WorksheetsNomenclature of Plants Test Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of plants?
Regulate the water cycle
Are used in medicine
Provide food, air and habitat
Organisms which feed on dead organisms or waste from living organisms
Which of the following does NOT accurately describe weeds?
Plants which are out of place and not intentionally sown
Serve as hosts for crop diseases
Are mainly human inventions which have been selected for particular traits
Plants which are competitive
Which of the following plant types makes up about 80 percent of all plants?
Non-native plants
Native plants
Vascular plants
Non-vascular plants
Which of the following is another name for a non-vascular plant?
Bryophyte
Gymnosperm
Angiosperm
Seedless vascular plant
Which of the following is the most common plant part used to identify plants?
Roots
Stems
Flowers
Leaves
Which of the following best describes a dichotomous key?
Uses a branching diagram called a cladogram to show relationships
Identifies plants by a series of choices between pairs of alternatives
Is the systematic arrangement of plants into groups and subgroups based on common characteristics
Is a type of plant classification which uses a hierarchy system for classification
Which of the following is the correct order of the taxonomic hierarchy?
Kingdom, division, class, order, family, genus, species
Kingdom, division, class, order, family, species, genus
Kingdom, class, division, order, family, genus, species
Kingdom, division, order, class, family, genus, species
Which of the following is the correct botanical nomenclature for a plant with the genus Bellis and the species perennis?
Bellis Perennis
Bellis perennis
Perennis bellis
Perennis Bellis
Which of the following is NOT a type of tissue found in plants?
Dermal
Non-living
Vascular
Ground
Which of the following best describes vascular tissue?
Provides a protective covering for the plant
Comprises the majority of the primary plant body
Specializes in storage, photosynthesis and support
Transports food, water, hormones and minerals throughout the plant
Which of the following characteristics does NOT describe the Plant Variety Protection Act?
Allows breeder to recover the costs of research and development by obtaining exclusive marketing rights
Requires the plant variety be uniform, stable and distinct from all other varieties
Allows the patenting of asexually reproduced cultivars
Provides owner of new plant cultivar with exclusive marketing rights in the United States
Which of the following roles do plants mainly assume in an ecosystem?
Decomposers
Consumers
Carnivores
Producers
Which of the following best describes decomposers?
Any organisms which cannot make their own food
Any organisms which primarily feed on dead organisms or waste from living organisms
Any organisms which can make their own food
Include herbivores, omnivores and carnivores
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of weeds?
Dependent on humans for propagation
Rapid population establishment
Abundant seed production and seed dormancy
Adaptation for seed dispersal
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of weeds?
Provide habitat and feed for wildlife
Soil stabilization
Increase crop yields
Add organic matter to soil
Which of the following is NOT a reason why native plants are better for the environment?
They are low maintenance since they developed in the ecosystem in which they are located
They do not need additional fertilizers or pesticides
They provide food and habitat for wildlife
They are introduced to an environment where they did not evolve but quickly adapt to it
Invasive plants are also known as which of the following?
Native
Vascular
Non-native
Non-vascular
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a monocot?
Flower parts in multiples of three
Major leaf veins reticulated
Embryo with single cotyledon
Pollen with single furrow or pore
Gymnosperms are classified as which of the following?
Vascular
Non-vascular
Monocot
Dicot
Which of the following best describes angiosperms?
They produce pollen grains and ovules in cones.
They reproduce through spores instead of seeds.
They need to live in damp conditions where water is readily available.
They produce seeds which are encased by an outer layer such as fruit.
Which of the following is the most general taxon used in classifying organisms?
Species
Kingdom
Genus
Division
Kingdom Monera can be further divided into which of the following categories, known as domains?
Archaebacteria and fungi
Plantae and protista
Eubacteria and fungi
Archaebacteria and eubacteria
Which of the following is a characteristic of plantae individuals?
They are multicellular and most do not move
They have a cell wall and a nucleus but no chloroplasts
They acquire nutrients by ingestion
They are prokaryotes
Which of the following terms refers to the groupings of plants which consistently produce plants of the same types?
Species
Family
Genus
Variety
Which of the following does NOT describe botanical nomenclature?
Assigns plants with an informal name which cannot cross language barriers easily
Binomial naming system
Uses genus and species to identify plants
Is always underlined or italicized
