QUIZ
1 OF TUCSON TREES
ANSWERS
Here's where you get to assess your current knowledge level and monitor your progress. Repeat the quiz (identification takes lots of practice), watching your score increase, until you are happy with your knowledge level. Practice with real plants and animals whenever possible.
| Give
yourself 1 point for correct ID and spelling. Give yourself 1/2 point for correct ID but incorrect spelling. Note: click on #s below to see quiz picture; click on name to see spotlight |
A
= 10 points. Excellent! B = 9 points. Good Job! C = 8 points. Okay. K < 8 points. Keep Practicing. |
1.
Arizona Sycamore (Platanus wrightii)
2. Foothills Paloverde
(Cercidium microphyllum)
3. Velvet Mesquite
(Prosopis velutina)
4. Coursetia [Baby
Bonnets] (Coursetia glandulosa)
5. Catclaw Acacia
(Acacia greggii)
6. Desert Willow
(Chilopsis linearis)
7. Mexican Paloverde
(Parkinsonia aculeata)
8. Blue Paloverde
(Cercidium floridum)
9. Desert Ironwood
(Olneya tesota)
10. Whitethorn Acacia
(Acacia constricta)
11. Tamarisk (Salt
Cedar) (Tamarix ramosissima)