ExpertFlora
Expert Plant Quiz: Lithops, Bamboo Flowering and Fungal Networks
Expert plant quiz: an early angiosperm found in amber, rare synchronized bamboo flowering, living pebbles, forest fungal networks and suction-trap plants.
Flora quizzes
Plants, forests, ecosystems
The Flora theme looks at the plant kingdom, from mosses and ferns to conifers and flowering trees. Questions cover photosynthesis, the parts of a leaf, root or flower, pollination, the great temperate, boreal and tropical forests, and famous plants such as the baobab, the giant sequoia or the orchid.
You also test your grasp of ecosystems: how forests store carbon, how vegetation changes with altitude on a mountain, and which plants are edible or used in traditional medicine. Every flora quiz is free and offers five difficulty levels from very easy to expert, with a short explanation after each answer.
Quizzes
HardFlora
Hard Plant Quiz: Giant Flowers, Sequoias and 4,800-Year-Old Trees
A hard plant quiz on the world's largest flower, a 1000-year-old Namib succulent, the giant sequoia, hanging pitcher traps and the oldest conifers.
MediumFlora
Plant Quiz: Leaf Fall, Koala Food, Beer Ingredients (Intermediate)
Intermediate plant quiz: an Asian aquatic symbol of purity, autumn leaf fall, koalas' tree, the climber behind beer hops and a threatened fragrant wood.
EasyFlora
Plant Quiz: Sap, Carnivorous Plants and Mushrooms (Easy)
Easy plant quiz: a tree whose sap makes syrup, a snapping carnivorous plant, pandas' staple food, Provence's purple fragrance and a non-plant kingdom.
Very easyFlora
Plant Quiz: Roots, Flowers and Christmas Trees (Very Easy)
A very easy plant quiz: what absorbs water from the soil, the colorful part that draws bees, the Christmas tree, a sun-following flower and climbers.
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Frequently asked questions about Flora
How does photosynthesis work in plants?
Using the chlorophyll in their leaves, plants capture light energy to turn carbon dioxide from the air and water drawn up by the roots into glucose, a sugar. The reaction releases oxygen, which the plants give off into the atmosphere.
What is the difference between gymnosperms and angiosperms?
Angiosperms are the flowering plants: their seeds are enclosed in a fruit. Gymnosperms, such as pines and firs, have naked seeds, carried for example on the scales of cones. Angiosperms make up the most diverse group of land plants today.
How do ferns reproduce?
Ferns have neither flowers nor seeds. They reproduce through spores, made in small sporangia on the underside of the fronds. A spore grows into a tiny heart-shaped prothallus, where fertilization takes place in a thin film of water, and a new fern then develops.