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Flowers
1. Draw or photograph 35 kinds of flowers and identify them correctly.
2. Draw and properly label or point out the actual parts of a flower:
3. Name six flower families and their distinguishing characteristics. Name at least two flowers in each family.
4. Describe the life history of a particular flower, including the part played by insects or wind in pollination.
5. Name at least two plants that are poisonous to touch and state which, if any, are found in your locality.
6. Do three of the following:
Skill Level 1
Original Honor 1928
Flowers, Advanced
1. Have the Flower Honor.
2. Photograph, collect pictures of or sketch 75 species of flowers. Make a scrapbook from these and correctly label each flower.
3. Give the distinguishing characteristics of the flowers of each of the 12 common plant families.
4. Prove ability to use plant keys to genus and species.
5. Tell the difference between perfect and imperfect flowers. What is meant by pistillate and staminate flowers? Give an example of monoecious and dioecious plants. Tell the difference between monocotyledons and dicotyledons.
6. From the Bible point out two spiritual lessons in which writers used flowers for illustrations.
7. Name and describe eight poisonous plants, noting the particular part of the plant that is poisonous.
8. Do one of the following:
Skill Level 3
Original Honor 1949
Nature
General Conference
2001 Edition