BOT 461 EXAM 1 Study Guide Test.
Carl Linnaeus - CORRECT ANSWER The father of taxonomy
- used reproductive organs to calssify
- adopted binomial (genus, species)
binomial naming rules - CORRECT ANSWER - first name singular noun
- second = adj, noun, posessive noun
- tautonyms (repitition) not allowed
plant and animal species ___ have same scientific name - CORRECT ANSWER can have
nomenclature types: holotype - CORRECT ANSWER type specimen or name bearing specimen
nomenclature types: isotype - CORRECT ANSWER duplicate of holoytype species (ex. Lyania ferrugina is
type for genus Lyania)
nomenclature of groups is based on __ - CORRECT ANSWER priority of publication
requirements for naming species - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Latin, binomial, not duplicated
2. rank must be clearly indicated
3. type specimen must be designed
4. effectively published
hybrid name types: - CORRECT ANSWER 1. 2 species with same genus (Verbascum lychinitis x V. nigrum)
2. 2 species in different genus ( x Dialaeliocattleya intergeneric hybrid)
3. chimeras separated by + (ex. Crataegus + Mespilus or +Crataegusmespilus)
morphology - CORRECT ANSWER features of external form/ appearance
, vegetative parts - CORRECT ANSWER roots, stems, leaves
reproductve parts - CORRECT ANSWER flowers, fruits, seeds
Duration types - CORRECT ANSWER 1. ANNUAL: single growing season
2. BIENNIAL: 2 seasons (veg growing + reprod)
3. PERENNIAL: 3 or mrore years
habit (appearance) - CORRECT ANSWER trees: woody tissue
shrubs: shorter than trees
herbs: lack woody tissue
suffrutescent: between woody and herbaceaous
epiphytes: grow upon another plant
growth pattern - CORRECT ANSWER ORTHOTROPIC: vertical
PLAGIOTROPIC: horizontal
buds - CORRECT ANSWER small embryonic shoots, often protected by modified leaves
axillary bud - CORRECT ANSWER Located in axil and will become branches or flowers in flowering plants.
roots - CORRECT ANSWER fixes plant to substrate
- water absorption / transport
- photosynthesis
- water and carb storage
types of roots - CORRECT ANSWER FIBROUS: woody, no major root
FLESHY: thick, water + CH storage
Carl Linnaeus - CORRECT ANSWER The father of taxonomy
- used reproductive organs to calssify
- adopted binomial (genus, species)
binomial naming rules - CORRECT ANSWER - first name singular noun
- second = adj, noun, posessive noun
- tautonyms (repitition) not allowed
plant and animal species ___ have same scientific name - CORRECT ANSWER can have
nomenclature types: holotype - CORRECT ANSWER type specimen or name bearing specimen
nomenclature types: isotype - CORRECT ANSWER duplicate of holoytype species (ex. Lyania ferrugina is
type for genus Lyania)
nomenclature of groups is based on __ - CORRECT ANSWER priority of publication
requirements for naming species - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Latin, binomial, not duplicated
2. rank must be clearly indicated
3. type specimen must be designed
4. effectively published
hybrid name types: - CORRECT ANSWER 1. 2 species with same genus (Verbascum lychinitis x V. nigrum)
2. 2 species in different genus ( x Dialaeliocattleya intergeneric hybrid)
3. chimeras separated by + (ex. Crataegus + Mespilus or +Crataegusmespilus)
morphology - CORRECT ANSWER features of external form/ appearance
, vegetative parts - CORRECT ANSWER roots, stems, leaves
reproductve parts - CORRECT ANSWER flowers, fruits, seeds
Duration types - CORRECT ANSWER 1. ANNUAL: single growing season
2. BIENNIAL: 2 seasons (veg growing + reprod)
3. PERENNIAL: 3 or mrore years
habit (appearance) - CORRECT ANSWER trees: woody tissue
shrubs: shorter than trees
herbs: lack woody tissue
suffrutescent: between woody and herbaceaous
epiphytes: grow upon another plant
growth pattern - CORRECT ANSWER ORTHOTROPIC: vertical
PLAGIOTROPIC: horizontal
buds - CORRECT ANSWER small embryonic shoots, often protected by modified leaves
axillary bud - CORRECT ANSWER Located in axil and will become branches or flowers in flowering plants.
roots - CORRECT ANSWER fixes plant to substrate
- water absorption / transport
- photosynthesis
- water and carb storage
types of roots - CORRECT ANSWER FIBROUS: woody, no major root
FLESHY: thick, water + CH storage
