ISA Arborist- Chapter 2 Tree
Identification Questions &
Answers
The classification of plants - correct answer ✔✔Taxonomy
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Specific Epithet - correct answer ✔✔Levels of
plant classification
Vascular plants whose seeds are covered by an ovary. - correct answer ✔✔Angiosperm
Vascular plants with naked seeds. - correct answer ✔✔Gymnosperm
Plants that have two seed leaves at germination. - correct answer ✔✔Dicotyledon
Plants that have one seed leaf at germination.(grasses, palms) - correct answer
✔✔Monocotyledons
Leaves, flowers, fruit, twigs, buds, form, bark, scent - correct answer ✔✔Characteristics that
identify trees:
Opposite, alternate, whorled. - correct answer ✔✔Different leaf arrangements of simple leaves:
Buckeye, horsechesnut, palm - correct answer ✔✔A tree with palmately compound leaves.
, One bud - correct answer ✔✔A compound leaf with multiple leaflets will have:
A tree species that has more than one common name. - correct answer ✔✔Carpinus Carolinana
Acer=genus
Saccharum= specific epithet - correct answer ✔✔Acer saccharum
Species are subdivided into these categories because they have distinct differences from the
general species. - correct answer ✔✔Varieties or cultivars
A cultivated variety - correct answer ✔✔Cultivar
Pertaining to bud or leaf arrangement, one leaf or bud at each node , situated at alternating
positions along the stem. In this arrangement, the leaves are not directly across from each
other. - correct answer ✔✔Alternate
Taxonomic group below the division level but above the order level - correct answer ✔✔Class
Leaf with two or more leaflets. Contrast with simple leaf. - correct answer ✔✔Compound leaf
Cone-bearing tree or other plant that has its seeds in a structure called a cone. - correct answer
✔✔Conifer
Tree or other plan that sheds all of its leaves according to a genetically scheduled cycle as
impacted by climate factors (usually during the cold season in temperate zones. - correct
answer ✔✔Deciduous
Identification Questions &
Answers
The classification of plants - correct answer ✔✔Taxonomy
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Specific Epithet - correct answer ✔✔Levels of
plant classification
Vascular plants whose seeds are covered by an ovary. - correct answer ✔✔Angiosperm
Vascular plants with naked seeds. - correct answer ✔✔Gymnosperm
Plants that have two seed leaves at germination. - correct answer ✔✔Dicotyledon
Plants that have one seed leaf at germination.(grasses, palms) - correct answer
✔✔Monocotyledons
Leaves, flowers, fruit, twigs, buds, form, bark, scent - correct answer ✔✔Characteristics that
identify trees:
Opposite, alternate, whorled. - correct answer ✔✔Different leaf arrangements of simple leaves:
Buckeye, horsechesnut, palm - correct answer ✔✔A tree with palmately compound leaves.
, One bud - correct answer ✔✔A compound leaf with multiple leaflets will have:
A tree species that has more than one common name. - correct answer ✔✔Carpinus Carolinana
Acer=genus
Saccharum= specific epithet - correct answer ✔✔Acer saccharum
Species are subdivided into these categories because they have distinct differences from the
general species. - correct answer ✔✔Varieties or cultivars
A cultivated variety - correct answer ✔✔Cultivar
Pertaining to bud or leaf arrangement, one leaf or bud at each node , situated at alternating
positions along the stem. In this arrangement, the leaves are not directly across from each
other. - correct answer ✔✔Alternate
Taxonomic group below the division level but above the order level - correct answer ✔✔Class
Leaf with two or more leaflets. Contrast with simple leaf. - correct answer ✔✔Compound leaf
Cone-bearing tree or other plant that has its seeds in a structure called a cone. - correct answer
✔✔Conifer
Tree or other plan that sheds all of its leaves according to a genetically scheduled cycle as
impacted by climate factors (usually during the cold season in temperate zones. - correct
answer ✔✔Deciduous
