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October 16: How Plants Are Named

Authored by Patrick Allen

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12th Grade

NGSS covered

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October 16: How Plants Are Named
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why can using common names of plants be confusing?

Common names are long and hard to spell.

Common names are old and outdated.

Sometimes different plants have the same common name.

Horticulturalists think using common names is dorky.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does "binomial" mean?

Latin name.

Common name.

Two-name.

Four-name.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first name of the two when naming plants and animals?

The genus.

The species.

The scientific name.

The common name.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the second name of the two when naming plants and animals?

The genus.

The species.

The scientific name.

The common name.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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TRUE or FALSE: A cultivar is a type of plant species. For example, a "Red Sunset" is a type of red maple tree (Acer rubrum).

TRUE

FALSE

6.

FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What type of tree is the genus Acer? (page 19)

(a)  

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a noun?

A word that names a person, place or thing.

A word that describes a noun.

A word that describes an action.

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