5. Landscape Design

Plant Selection — Quiz

Test your understanding of plant selection with 5 practice questions.

Practice Questions

Question 1

Which leaf adaptation most effectively reduces water loss and reflects excess solar radiation in drought-tolerant plant species?

Question 2

For a planting area of 30\,m^2 using an equilateral triangular grid with spacing $s=0.75$\,m, approximately how many plants are required?

Question 3

According to Grime’s C–S–R plant strategy, which functional group comprises pioneer species adapted to highly disturbed sites?

Question 4

Which of the following shrubs forms an actinorhizal symbiosis with Frankia bacteria for nitrogen fixation in infertile soils?

Question 5

Which root architecture is most effective for stabilizing slopes prone to shallow landslides and surface erosion?