Nomenclature of Plants Test Review

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