L1 Introduction to Plants

Which of the following science disciplines tackles plants?

• Zoology

• Chemistry

• Physics

• Botany

The capacity of forests to reduce atmospheric CO2 through photosynthesis is an example of which type of ecosystem service?

• Provisioning

• Supporting

• Cultural

• Regulating

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an angiosperms?

• They develop flowers.

• They produce fruits.

• They are seed-bearing

• They produce cones

Pine tree is an example of

• an angiosperm

• a bryophyte

• a pteridophyte

• a gymnosperm

Which of the following sub-disciplines or branches of botany focuses on the study of plant diseases and their management?

• Plant Ecology

• Plant Physiology

• Plant Taxonomy

• Plant Pathology

Which branch of botany is about naming and classifying plant species?

• Conservation Biology

• Ethnobotany

• Genetics

• Taxonomy

Who is the father of modern taxonomy?

• Antonine Van Leeuwenhoek

• Gregor Mendel

• Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

• 1. Carl Linnaeus

The plant in the picture is an example of a ___.

• creeper

• herb

• shrub

• tree

How would you describe herb plants?

• They are bushy, hard, and woody stems with many branches

• They are thick, woody, and have a hard stem that gives rise to many branches

• They are plants with weak stems that cannot stand upright and spread on the ground

• 1. They are short-sized plants with soft, green, and delicate stems.

Which of the following is a key characteristic that distinguishes vascular plants from nonvascular plants?

• Presence of chlorophyll

• Presence of xylem and phloem

• Ability to reproduce sexually

• Ability to perform photosynthesis