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The word "botany" means:
A) the study of living things
B) the study of space
C) the study of plants
D) the study of anything
C) the study of plants
Assigning two names to identify something is called:
A) binomial nomenclature
B) taxonomy
C) phyla
D) Latin naming
A) binomial nomenclature
bi
means two
nome
means name
clature
means to assign
The task of identifying and organizing things is called:
A) organization
B) branding
C) classification
D) biology
C) classification
Taxonomy is:
A) the job of collecting taxes
B) the job of preserving plants
C) the job of selling plants
D) the job of dividing plants into groups and naming them
D) the job of dividing plants into groups and naming them
A plant that has tubes running through its stem & leaves is:
A) non-vascular
B) anthophyta
C) vascular
D) dicot
C) vascular
just like the veins & arteries of our body make up the vascular system
The phylum Anthophyta is characterized by:
A) nonvascular plants
B) edible plants
C) plants that produce flowers
D) mostly small plants
C) plants that produce flowers
antho
means flower
phyta
means plant
Angiosperms is another name for plants that make flowers.
What does
Angiosperm
mean?
A) seed container
B) uncovered seed
C) flower making
D) flower seed
A) seed container
Angio
means container
Sperm
means seed
Gymnosperm is another seed-making plant.
Gymnosperm means:
A) giant seed
B) uncovered seed
C) one seed
D) seed-like
B) uncovered seed
Gynmo
means uncoverd
sperm
means seed
Gymnosperms are seperated into four phyla.
One of these phylum is:
A) Coniferophyta
B) Bryophyta
C) Anthophyta
D) monocot
A) confierophyta
Of the four Gymnosperm phyla, the phylum coniferophyta has the most plants.
What does coniferophyta mean?
A) fruit producing
B) no flowers
C) self-pollinated
D) cone-bearing plant
D) conebearing-plant
conifer
means cone bearer
phyta
means plant
All plants have seed.
a) true
b) false
b) false
some plants have spores and make sporangia (spore containers)
Bryophyta is a phylum especially for:
A) broccoli type plants
B) mosses
C) plants with thorns or briars
D) plants with bulbs (like onions)
B) mosses
bryo
is greek meaning moss
phyta
means plant
Lichen is a plant.
a) true
b) false
b) false
lichen are a unique team of fungus + algae
the fungus absorbs water and chemicals and
the algae make food for them both.
How do nonvascular plants distribute water without tubes to do the job?
A) they depend on people to water them
B) they absorb water similar to the way a paper towel does
C) moss has no way of distributing water so it dies easily
D) they grow only on ponds and lakes
B) they absorb water similar to the way a paper towel does
although moss needs alot of moisture it can be found surviving in deserts through long, dry spells
When a plant is dormant (sleeping) inside a seed it needs three things to wake up.
Which thing does the plant
not
need?
A) air
B) soil
C) warmth
D) water
B) soil
The baby plant inside a seed is called:
A) an embryo
B) a radicle
C) a seedling
D) a testa
A) an embryo
The testa is what part of a seed?
A) its shell
B) its stored water
C) its first leaves
D) its food supply
A) its shell
In a seed what is the purpose of the cotyledons?
A) to make roots
B) to protect the baby plant
C) to provide food for the embryo
D) to make food using photosynthesis
C) to provide food for the embryo once the seed opens and the embryo begins to grow.
What part of a plant does the radicle become?
A) the stem
B) the roots
C) the flower
D) the leaves
B) the roots
What part of a plant will the hypocotyl become?
A) the leaves
B) the root
C) the flower
D) the stem
D) the stem
What part of the plant will the epicotyl become?
A) flower
B) leaves
C) stem
D) root
B) leaves
Author
libby
ID
36487
Card Set
Botany questions
Description
Multiple choice
Updated
2010-09-22T19:26:14Z
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