Plant Bio: Chap 1 What is Plant Biology

Which of the following derive their existence from plants?

-Condiments, perfumes, and dyes -Meat, fish, and poultry -Clothing, medicines, and food -Lumber, paper, and cardboard☆

Which of the following are branches of the field of genetics related to plants?

-Genetic engineering -Plant breeding⭐

Select all of the following statements that are true of plant anatomy.

-Plant anatomy can be used to determine information about past climates -Plant anatomy can be used to solve crimes⭐

Examples of agricultural practices that could aid in the restoreation of ecological balance include which of the following?

-Returning organic material to the soil post-harvest to sustain soil health -Using more biological pest controls☆

Which of the following are ways humans have negatively impacted the environment?

-We have drained wetlands. -We have polluted our waters and atmosphere☆

The scientific method involves a series of steps. Rank these steps starting with the first step at the top

-asking a question -forming a hypothesis -conducting experiments -developing a theory☆

Choose all statements that describe cell biology

-it is the science of cell structure and function -the development of electron microscopes spurred advances in this field⭐

In order to survive, modern humans need which of the following?

-shelter -food -clothing☆

Swedish botanist who produced the elements of our present system of naming and classifying plants

Carolus Linnaeus

What is a hypothesis?

It is a suggested explanation for something that has been observed⭐

Choose all the statements that describe cell biology

It is the science of cell structure and function⭐

This subdiscipline of genetics has improved the quality of crop plants as well as crop yields

Plant breeding⭐

Which subdisciplines of botany is concerned with the form and structure of plants

Plant morphology⭐

T/F: If all photosynthetic organisms died, animal life would eventually suffocate due to lack of oxygen.

T☆

The study of plants is called ___

botany☆

The science of cell structure and function was once known as cytology but is now referred to as ___ biology

cell⭐

Plant taxonomy involves describing, naming, and ___ organisms.

classifying⭐

When a hypothesis is tested in an experiment, bits of information called ___ are gathered

data⭐

The study of the interaction of plants with one another and with their environment is known as plant ___

ecology⭐

Botany is considered a(n) ___ because it involves a search for knowledge of the natural world, specifically knowledge about plants.

field of science☆

A(n) ___ is a tentative, unproven explanation based on an observation.

hypothesis☆

Only plants and other photosynthetic organisms produce the gas ___ while converting the suns energy into forms useful for animal life.

oxygen☆

Our understanding of plants can be useful to sustain life on Earth and possibly other ___

planets☆

Which term describes the study of the internal structure of plants?

plant anatomy⭐

The field of botany involves the study of ___

plants☆

___ is a search for knowledge of the natural world

science☆

The subdiscipline of botany concerned with describing, naming, and classifying organisms is referred to as plant ___

taxonomy⭐

Two ways in which plants are well suited to help humans survive include ___

the use of cultivated plants for food and their use in the removal of pollutants in the air, water, and soil☆