Plant Taxonomy

What languages are plant names written in?

• Greek and Italian

• Latin and French

• English and Latin

• English and Greek

Which Greek philosopher was named the "Father of Botany"?

• Theophrastus

• Aristotle

• Socrates

• Linnaeus

Who was the first person to publish a classification of plants?

• Theophrastus

• Plato

• Alexander the Great

• Linnaeus

Who was the first person to propose an orderly system for classifying organisms?

• Linnaeus

• Aristotle

• Plato

• Socrates

The Binomial System of Naming Plants mean that all plants have a scientific name composed of two names known as the _____ and _______.

• Class and order

• family, class, order

• genus and specie

• specie and family

What is the correct order of plant classification?

• Kingdom

  Phylum

  Class

  Order

  Family

  Genus

  Species

• Kingdom

  Phylum

  Class

  Order

  Genus

  Family

  Species

• Kingdom

  Phylum

  Class

  Order

  Family

  Species

  Genus

• Kingdom

  Class

  Phylum

  Order

  Family

  Genus

  Species

Which kingdom are plants included in?

• Fungi

• Protista

• Plantae

• Eubacteria

Which of the following is a possible subdivision of plants?

• Ability to circulate fluids

• How they reproduce

• Size and stature

• All of the answers are correct

True or False:

Plants are divided in the phylum category based on whether or not the plant bears or produces seeds.

• True

• False

What are the two class divisions?

• Angiosperm & gymnosperm

• flower & fruit

• parallel veins & netlike veins

• None of these answers are correct