[BOTAFUN] Introduction to Botany

What is botany?

• The study of plants

• The study of rocks

• The study of stars

• The study of animals

Which of the following is a characteristic of plants?

• Photosynthetic

• Carnivorous

• Eukaryotic

• Inorganic

What is the study of the form of plants called?

• Plant Molecular Biology

• Plant Morphology

• Plant Anatomy

• Plant Cytology

Which branch of botany deals with plant heredity and variation?

• Bryology

• Plant Genetics

• Plant Ecology

• Palynology

Who won the Nobel prize for the discovery of the cure against the malarial parasite?

• Sir Robert Robinson

• Youyou Tu

• Richard Martin Willstate

• Melvin Calvin

What is the first step in the scientific method?

• Analyze and interpret the data

• Develop a hypothesis

• Design and perform an experiment

• Recognize a problem

Which criteria for science states that observations must be consistent and repeatable?

• Predictable

• Natural

• Observable

• Consistent

What is plant blindness?

• Inability to understand human affairs

• Inability to appreciate the unique features of rocks

• Inability to recognize the importance of animals

• Inability to see or notice the plants in one's own environment

What is the study of forest conservation and forest products called?

• Forestry

• Agronomy

• Horticulture

• Economic botany

Which branch of botany studies the geographical distribution of plants?

• Palynology

• Plant taxonomy

• Ethnobotany

• Plant Geography