Ch01
Student: ___________________________________________________________________________
1. The early scientist who first demonstrated experimentally that plants do not have the same modes of
nutrition as animals was
A. Nehemiah Grew.
B. Carl Willdenow.
C. Alexander von Humboldt.
D. Sir J. D. Hooker.
E. J. B. van Helmont.
2. Plant _______ study plant relationships, identify and classify plants into groups based on genetic
similarity, and name plants according to these groups.
A. taxonomists
B. physiologists
C. anatomists
D. morphologists
E. geographers
3. The science that deals with the form, structure, and life cycles of plants is
A. plant taxonomy.
B. plant physiology.
C. plant genetics.
D. cytology.
E. plant morphology.
4. The scientific method begins with
A. reading scientific journals.
B. substantiated observations that aren't explained by existing principles or theories.
C. a tentative, unproven explanation of an observation.
D. restating a general theory in understandable terms.
E. testing hypotheses generated to explain observations.
5. The study of plants and their impact on humans is important because plants
A. provide food, shelter, and clothing.
B. provide the ecological support system linking all living organisms in their environment.
C. contribute to the natural beauty of the world and play a role in many recreational pursuits.
D. have, at least in the past, been an important source of medicine.
E. all of the choices are correct.
6. An experiment to test an hypothesis
A. should have one specific aspect or variable that is altered.
B. have a control in which a specific aspect or variable is not changed.
C. must be repeatable by others so that the results may be confirmed or refuted.
D. all of these are needed for a good experiment.
7. Which sequence generally describes the steps of the scientific method?
A. hypothesis, observation, testing, retesting
B. testing, observation, hypothesis, retesting
C. observation, hypothesis, testing, retesting
D. observation, testing, hypothesis, retesting
E. observation, writing, hypothesis, publishing
,8. The objective of scientific research is described as
A. collecting data.
B. developing and testing hypotheses.
C. using human history to explain technological advances.
D. using scientific instrumentation such as microscopes.
E. applying results to improve human lives.
9. Which of the following scientists would more likely be concerned with the rate of photosynthesis in
leaves?
A. plant anatomist
B. plant physiologist
C. forester
D. plant geneticist
E. plant geographer
10. The Swedish botanist who produced the elements of our present system of naming and classifying plants
in the eighteenth century was
A. Matt Johnson.
B. Carolus Linnaeus.
C. Gustav Bjorklund.
D. J. B. van Helmont.
E. Olaf Anderson.
11. A theory is
A. an educated guess.
B. an accumulation of data.
C. a modified hypothesis.
D. a repeatable observation.
E. a group of generalizations or principles that help us understand events in the natural world
12. An early English botanist who described the structure of wood more precisely than any of his
predecessors was
A. Nehemiah Grew.
B. Sir Joseph D. Hooker.
C. Charles Claude Smythe.
D. James Worthington.
E. Anton L. Bortenschlager.
13. According to the scientific method, an hypothesis is
A. a well supported idea expanded from facts via reasoning but is not currently known to be entirely or
universally True.
B. an idea or explanation that is a basis for experimental investigation.
C. information that is known and specific.
D. the last step in the scientific method that deals with collection of data.
E. an experimentally demonstrated fact.
14. People who study the interaction of people and plants in their environment are __________.
A. ethnobotantists
B. plant physiologists
C. plant scientists
D. plant taxonomists
E. horticulturalists
15. ______________ is the scientific investigation of the biology of plants.
A. plant morphology
B. ecology
C. botany
D. cytology
E. ethnobotany
,16. Environmental scientists are developing technologies to convert ___________ into __________ as a
source of renewable, plant-based fuel.
A. oil shale; diesel
B. cellulose and starch; ethanol
C. petroleum products; gasoline
D. wind; electrical energy
E. hydropower; electrical energy
17. When human populations increase, they increase their impact on plants and other living organisms by
_______________________________________.
A. using plants as fuel
B. building homes
C. harvesting plants for food for themselves and their animals
D. replacing plant communities with agricultural crops
E. all of the these
18. Plant ecologists and NASA scientists are working together to develop _________________ for space
travel that use plants to recycle carbon dioxide and produce oxygen.
A. chemical carbon dioxide scrubbers
B. open pond systems
C. methane generators
D. closed systems
E. water purification systems
19. If a catastrophe destroyed all green plants and algae on land and in the water, animal life would be able to
survive for approximately __________ before suffocating due to lack of oxygen.
A. 6 months
B. 1 year
C. 6 years
D. 11 years
E. 100 years
20. Plants can live without humans but humans cannot live without plants.
True False
21. Originally, the scientific method was considered to involve a routine series of steps.
True False
22. The noted Swedish botanist Linnaeus published his book, Species Plantarum, in the early twentieth
century.
True False
23. Plant morphology is a discipline that deals with the naming and classification of plants.
True False
24. Van Helmont concluded after his classical experiment with the willow tree that its increase in weight had
been due to the water it had absorbed.
True False
25. Science may be defined as "a search for knowledge of the natural world."
True False
26. Van Helmont's experiment with a willow branch demonstrated that the soil in which it grew gained
weight over time.
True False
27. Internet browsers such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Netscape allow access to information about
various botanical topics.
True False
, 28. Tropical rainforest is the only vegetation type that is being negatively impacted by human activities.
True False
29. Knowledge of plant anatomy can help in determining past climates and in forensic science.
True False
30. Humans have contributed to global warming and atmospheric pollution which, in turn will affect plant
distribution. However, a change in plant distribution will not affect animal populations.
