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Plant Classification

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All of the following are characteristics of monocot plants EXCEPT which of the following?

a)

Vascular bundles are arranged in a ring.

b)

Leaf veins are parallel.

c)

Floral parts are in multiples of 3.

d)

Plants possess a fibrous root system.

2.

What two taxonomic units make up a scientific name?

a)

Family and class

b)

Kingdom and phylum

c)

Genus and species

d)

Family and genus

3.

Plants whose leaves stay green year - round; as well as do NOT shed their leaves cold and / or extremely wet or dry conditions are called ________________________.

a)

Angiosperms

b)

Evergreen

c)

Tracheophyta

d)

Deciduous

4.

Who is responsible for developing the binomial naming system for plants ?

a)

"G" Stevens

b)

Leslie Applegate

c)

Carl Linnaeus

d)

Will Moon

5.

Which of the following best describes a cultivar?

a)

A subdivision of a species that has genetic differences that can be achieved through sexual reproduction.

b)

A subdivision of a species that has genetic differences that cannot be achieved through sexual reproduction.

c)

A class of plants that produce floral parts in multiples of 3.

d)

All of the above

6.

All of the following characteristics describe a dicot plant EXCEPT which of the following...

a)

Floral parts are in multiples of 4 and 5

b)

Fibrous root system

c)

Possesses two cotyledons

d)

Veins are netlike

7.

Which plant life cycle results in a plant completing its life cycle from germination to death in 2 or more years?

a)

Annual

b)

Biennial

c)

Triennial

d)

Perennial

8.

What is the highest and broadest unit of taxonomic classification?

a)

Kingdom

b)

Phylum

c)

Genus

d)

Species

9.

Which plant life cycle completes its life cycle (germination to death) in one year?

a)

Annual

b)

Biennial

c)

Perennial

d)

Quartennial

10.

Why do plant professionals use scientific names to identify plants rather than common names?

a)

Scientific names are complex and difficult to understand.

b)

Common names are easier to understand.

c)

Scientific names are universally recognized despite lingual differences.

d)

Common names are in English only.

11.

Plants that lose their leaves or change leaf color in response to cold and / or extremely wet or dry conditions are known as ___________________.

a)

Ferns

b)

Conifers

c)

Deciduous

d)

Gymnosperms

12.

Flowering plants that produce seed in an ovary are best defined as _______________________________.

a)

Gymnosperm

b)

Angiosperm

c)

Monocot

d)

Diecious

13.

What is the relationship of organisms as you move down the taxonomic pyramid from Kingdom down to Species?

a)

Organisms become more dissimilar and share fewer commonalities.

b)

Organisms become more closely related.

c)

The number of vascular bundles greatly differs.

d)

The amount of cotyledons present in a seed multiply in size and diameter.

14.

Which of the following terms best describes a non - flowering plant that produces its seed WITHOUT enclosing it within an ovary (fruit)?

a)

Angiosperm

b)

Dicot

c)

Perennial

d)

Gymnosperm

15.

Which of the following terms best describes a plant that completes its life cycle (germination to flowering to death) in one growing season?

a)

Annual

b)

Biennial

c)

Triennial

d)

Perennial

16.

Why are scientific names used to describe and identify plants?

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