Plant Quiz |
| 1. What plant is this? |
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| A) |
Willow |
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| B) |
Spiny Rush |
| C) |
Bulrush |
| D) |
Cattail |
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| 2. Plants that grow close to the water must tolerate |
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| A) |
Cold weather |
| B) |
High turbidity |
| C) |
Dry weather |
| D) |
Salt |
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| 3. What plant is this? |
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| A) |
Monkey Flower |
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| B) |
Bulrush |
| C) |
California Rose |
| D) |
Encelia |
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| 4. The native plants that grow higher on the Slough banks are called |
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| A) |
Riparian plants |
| B) |
Coastal sage scrub |
| C) |
Chaparral |
| D) |
Cactus |
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| 5. What plant is this? |
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| A) |
Toyon |
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| B) |
Willowt |
| C) |
Mulefat |
| D) |
Sycamore |
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| 6. Exotic (or non-native) plants at the Slough include |
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| A) |
Bermuda grass |
| B) |
Fennel |
| C) |
Buckwheat |
| D) |
Ice plant |
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| 7. What plant is this? |
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| A) |
Saltgrass |
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| B) |
Pickleweed |
| C) |
Dodder |
| D) |
Saltbrush |
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| 8. Most native upland plants are dormant (not growing) in |
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| A) |
Winter |
| B) |
Spring |
| C) |
Summer |
| D) |
Fall |
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| 9. What plant is this? |
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| A) |
Toyon |
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| B) |
California fuschia |
| C) |
Lemonadeberry |
| D) |
Buckwheat |
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| 10. Native plants are important because |
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| A) |
They provide food for birds and animals |
| B) |
They provide nesting and hiding places for birds |
| C) |
They keep the soil from eroding |
| D) |
They attract insects |
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