True False
Student: ___________________________________________________________________________
1. The early scientist who first demonstrated experimentally that plants do not have the same modes of
nutrition as animals was
A. Nehemiah Grew.
B. Carl Willdenow.
C. Alexander von Humboldt.
D. Sir J. D. Hooker.
E. J. B. van Helmont.
2. Plant _______ study plant relationships, identify and classify plants into groups based on genetic
similarity, and name plants according to these groups.
A. taxonomists
B. physiologists
C. anatomists
D. morphologists
E. geographers
3. The science that deals with the form, structure, and life cycles of plants is
A. plant taxonomy.
B. plant physiology.
C. plant genetics.
D. cytology.
E. plant morphology.
4. The scientific method begins with
A. reading scientific journals.
B. substantiated observations that aren't explained by existing principles or theories.
C. a tentative, unproven explanation of an observation.
D. restating a general theory in understandable terms.
E. testing hypotheses generated to explain observations.
5. The study of plants and their impact on humans is important because plants
A. provide food, shelter, and clothing.
B. provide the ecological support system linking all living organisms in their environment.
C. contribute to the natural beauty of the world and play a role in many recreational pursuits.
D. have, at least in the past, been an important source of medicine.
E. all of the choices are correct.
6. An experiment to test an hypothesis
A. should have one specific aspect or variable that is altered.
B. have a control in which a specific aspect or variable is not changed.
C. must be repeatable by others so that the results may be confirmed or refuted.
D. all of these are needed for a good experiment.
7. Which sequence generally describes the steps of the scientific method?
A. hypothesis, observation, testing, retesting
B. testing, observation, hypothesis, retesting
C. observation, hypothesis, testing, retesting
D. observation, testing, hypothesis, retesting
E. observation, writing, hypothesis, publishing
,8. The objective of scientific research is described as
A. collecting data.
B. developing and testing hypotheses.
C. using human history to explain technological advances.
D. using scientific instrumentation such as microscopes.
E. applying results to improve human lives.
9. Which of the following scientists would more likely be concerned with the rate of photosynthesis in
leaves?
A. plant anatomist
B. plant physiologist
C. forester
D. plant geneticist
E. plant geographer
10. The Swedish botanist who produced the elements of our present system of naming and classifying plants
in the eighteenth century was
A. Matt Johnson.
B. Carolus Linnaeus.
C. Gustav Bjorklund.
D. J. B. van Helmont.
E. Olaf Anderson.
11. A theory is
A. an educated guess.
B. an accumulation of data.
C. a modified hypothesis.
D. a repeatable observation.
E. a group of generalizations or principles that help us understand events in the natural world
12. An early English botanist who described the structure of wood more precisely than any of his
predecessors was
A. Nehemiah Grew.
B. Sir Joseph D. Hooker.
C. Charles Claude Smythe.
D. James Worthington.
E. Anton L. Bortenschlager.
13. According to the scientific method, an hypothesis is
A. a well supported idea expanded from facts via reasoning but is not currently known to be entirely or
universally True.
B. an idea or explanation that is a basis for experimental investigation.
C. information that is known and specific.
D. the last step in the scientific method that deals with collection of data.
E. an experimentally demonstrated fact.
14. People who study the interaction of people and plants in their environment are __________.
A. ethnobotantists
B. plant physiologists
C. plant scientists
D. plant taxonomists
E. horticulturalists
15. ______________ is the scientific investigation of the biology of plants.
A. plant morphology
B. ecology
C. botany
D. cytology
E. ethnobotany
,16. Environmental scientists are developing technologies to convert ___________ into __________ as a
source of renewable, plant-based fuel.
A. oil shale; diesel
B. cellulose and starch; ethanol
C. petroleum products; gasoline
D. wind; electrical energy
E. hydropower; electrical energy
17. When human populations increase, they increase their impact on plants and other living organisms by
_______________________________________.
A. using plants as fuel
B. building homes
C. harvesting plants for food for themselves and their animals
D. replacing plant communities with agricultural crops
E. all of the these
18. Plant ecologists and NASA scientists are working together to develop _________________ for space
travel that use plants to recycle carbon dioxide and produce oxygen.
A. chemical carbon dioxide scrubbers
B. open pond systems
C. methane generators
D. closed systems
E. water purification systems
19. If a catastrophe destroyed all green plants and algae on land and in the water, animal life would be able to
survive for approximately __________ before suffocating due to lack of oxygen.
A. 6 months
B. 1 year
C. 6 years
D. 11 years
E. 100 years
20. Plants can live without humans but humans cannot live without plants.
True False
21. Originally, the scientific method was considered to involve a routine series of steps.
True False
22. The noted Swedish botanist Linnaeus published his book, Species Plantarum, in the early twentieth
century.
True False
23. Plant morphology is a discipline that deals with the naming and classification of plants.
True False
24. Van Helmont concluded after his classical experiment with the willow tree that its increase in weight had
been due to the water it had absorbed.
True False
25. Science may be defined as "a search for knowledge of the natural world."
True False
26. Van Helmont's experiment with a willow branch demonstrated that the soil in which it grew gained
weight over time.
True False
27. Internet browsers such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Netscape allow access to information about
various botanical topics.
True False
, 28. Tropical rainforest is the only vegetation type that is being negatively impacted by human activities.
True False
29. Knowledge of plant anatomy can help in determining past climates and in forensic science.
True False
30. Humans have contributed to global warming and atmospheric pollution which, in turn will affect plant
distribution. However, a change in plant distribution will not affect animal populations.
True False
