,Chapter 01 - What Is Plant Biology?
Chapter 01
What Is Plant Biology?
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The first microscopes were produced by ________________, who ground and fitted lenses
in a small metal tube.
A. Anton van Leeuwenhoek
B. Dutch spectacle makers
C. Linnaeus
D. Carl Zeiss
E. Otto Brunfels
2. 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.
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3. 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
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4. The science that deals with the form, structure, and embryology of plants is
A. plant taxonomy.
B. plant physiology.
C. plant genetics.
D. cytology.
E. plant morphology.
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5. 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
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6. 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. influence world climate
E. all of the choices are correct
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Chapter 01
What Is Plant Biology?
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The first microscopes were produced by ________________, who ground and fitted lenses
in a small metal tube.
A. Anton van Leeuwenhoek
B. Dutch spectacle makers
C. Linnaeus
D. Carl Zeiss
E. Otto Brunfels
2. 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.
Stern - 001 Chapter... #3
3. 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
Stern - 001 Chapter... #4
1-1
,Chapter 01 - What Is Plant Biology?
1-2
, Chapter 01 - What Is Plant Biology?
4. The science that deals with the form, structure, and embryology of plants is
A. plant taxonomy.
B. plant physiology.
C. plant genetics.
D. cytology.
E. plant morphology.
Stern - 001 Chapter... #5
5. 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
Stern - 001 Chapter... #6
6. 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. influence world climate
E. all of the choices are correct
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