Horticulture
Which of the following characteristics does NOT describe the Plant Variety Protection Act?
Allows the patenting of asexually reproduced cultivars
Which of the following best describes decomposers?
Any organisms which primarily feed on dead organisms or waste from living organisms
Kingdom Monera can be further divided into which of the following categories, known as domains?
Archaebacteria and eubacteria
Which of the following does NOT accurately describe weeds?
Are mainly human inventions which have been selected for particular traits
Which of the following does NOT describe botanical nomenclature?
Assigns plants with an informal name which cannot cross language barriers easily
Which of the following is the correct botanical nomenclature for a plant with the genus Bellis and the species perennis?
Bellis perennis
Which of the following is another name for a non-vascular plant?
Bryophyte
Which of the following is a form of classification based on the branching pattern of evolution?
Cladistics
Which of the following plant cells contain thicker primary cell walls which have an uneven thicknes
Collenchyma cells
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of weeds?
Dependent on humans for propagation
Which of the following is NOT considered a plant organ?
Flowers
Which of the following best describes a dichotomous key?
Identifies plants by a series of choices between pairs of alternatives
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of weeds?
Increase crop yields
Which of the following does NOT describe an organ system?
It is made up of organs which act independently to achieve a common purpose
Which of the following is the most general taxon used in classifying organisms?
Kingdom
Which of the following is the correct order of the taxonomic hierarchy?
Kingdom, division, class, order, family, genus, species
Which of the following is another term used for leaf edges?
Leaf margin
Which of the following terms best describes the pattern in which leaf veins are organized?
Leaf venation
Which of the following is the most common plant part used to identify plants?
Leaves
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a monocot?
Major leaf veins reticulated
Which of the following kingdoms does NOT contain multicellular organisms?
Monera
Which of the following is NOT a type of tissue found in plants?
Non-living
Invasive plants are also known as which of the following?
Non-native
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of plants?
Organisms which feed on dead organisms or waste from living organisms
Which type of cell is most likely to remain totipotent?
Parenchyma cells
Which of the following is NOT a cause for biennial plants completing their life cycle in one year?
Plants growing too large
Which of the following roles do plants mainly assume in an ecosystem?
Producers
Which of the following plant parts is NOT used to classify plants?
Roots
Which of the following terms refers to the groupings of plants which consistently produce plants of the same typ
Species
Which of the following is NOT a reason why native plants are better for the environment?
They are introduced to an environment where they did not evolve but quickly adapt to it
Which of the following is a characteristic of plantae individuals?
They are multicellular and most do not move
Which of the following best describes angiosperms?
They produce seeds which are encased by an outer layer such as fruit.
Which of the following best describes vascular tissue?
Transports food, water, hormones and minerals throughout the plant
Gymnosperms are classified as which of the following?
Vascular
Which of the following plant types makes up about 80 percent of all plants?
Vascular plants