The garden has opinions.
A true-or-false stroll through the plants.
Ten questions, with the answers explained. Try them in your head, then open each answer when you're ready.
Play this quiz →QUESTION 1 / 10
Mosses produce flowers.
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False
Mosses reproduce using spores rather than flowers and seeds.
QUESTION 2 / 10
Ferns produce seeds inside fruit.
- True
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False
Ferns reproduce by spores, not by seeds enclosed in fruit.
QUESTION 3 / 10
A potato tuber is a modified stem.
- True
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True
The eyes of a potato are buds on the tuber, which is a modified underground stem.
QUESTION 4 / 10
A carrot's edible main portion is a root.
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True
A carrot is grown chiefly for its enlarged taproot.
QUESTION 5 / 10
All plants lose their leaves in autumn.
- True
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False
Evergreen plants retain foliage through the year, though individual leaves still age and fall.
QUESTION 6 / 10
Sunflower seeds can be pressed to make oil.
- True
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True
Sunflowers are grown commercially for their oil-rich seeds.
QUESTION 7 / 10
Pine trees are flowering plants.
- True
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False
Pines are gymnosperms and bear seeds in cones rather than flowers and fruit.
QUESTION 8 / 10
Pollen is the same thing as a seed.
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False
Pollen carries male reproductive cells. Seeds develop later and contain an embryo.
QUESTION 9 / 10
A plant's stem can store water.
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True
Many succulent plants store water in their stems, leaves, or roots.
QUESTION 10 / 10
Every part of every plant is safe for people to eat.
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False
Many plants contain harmful compounds. A familiar-looking plant is not enough to establish that it is edible.