your questions.

drew

Coming up with questions isn't hard; the difficulty lies in coming up with 3 (minimum) to 8 or 10 possible answers that will keep it fun AND challenging ;o)

For giggles and grins, here's a sample:

Kansuensis means...

a) Of or from the state of Kansas, U.S.
b) Of or from Gansu, China.
c) Named for Kansua (an ancient Shiva temple.)
d) Commemorating Nicolas Kansuen, an 18th century botanist and explorer.

c?

D?

keep guessing...(Hint: you *can* look it up in Botanary ;o)

well if i can cheat.....i'll say c
:-D
terry did you need more answers for the questions i sent to you?

Yeah but, I DIDN'T CHEAT! :-D

ed. to say, I got it! I got it! Or, did I?

This message was edited Aug 25, 2004 2:15 PM

chuckle.

I'm gonna say B, because nobody's guessed that one yet and Terry is still holding her tongue.