Seed Identification Quiz

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Instructions: Seeds are the beginning of plant life! How well do you know seeds, their shapes, and how they travel?

1.
Which tree produces seeds that spin like tiny helicopters as they fall?
A
Elm
B
Maple
C
Oak
D
Birch
2.
What is the fluffy, white material that helps dandelion seeds float through the air?
A
Pappus (a modified calyx)
B
Spider web material
C
Silk fibers
D
Cotton
3.
Which large seed washes ashore on tropical beaches and can float across entire oceans?
A
Brazil nut
B
Mango seed
C
Avocado seed
D
Coconut
4.
Acorns are the seeds of which type of tree?
A
Hickory
B
Chestnut
C
Beech
D
Oak
5.
What is the process called when a seed begins to sprout and grow?
A
Propagation
B
Fertilization
C
Pollination
D
Germination
6.
Which common garden plant has seeds that stick to clothing and animal fur using tiny hooks?
A
Burdock
B
Thistle
C
Dandelion
D
Milkweed
7.
The invention of Velcro was inspired by the seed dispersal mechanism of which plant?
A
Cocklebur
B
Beggar's Tick
C
Burdock
D
Stickweed
8.
What is the hard outer covering of a seed called?
A
Husk
B
Seed coat (testa)
C
Shell
D
Bark
9.
Which edible seeds are tiny, black or white, and were a staple food of the Aztecs?
A
Flax seeds
B
Hemp seeds
C
Quinoa
D
Chia seeds
10.
Sunflower seeds are arranged in the flower head following what mathematical pattern?
A
Fibonacci spiral
B
Random pattern
C
Circular rings
D
Grid pattern
11.
Which plant's seed pods explode when touched, flinging seeds several feet away?
A
Petunia
B
Poppy
C
Snapdragon
D
Touch-Me-Not (Impatiens)
12.
What is a seed bank, such as the famous Svalbard Global Seed Vault?
A
A laboratory for genetic modification
B
A store that sells seeds
C
A facility that preserves seeds for conservation
D
A garden that grows rare plants
13.
Pine nuts, used in pesto and cooking, come from the cones of which type of tree?
A
Cedar
B
Pine
C
Fir
D
Spruce
14.
Some seeds require exposure to cold temperatures before they can germinate. What is this process called?
A
Vernalization
B
Scarification
C
Stratification
D
Dormancy breaking
15.
Which of these is the world's largest seed, weighing up to 40 pounds?
A
Avocado pit
B
Jackfruit seed
C
Coconut
D
Coco de Mer (Double Coconut)

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