AY Honors/Flowers/Answer Key

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1. Draw or photograph 35 kinds of wild flowers and identify them correctly.

Bummer - most of the flowers listed here are not wild flowers. This section needs a total rework!

  • Arctotis

  • Aster

  • Azalea

  • Begonia

  • Bluebell

  • Carnation

  • Chamomile

  • Chrysanthemum

  • Clematis jackmanii 2.jpg

    Clematis

  • Yellow columbine close.jpg

    Columbine

  • Crocus

  • Dahlia

  • Daisy

  • Forget Me Not

  • Forsythia

  • Geranium sylvaticum2.jpg

    Geranium

  • Hollyhock

  • Hydrangea

  • Hyacinth

  • Lilla iris randers.jpg

    Iris

  • Lantana

  • Daylily (Hemerocallis fulva) v2.jpg

    Lily

  • Lupine

  • Flor GDFL 02.JPG

    Marigold

  • Nasturtium

  • Orchid

  • Pansy

  • Peony.jpg

    Peony

  • Boa noite.jpg

    Periwinkle

  • Petunia.jpg

    Petunia

  • Phlox

  • Poppy

  • Primula farinosa flowers 100704.jpg

    Primrose

  • Red rose.jpg

    Rose

  • Sunflower

  • Sweet Pea

  • Tansy

  • Tulip01.jpg

    Tulip

  • Viola odorata flower - purple with white center - front P.2005.04.04.jpg

    Violet

2. Draw and properly label, or point out the actual parts of a flower: pistil, stamen, petal, sepal.

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3. Name six flower families and their distinguishing characteristics. Name at least two flowers in each family.

Lily-monocots and bulbs-usually rather long slender leaves-flowers often showy-parts in threes and sixes- ovary superior.

Iris-showy flowersand brightly colored sepals and somewhat fuzzy showy petals-underground rhizome tough and fiberous- leaves somewhat stiff long narrow ovary interior.

4. Describe the life history of a particular flower, including the part played by insects or wind in pollination.

A seed nereds warmth is on light and water to grow roots. The flower sprouts up and down at the same time.The flowers grow more leaves. the bees polonate from flower to flower forming seeds. the cycle continues.

5. Name at least two plants that are poisonous to touch, and state which, if any, are found in your locality.

6. Do three of the following:

a. Arrange, draw or photograph a series of at least six flowers showing in order the colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet.

b. Submit fresh, pressed or dried flowers which have: five petals, four petals, three petals, no petals.

c. Distinguish and name two out of five wild or cultivated flowers by their odor, while blindfolded.

d. List flowers that you have observed being visited for food by the following:

  • 1. Birds:
  • 2. Honeybees:
  • 3. Bumblebees:
  • 4. Butterflies:
  • 5. Moths:

e. Watch a flower for at least ten minutes in the sunshine, and at least ten minutes after dusk, and report on insect visitors. State the number and kind of visitors and name of flower.

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