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WorksheetsPS CH01 Taxonomy Quiz(izz)
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 56mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the problem with Theophrastus' plant naming system?
a)
He used a live language that was still changing.
b)
He used local, common names for plants.
c)
He compared structures of plants that grew differently in different environments.
d)
All of these.
2.
When classifying plants Agriculturally, what are you comparing?
a)
Use
b)
Structure
c)
Location
d)
None of these.
3.
When classifying plants Morphologically, what are you comparing?
a)
Use
b)
Structure
c)
Location
d)
None of these.
4.
When classifying plants Environmentally, what are you comparing?
a)
Use
b)
Structure
c)
Location
d)
None of these.
5.
When classifying plants Phylogenetically, what are you comparing?
a)
Use
b)
Structure
c)
Location
d)
None of these.
6.
What is the system for the scientific and descriptive classification of living things called?
a)
Taxonomy
b)
Anatomy
c)
Physiology
d)
Biology
7.
The scientific name in correct order and capitalization is always:
a)
Genus, species
b)
Genus, Species
c)
genus, species
d)
Species, Genus
8.
Parallel leaf veins, short fibrous root systems, a single cotyledon in the seed all describe:
a)
Monocots
b)
Dicots
c)
Monocotyledenous Plants
d)
All answers that begin with "M"
9.
Xeromorphic plants have special adaptations to live in:
a)
Dry climates
b)
Wet climates
c)
Cold climates
d)
None of these
10.
Which of these divisions lists are in order from largest to smallest group?
a)
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
b)
Kingdom, Phylogenetic, Class, Family, Order, Genius, Species
c)
Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Family, Class, Genus, Species
d)
None of these
11.
Which of these groups is the largest?
a)
Class
b)
Order
c)
Genus
d)
Family
12.
What language is used in binomial nomenclature today?
a)
English
b)
Spanish
c)
Lithuanian
d)
None of these
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