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- 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.
- True
- 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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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.
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- 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
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Agriculture of the Patent Office.