PS CH01 Taxonomy Quiz(izz)

What was the problem with Theophrastus' plant naming system?

• He used a live language that was still changing.
• He used local, common names for plants.
• He compared structures of plants that grew differently in different environments.
• All of these.

When classifying plants Agriculturally, what are you comparing?

• Use
• Structure
• Location
• None of these.

When classifying plants Morphologically, what are you comparing?

• Use
• Structure
• Location
• None of these.

When classifying plants Environmentally, what are you comparing?

• Use
• Structure
• Location
• None of these.

When classifying plants Phylogenetically, what are you comparing?

• Use
• Structure
• Location
• None of these.

What is the system for the scientific and descriptive classification of living things called?

• Taxonomy
• Anatomy
• Physiology
• Biology

The scientific name in correct order and capitalization is always:

• Genus, species
• Genus, Species
• genus, species
• Species, Genus

Parallel leaf veins, short fibrous root systems, a single cotyledon in the seed all describe:

• Monocots
• Dicots
• Monocotyledenous Plants
• All answers that begin with "M"

Xeromorphic plants have special adaptations to live in:

• Dry climates
• Wet climates
• Cold climates
• None of these

Which of these divisions lists are in order from largest to smallest group?

• Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
• Kingdom, Phylogenetic, Class, Family, Order, Genius, Species
• Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Family, Class, Genus, Species
• None of these