PLANT TAXONOMY TEST FULLY SOLVED #15
Angiosperm - correct answer A flowering plant that has seeds enclosed in fruit.
Binomial nomenclature - correct answer A two-word naming system, such as that used
for plant species.
Class - correct answer The taxonomic rank that separates or identifies plants in a
phylum. Class is above order in taxonomic ranking.
Classification - correct answer The system of identifying and grouping like organisms
together.
Common name - correct answer A word or term for a plant that is used in everyday
language.
Cotyledon - correct answer First leaf to emerge from a seed.
Cultivar - correct answer A name for a plant that has been bred or selected for
horticultural purposes.
Dichotomous key - correct answer A tool used to identify plants by pairing choices
against each other until all choices have been exhausted and the plant species remains.
Dicotyledoneae (dicot) - correct answer A seed with two cotyledons (first leaves), net-
veined leaves, and flower parts in multiples of fours and fives.
Domain - correct answer The highest and most inclusive taxonomic ranking for all living
organisms.
Ecologist - correct answer Scientist focused with understanding ecosystems as a whole.
Family - correct answer The taxonomic rank that separates or identifies plants in an
order. Family is above genus in taxonomic ranking.
Genus - correct answer A subset of organisms within a family that share similar
characteristics. Genus is above species in taxonomic ranking.
Gymnosperm - correct answer A nonflowering plant with seeds that develop without an
ovary.
Herbarium - correct answer A repository of collected plant specimens.
International Code of Botanical Nomenclature - correct answer A set of rules that guides
the naming or renaming of plant species.
Angiosperm - correct answer A flowering plant that has seeds enclosed in fruit.
Binomial nomenclature - correct answer A two-word naming system, such as that used
for plant species.
Class - correct answer The taxonomic rank that separates or identifies plants in a
phylum. Class is above order in taxonomic ranking.
Classification - correct answer The system of identifying and grouping like organisms
together.
Common name - correct answer A word or term for a plant that is used in everyday
language.
Cotyledon - correct answer First leaf to emerge from a seed.
Cultivar - correct answer A name for a plant that has been bred or selected for
horticultural purposes.
Dichotomous key - correct answer A tool used to identify plants by pairing choices
against each other until all choices have been exhausted and the plant species remains.
Dicotyledoneae (dicot) - correct answer A seed with two cotyledons (first leaves), net-
veined leaves, and flower parts in multiples of fours and fives.
Domain - correct answer The highest and most inclusive taxonomic ranking for all living
organisms.
Ecologist - correct answer Scientist focused with understanding ecosystems as a whole.
Family - correct answer The taxonomic rank that separates or identifies plants in an
order. Family is above genus in taxonomic ranking.
Genus - correct answer A subset of organisms within a family that share similar
characteristics. Genus is above species in taxonomic ranking.
Gymnosperm - correct answer A nonflowering plant with seeds that develop without an
ovary.
Herbarium - correct answer A repository of collected plant specimens.
International Code of Botanical Nomenclature - correct answer A set of rules that guides
the naming or renaming of plant species.
