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Question 1

Study areas

Answer 1

Plant structure
Metabolism
Reproduction
Growth
Evolutionary relationships
Chemical relationships

Question 2

BOTANY SCOPE

Answer 2

plants
Algae
Fungi

Question 3

BOTANY ORIGINS

Answer 3

efforts to identify poisonous, medicinal and edible plants

Question 4

IMPORTANCE OF BOTANY

Answer 4

Aid food production
Understand life process
Create Medicine
Understand environmental changes

Question 5

HOW BOTANY AIDS IN FOOD PRODUCTION

Answer 5

Enhance yields through plant breeding
Study weeds to reduce impact

Question 6

ETHNOBOTANY

Answer 6

the study of Relationship btwn pple and plants

Question 8

Limitations of classification

Answer 8

Rarely possible to construct with certainly past evolutionary pathway

Question 9

Classification 1700

Answer 9

by CARL LINNAEUS
-ANIMAL
plant
-minerals

Question 10

Classification 1969

Answer 10

WHITTAKER
-monera
-Prtoctista
-Fungi
- plants
-animal

Question 11

Monera Xtics

Answer 11

No nuclear membrane around cell
Single cell

Question 12

Protoctista

Answer 12

Eukaryotic
3 modes of feeding

Question 13

Fungi

Answer 13

Eukaryotic
Saprophytic
Multi celular

Question 14

Animal

Answer 14

Heterotrophic

Question 15

characteristic of Plants

Answer 15

Photo autotrophic
Cellulose cell wall

Question 16

Tracheophytes

Answer 16

Presence of vascular bundles
Stomata
Cuticle

Question 17

Angiosperms

Answer 17

Flowering
Triploid tissue
Pollination by insects
Seed enclosed within ovary

Question 18

Gymnosperms

Answer 18

Cones
Wind pollination
Naked seed
Haploid tissue

Question 19

TAXONOMY

Answer 19

Deals with classification nomenclature and identification

Question 20

Classification

Answer 20

Ordering plants according to similarities

Question 21

Types of classification

Answer 21

Artificial
Natural
Phylogenetic

Question 22

ARTIFICIAL CLASSIFICATION

Answer 22

based on observable features
It’s easy- adv
Related plants may be separated no use of evolution relationship-dis

Question 23

Natural classification

Answer 23

Sun of total characteristics

Question 24

PHYLOGENETIC CLASSIFICATION

Answer 24

According to evolutionary sequence and genetic relationship

Question 25

Limitations of branching method of classification

Answer 25

Hard to devise satisfactory method of designating a branching pattern

Question 26

TAXA

Answer 26

Major -Kingdom, Division,class,order , family Minor -Genus,species, subspecies,varities

Question 27

Nomenclature

Answer 27

Naming plants with scientific systems

Question 28

Limitations of common name

Answer 28

Tell nothing about rank Some don't have Aren't universal Not consistent

Question 29

Latin for nomenclature

Answer 29

Dead Old Specific nd exact in meaning Common scholarly language

Question 30

What is the definition of botany?

Answer 30

Botany is a branch of biology and is the scientific study of plant life and development.

Question 31

What does botany encompass?

Answer 31

Botany covers a wide range of scientific disciplines that study plants, algae, and fungi including: * structure * growth * reproduction * metabolism * development * diseases * chemical properties * evolutionary relationships

Question 32

What ancient interest led to the development of botany?

Answer 32

Botany began with tribal efforts to identify edible, medicinal, and poisonous plants.

Question 33

How many species of living organisms does botany study?

Answer 33

Over 550,000 species of living organisms.

Question 34

What is the significance of understanding plant life?

Answer 34

A good understanding of plants is crucial to: * Produce food to feed an expanding population * Understand fundamental life processes * Produce medicine and materials * Understand environmental changes

Question 35

What role do plants play in human nutrition?

Answer 35

Nearly all the food we eat comes (directly and indirectly) from plants.

Question 36

What is ethno-botany?

Answer 36

Ethno-botany is the study of the relationships between plants and people.

Question 37

What is agronomy?

Answer 37

Agronomy is the application of plant science to crop production.

Question 38

List three sub-disciplines of botany.

Answer 38

* Bryology * Economic botany * Horticulture

Question 39

Who proposed the classification of organisms into three kingdoms?

Answer 39

Carl Linnaeus proposed the classification into three kingdoms: animals, plants, and minerals.

Question 40

What classification system did Whittaker propose in 1969?

Answer 40

Whittaker classified organisms into 5 kingdoms: * Monera * Protoctista * Fungi * Animals * Plants

Question 41

What is taxonomy?

Answer 41

Taxonomy or systematic botany deals with classification, nomenclature, and identification of plants.

Question 42

What are the phases of classification?

Answer 42

* Artificial * Natural * Phyletic systems

Question 43

What is the advantage of artificial classification?

Answer 43

Easy identification based on easily observable key characters.

Question 44

What does natural classification reflect?

Answer 44

Natural classification reflects the situation as it is believed to exist in nature and evolutionary descent.

Question 45

Define phylogenetic classification.

Answer 45

Phylogenetic classification classifies plants according to their evolutionary sequence and genetic relationships.

Question 46

What are the limitations of classification?

Answer 46

It is rarely possible to construct with certainty the past evolutionary pathways due to: * Poor fossil record * Difficulty in designating a branching pattern

Question 47

What is the structure of taxonomic categories?

Answer 47

Major categories include: * Kingdom * Division * Class * Order * Family Minor categories include: * Genus * Species * Subspecies * Variety * Forma * Cultivar

Question 48

What is the standard ending for plant division according to ICN?

Answer 48

Phyta

Question 49

What are the defining characteristics of the plant kingdom?

Answer 49

Cellulose cell wall and ability to photosynthesize.

Question 50

What is nomenclature?

Answer 50

Nomenclature is the naming of plants using a scientific system.

Question 51

What are common names in botany?

Answer 51

Common names are names given to plants based on the language of the locality in which they are growing.

Question 52

What are the disadvantages of common names?

Answer 52

* Not universal * Inconsistent * May refer to multiple taxa * Some organisms have no common name

Question 53

What language is used for scientific names and why?

Answer 53

Latin is used because it is a dead language, specific, and the common scholarly language of early days.

Question 54

How often does the ICN review principles and rules?

Answer 54

Every 6 years.