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Name: Class: Date: Chapter 1 - The Plant Kingdom Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 1 1.Historically, there have been five kingdoms of living things.

• True
• False

ANSWER: False

RATIONALE: Historically, there have been two kingdoms of living things—plants and animals. Recent trends in classification have modified that system to include five kingdoms based on evolutionary origins and relationships.

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2.Green plants form the base of the food chain.

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• False

ANSWER: True

RATIONALE: Because of their photosynthetic processes, green plants form the base of the food chain and thus the beginning of the energy flow through an ecosystem as shown in Figure 1-2. They are also the only important organisms able to take in inorganic elements and incorporate them into organic compounds in living tissues.

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3.As a general rule, the more developed the country, the more of its diet is from plant foods.

• True
• False

ANSWER: False

RATIONALE: As a general rule, the more developed the country, the less of its diet is from plant foods.

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QUESTION TYPE: True / False

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4.Climatic systems are often dependent upon the environment in which a plant grows.

• True
• False

ANSWER: True

RATIONALE: Climatic systems are dependent upon the environment in which a plant grows—for example, temperate zone versus tropical plants or mesic versus xeric. Climatic systems can also depend upon Plant & Soil Science Fundamentals and Applications, 2e R.O. Parker (Test Bank All Chapters, 10 0% original verified, A+ Grade) 1 / 4

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the season in which plants grow—for example spring versus summer versus autumn crops, warm season versus cool season spring annuals vs winter annuals, or annual or biennial.

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• Bryophytes belong to the subkingdom Embryobionta.
• True
• False

ANSWER: True

RATIONALE: The subkingdom Embryobionta is composed of two groups: the bryophytes (liverwort and moss), division Bryophyta, which have no vascular tissues, and a group consisting of seven divisions of plants that do have vascular tissues.

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• The first part of a binomial name states the genus of the plant.
• True
• False

ANSWER: True

RATIONALE: Each plant has a two-word (binomial) name—genus and species. A third name is often given to the authority who named the plant. More names are given in agriculture for the cultivar name.

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• Monocotyledoneae have one cotyledon in the seed.
• True
• False

ANSWER: True

RATIONALE: The Monocotyledoneae (monocots) have one cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed. Dicotyledoneae (dicots) have two cotyledons in the seed.

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• Cultivar names should be underlined and capitalized.
• True
• False

ANSWER: False

RATIONALE: Cultivar names are always capitalized but not underlined.

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• Fungi are part of which kingdom?
• Plantae b. Monera
• Mycota d. Protista

ANSWER: c

RATIONALE: Kingdom Mycota includes fungi, such as mushrooms and molds.

FEEDBACK: a. Kingdom Plantae includes plants such as mosses, ferns, and seed plants.

• Kingdom Monera includes bacteria and blue-green algae.
• Correct.
• Kingdom Protista includes protozoans and all algae other than blue-green algae.

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• Which of these is a common xeromorphic plant characteristic?
• large leaves b. spines
• growing close to the ground d. thin leaves

ANSWER: b

RATIONALE: In drier climates plants develop features, known as xeromorphic (dry form) characteristics, such as smaller, thicker leaves, spines, dense hairiness, and water-storage organs.FEEDBACK: a. Small leaves, not large leaves, are common xeromorphic characteristics.

• Correct.
• In cold zones, not dry zones, plants grow closer to the ground.
• Thick leaves, not thin leaves, are common xeromorphic characteristics.

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• Plant foods contribute about _____ percent of the world’s calories.
• 28 b. 48
• 68 d. 88

ANSWER: d

RATIONALE: Plant foods contribute about 88 percent of the world’s calories and about 80 percent of the proteins.FEEDBACK: a. Plant foods contribute significantly more than 28 percent of the world’s calories.

• Plant foods contribute much more than 48 percent of the world’s calories.
• Plant foods make up about 88 percent, not 68 percent, of the world’s calories.
• Correct.

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12. If a plant is classified phylogenetically, it is classified by:

• how it looks b. where it grows
• what it is grown for d. its structure

ANSWER: a

RATIONALE: Phylogenetic classification is based on how a plant looks.

FEEDBACK: a. Correct.

• Environmental classification is based on where plants grow.
• Agricultural classification is based on what uses plants are grown for.
• Natural/morphological classification is classification based on structural comparisons.

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• _____ is considered the father of botany.
• Ellsworth b. Glover
• Theophrastus d. Von Linne

ANSWER: c

RATIONALE: Theophrastus is considered the father of botany because he developed the first known botanical system.FEEDBACK: a. Henry Leavitt Ellsworth is considered by some to be the founder of the Department of Agriculture.

• Townsend Glover was a British entomologist hired as a staff member of the Division of

Agriculture of the Patent Office.

• Correct.
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