Botany Introduction Exam Questions and
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What is Biology? study of life
What is Botany? study of plants
T/F: Plants move like animals. false
What substance do plants have chlorophyll
that
helps them produce their food?
What 3 types of plants do not have Indian Pipe, Dodder, Squawroot
chlorophyll and instead take on a
parasitic role to obtain food?
Do some animals practice yes
photosynthesis like plants?
T/F: Plants have cell walls. true
Plants are _____ and _____. multicellular; autotrophic
, What are plant cell walls cellulose
composed
of?
Plants store their food as _____. starch
Plants have a life cycle that haploid gametophyte; diploid sporophyte
alternates between a _____ _____
and a
_____ ______.
List the reasons to study plants. food; medicine; producers; fossil fuels;
wood/bamboo; textiles;
symbolic/romantic/religious; erosion
control/recreation/perfumes/beauty
Out of _____ species of plants, 400,000; 12; 75
_____
species provide about _____% of
the
human diet.
What species of plants make up grass family (corn, rice, wheat); legumes
75% (soybeans,
of the human diet? beans, peas); potatoes; cassava; yams;
plantains
Explain the importance of plants 1. Vitamins and Minerals
as 2. Feed Livestock
food items. 3. Spices and Flavorings
Answers with Verified Solutions | Latest
Updated 2026
What is Biology? study of life
What is Botany? study of plants
T/F: Plants move like animals. false
What substance do plants have chlorophyll
that
helps them produce their food?
What 3 types of plants do not have Indian Pipe, Dodder, Squawroot
chlorophyll and instead take on a
parasitic role to obtain food?
Do some animals practice yes
photosynthesis like plants?
T/F: Plants have cell walls. true
Plants are _____ and _____. multicellular; autotrophic
, What are plant cell walls cellulose
composed
of?
Plants store their food as _____. starch
Plants have a life cycle that haploid gametophyte; diploid sporophyte
alternates between a _____ _____
and a
_____ ______.
List the reasons to study plants. food; medicine; producers; fossil fuels;
wood/bamboo; textiles;
symbolic/romantic/religious; erosion
control/recreation/perfumes/beauty
Out of _____ species of plants, 400,000; 12; 75
_____
species provide about _____% of
the
human diet.
What species of plants make up grass family (corn, rice, wheat); legumes
75% (soybeans,
of the human diet? beans, peas); potatoes; cassava; yams;
plantains
Explain the importance of plants 1. Vitamins and Minerals
as 2. Feed Livestock
food items. 3. Spices and Flavorings
