ISA Arborist Chapter 2 Questions &
Answers 100% Correct(GRADED A)
Alternate - ANSWER-Pertaining to bud or leaf arrangement,one leaf or bud at each
node,situated at alternating positions along the stem. In this arrangement,the leaves are
not directly across from each other. Contrast with opposite and whorled.
Angiosperm - ANSWER-Plant with seeds borne in an ovary. Consist of two large
groups: monocotyledons(grasses,palms,and related plants) and dicotyledons(most
woody trees,shrubs,herbaceous plants,and related plants).contrast with gymnosperms.
Class - ANSWER-Taxonomic group below the division level but above the order level.
Compound leaf - ANSWER-Leaf with two or more leaflets. Contrast with simple leaf.
Conifer - ANSWER-Cone bearing tree or other plant that has its seeds in a structure
called cone.
Cultivar - ANSWER-Cultivated variety of a plant. Cannot be reproduced without human
assistance. Usually propagated asexually(cloned). Compare to variety.
Deciduous - ANSWER-Tree or other plant that sheds all of its leaves according to a
genetically scheduled cycle as impacted by climate factors(usually during the cold
season in temperate zones). Contrast with evergreen.
Dicotyledon - ANSWER-Plant with two cotyledons in its embryo;netted or palmate leaf
veins;and flowers with three,four or five pedals,or petals in multiples of these numbers .
Contrast with monocotyledon.
Division - ANSWER-Phylum. Taxonomic group below the kingdom level but above the
class level.
Entire - ANSWER-Term describing a leaf margin without teeth
Family - ANSWER-Taxonomic group under the order level and above the genus level.
Foliage - ANSWER-Leaves of plants .
Forma - ANSWER-Group of plants within a species having distinct variations that occur
sporadically and naturally.
Answers 100% Correct(GRADED A)
Alternate - ANSWER-Pertaining to bud or leaf arrangement,one leaf or bud at each
node,situated at alternating positions along the stem. In this arrangement,the leaves are
not directly across from each other. Contrast with opposite and whorled.
Angiosperm - ANSWER-Plant with seeds borne in an ovary. Consist of two large
groups: monocotyledons(grasses,palms,and related plants) and dicotyledons(most
woody trees,shrubs,herbaceous plants,and related plants).contrast with gymnosperms.
Class - ANSWER-Taxonomic group below the division level but above the order level.
Compound leaf - ANSWER-Leaf with two or more leaflets. Contrast with simple leaf.
Conifer - ANSWER-Cone bearing tree or other plant that has its seeds in a structure
called cone.
Cultivar - ANSWER-Cultivated variety of a plant. Cannot be reproduced without human
assistance. Usually propagated asexually(cloned). Compare to variety.
Deciduous - ANSWER-Tree or other plant that sheds all of its leaves according to a
genetically scheduled cycle as impacted by climate factors(usually during the cold
season in temperate zones). Contrast with evergreen.
Dicotyledon - ANSWER-Plant with two cotyledons in its embryo;netted or palmate leaf
veins;and flowers with three,four or five pedals,or petals in multiples of these numbers .
Contrast with monocotyledon.
Division - ANSWER-Phylum. Taxonomic group below the kingdom level but above the
class level.
Entire - ANSWER-Term describing a leaf margin without teeth
Family - ANSWER-Taxonomic group under the order level and above the genus level.
Foliage - ANSWER-Leaves of plants .
Forma - ANSWER-Group of plants within a species having distinct variations that occur
sporadically and naturally.
