Plant Importance and Classification Quiz

Plants are the base of:

• The food chain

• The water cycle

• The nitrogen cycle

• The carbon cycle

The study of classification is called:

• Taxonomy

• Biology

• Ecology

• Genetics

Classification helps scientists because:

• It avoids confusion from common names

• It makes research more difficult

• It increases the number of species

• It complicates communication among scientists

Plants are considered primary producers because:

• They make their own food using sunlight

• They absorb nutrients from the soil

• They rely on other organisms for food

• They grow in all types of environments

The most specific classification group is:

• Genus

• Family

• Species

• Order

Which of the following crops is a root vegetable?

• Carrot

• Lettuce

• Tomato

• Cucumber

Plants help regulate the Earth’s:

• Climate

• Atmosphere

• Geology

• Magnetism

Which is an example of dicot crops?

• Corn and wheat

• Soybeans and peanuts

• Rice and barley

• Oats and rye

The system of naming with two parts is called:

• Binomial nomenclature

• Trinomial nomenclature

• Monomial nomenclature

• Polyomial nomenclature

Which classification level includes closely related species?

• Family

• Order

• Genus

• Species