ISA Arborist- Chapter 2 Tree Identification
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Taxonomy - CORRECT ANSWER - The classification of plants
Levels of plant classification - CORRECT ANSWER - Kingdom, Phylum,Class, Order,
Family, Genus, Specific Epithet
Angiosperm - CORRECT ANSWER - Vascular plants whose seeds are covered by an
ovary.
Gymnosperm - CORRECT ANSWER - Vascular plants with naked seeds.
Dicotyledon - CORRECT ANSWER - Plants that have two seed leaves at germination.
Monocotyledons - CORRECT ANSWER - Plants that have one seed leaf at
germination.(grasses, palms)
Characteristics that identify trees: - CORRECT ANSWER - Leaves, flowers, fruit, twigs,
buds, form, bark, scent
Different leaf arrangements of simple leaves: - CORRECT ANSWER - Opposite,
alternate, whorled.
A tree with palmately compound leaves. - CORRECT ANSWER - Buckeye, horsechesnut,
palm
A compound leaf with multiple leaflets will have: - CORRECT ANSWER - One bud
, Carpinus Carolinana - CORRECT ANSWER - A tree species that has more than one
common name.
Acer saccharum - CORRECT ANSWER - Acer=genus
Saccharum= specific epithet
Varieties or cultivars - CORRECT ANSWER - Species are subdivided into these
categories because they have distinct differences from the general species.
Cultivar - CORRECT ANSWER - A cultivated variety
Alternate - CORRECT ANSWER - 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.
Class - CORRECT ANSWER - Taxonomic group below the division level but above the
order level
Compound leaf - CORRECT ANSWER - Leaf with two or more leaflets. Contrast with
simple leaf.
Conifer - CORRECT ANSWER - Cone-bearing tree or other plant that has its seeds in a
structure called a cone.
Deciduous - CORRECT ANSWER - 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.
Division - CORRECT ANSWER - Phylum. Taxonomic group below the kingdom but
above the class level
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Taxonomy - CORRECT ANSWER - The classification of plants
Levels of plant classification - CORRECT ANSWER - Kingdom, Phylum,Class, Order,
Family, Genus, Specific Epithet
Angiosperm - CORRECT ANSWER - Vascular plants whose seeds are covered by an
ovary.
Gymnosperm - CORRECT ANSWER - Vascular plants with naked seeds.
Dicotyledon - CORRECT ANSWER - Plants that have two seed leaves at germination.
Monocotyledons - CORRECT ANSWER - Plants that have one seed leaf at
germination.(grasses, palms)
Characteristics that identify trees: - CORRECT ANSWER - Leaves, flowers, fruit, twigs,
buds, form, bark, scent
Different leaf arrangements of simple leaves: - CORRECT ANSWER - Opposite,
alternate, whorled.
A tree with palmately compound leaves. - CORRECT ANSWER - Buckeye, horsechesnut,
palm
A compound leaf with multiple leaflets will have: - CORRECT ANSWER - One bud
, Carpinus Carolinana - CORRECT ANSWER - A tree species that has more than one
common name.
Acer saccharum - CORRECT ANSWER - Acer=genus
Saccharum= specific epithet
Varieties or cultivars - CORRECT ANSWER - Species are subdivided into these
categories because they have distinct differences from the general species.
Cultivar - CORRECT ANSWER - A cultivated variety
Alternate - CORRECT ANSWER - 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.
Class - CORRECT ANSWER - Taxonomic group below the division level but above the
order level
Compound leaf - CORRECT ANSWER - Leaf with two or more leaflets. Contrast with
simple leaf.
Conifer - CORRECT ANSWER - Cone-bearing tree or other plant that has its seeds in a
structure called a cone.
Deciduous - CORRECT ANSWER - 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.
Division - CORRECT ANSWER - Phylum. Taxonomic group below the kingdom but
above the class level
