Botanist - Junior / Senior / Expert

Botanist - Junior

Panda eats what food in excession?
Bamboo

Poinsettas are native of which country?
Mexico

The cactus family is native to two continents. One is South America. What's the other?
North-America

The ripened ovary which contains the seeds in many plants is known as what?
Fruit

The thin stalk which connects leaves to the stem is known as what?
Petiole

What is the only fruit which bears its seeds on its exterior?
Strawberry

What structure forms from the ovule of a plant after fertilization has taken place?
Seed

What type of trees tend to be struck by lightning the most?
Oak

Which plant has flowers, but NOT leaves?
Cactus

Which rainforest produces half of the world's oxygen supply?
Amazon

Botanist - Senior

A plant which lives for more than two years is known as what?
Perennial

A shortage of what in the soil will cause plants to grow poorly and to produce yellowed leaves?
Nitrate

It's said that king Solomon was inspired by this fruit when he made his crown? 
Pomegranate

One of these distilled beverages is made from plum. Which one? 
Slivovitz

The bergamot orange is a fruit that you can find, for example, in what? 
Earl Grey tea

The first botanical garden was founded in what country?
Vatican City

The kiwifruit was, mainly in the past, also known under another name. Which one? 
Chinese gooseberry

The melon is a fruit related to one of these goodies. Which one? 
Cucumber

The Sharon fruit is small and orange and is mainly grown in which country? 
Israel

What branch of botany involves naming and classifying plants?
Taxonomy

What country is named after a tree?
Brazil

What disease is caused by fungi?
Ringworm

What do strawberries have a lot of?
Vitamin C

What is the name of the male reproductive organ in flowering plants?
Stamen

What is the world's largest species of tree?
Coast Redwood

What percent of an apple is air?
25%

What's the name of the process in which microseeds are transferred from plant to plant?
Pollination

Which country does the fruit mandarin come from? 
China

Which eastern African plant can kill humans if it's ingested?
Castor bean

Which of these cocktails does not have a lime in it? 
Screwdriver

Which of these is actually a berry?
Pineapple

Which of these is known as the wishbone flower?
Torenia

Which of these is not an angiosperm?
Maidenhair.

Which of these is not the name of a citrus fruit? 
Arringe

Which of these woods are baseball bats not typically made of?
Bamboo

Which word describes the first outward signs of seed growth?
Germination

Botanist - Expert

A garden adapted to meet arid climates is called what?
Xeriscape

From what country is the carrot originally? 
Afghanistan

Parsley is a plant full of something important for the human body, what? 
Iron

Saffron flavoring comes from which plant?
Crocus

Silkworms typically feast on what type of leaves?
Mulberry

The first potato was cultivated in what country? 
Peru

The first type of asperin came from the bark of what tree?
Willow

The process of measuring a tree's age by its rings is called what?
Dendrochronology

The water lily known as Nymphaea violacea doesn't contain which of these colors?
Pink

Vanilla flavoring comes from the pod of which flower?
Orchid

What country has the most native cactus species?
Mexico

What do you call plants that have been grown and bred by humans, for example potatoes? 
Culture plants

What do you call those who work with tree care? 
Arborists

What flower means "egotism"?
Narcissus

What is the outermost part of a flower called?
Calyx

What part of a plant helps it transport water and minerals from its roots?
Xylem vessels

What plant is sometimes called "Swede" in English?
Yellow turnip

What's the color of the flowers of the thyme plant? 
Purple

What's the name of a person whose job is to examine and take care of trees? 
Arborist

What type of acid causes tears while cutting onions?
Sulfuric acid

What type of fruit possesses a flattened appearance?
Samara

What type of plant tissue hosts cell division?
Meristematic

When translated from German, what does Edelweiss mean?
Noble and white

Where does the Elephant Apple grow? 
India

Which of the following trees is the oldest? 
Giant Sequoia

Which of these is a succulent?
Hesperidium

Which of these is not a drupe? 
Apple

Which of these is not a member of the rose family? 
Oranges

Which TV-series has a tree at the end of its intro?
Six Feet Under

Which type of plant is also sometimes called stone fruit?
Drupe

Which of these is not a pepo?
Cherry.

Xeriphyte is another name for what type of plant?
Succulent