CH 8 Plant Identification Quiz

The assignment of plant names is called

• Nomenclature.

• Anatomy.

• Botany.

• taxonomy.

The science of classifying and identifying living organisms is called

• Botany.

• Biology.

• Taxonomy.

• anatomy.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a scientific name?

• it is always underlined or italicized

• it varies from location to location

• it is universally understood

• it is binomial

What language is used for scientific classification?

• Spanish

• French

• English

• Latin

Taxonomists classify plants by

• giving them many common names.

• deciding whether they are useful.

• arranging them into miscellaneous groups.

• using existing categories of classification.

The taxonomic classification that is grouped based on features that can be traced to a common ancestor is the

• specific epithet.

• Family.

• Variety.

• genus.

The smallest, most specific classification level is the

• Genus.

• Family.

• Class.

• species.

The classification level that allows discernment between different organisms within a genus is the

• Family.

• Variety.

• Species.

• cultivar.

The term used for the specific epithet of a plant may be derived from

• Science.

• Confusion.

• physical characteristics.

• cultivation techniques.

Any plant classification category can be termed the

• Species.

• Taxon.

• Genus.

• family.