The Secret Moves of Plants

General Knowledge · 10 questions

From sunflowers to figs, discover plants’ surprising adaptations. Pit your knowledge against your friends and see who knows the most.

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1. Which direction do mature sunflower heads usually face?

   1. East
   2. South
   3. West
   4. North
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   A) East

2. Which natural force mainly carries floating coconut fruits across the ocean between islands?

   1. Wind
   2. River currents
   3. Tides
   4. Ocean currents
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   D) Ocean currents

3. Which plant’s hooked burrs inspired the development of hook-and-loop fasteners?

   1. Thistle
   2. Nettle
   3. Burdock
   4. Mallow
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   C) Burdock

4. What process do roots that extend above the mud help with in some mangroves?

   1. Gas exchange
   2. Seed transport
   3. Salt filtration
   4. Light collection
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   A) Gas exchange

5. How does a dandelion’s parachute-like tuft help its fruit travel on the wind?

   1. Water submersion
   2. Animal attachment
   3. Soil attachment
   4. Longer time aloft
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   D) Longer time aloft

6. Which animal enters the structure containing fig flowers to pollinate many fig species?

   1. Honeybee
   2. Fig wasp
   3. Hummingbird
   4. Butterfly
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   B) Fig wasp

7. Unlike the seeds of flowering plants, pine seeds are not enclosed within which structure?

   1. Fruit
   2. Ovary
   3. Cone
   4. Seed coat
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   A) Fruit

8. In a Venus flytrap, how many trigger-hair touches in quick succession can start closure?

   1. Three touches
   2. Two touches
   3. Four touches
   4. One touch
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   B) Two touches

9. What do a pea plant’s curling tendrils mainly help it do?

   1. Seed dispersal
   2. Climbing
   3. Water storage
   4. Insect capture
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   B) Climbing

10. The red, fleshy part of a strawberry develops from which part of the flower?

    1. Sepal
    2. Ovary
    3. Receptacle
    4. Stamen
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    C) Receptacle