Plant Identification and Food Webs

Carolus Linnaeus was responsible for what in science?

• Grouping things by families

• Identifying trees

• Binomial Nomenclature naming

• Classifying kingdoms

How many parts do binomial nomenclature names have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 6

Why can't we just use common names for everything?

• Because not everyone speaks the same language

• Scientific names sound cooler

• Common names can lead to confusion

A family is a group of closely related organisms. True or false?

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

One thing Linnaeus used to identify plants was...

• root depth

• stem color

• flower structure

• flower color

You cannot care for plants in the same manner even if they are related. True or False?

• True

• False

Why are the scientific names in Latin?

• so you cannot understand them

• it was the scientific language in Linnaeus' time

• most people used to speak Latin

Taxonomy is the scientific study of...

• naming and classifying organisms

• learning to do taxes

• determining when plants are going to grow

Select the correct scientific name

• nicotina tobaccum

• Nicotina Tobaccum

• Nicotina tobaccum

• Nicotina Tobaccum

Select the correct scientific name

• Bamboosa aridinarifolia

• Bamboosa aridinarifolia

• bamboosa aridinarifolia