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What does the term 'botany' come from?
What does the term 'botany' come from?
- Sanskrit term for 'study of plant life'
- Latin word for 'plants' which evolved into 'botany'
- Ancient Greek word βοτάνη (botanē) meaning 'pasture', 'herbs', 'grass', or 'fodder' (correct)
- Arabic word 'botan' meaning 'green vegetation'
What is the approximate number of vascular plant species studied by botanists?
What is the approximate number of vascular plant species studied by botanists?
- 1,000,000 species of non-flowering plants
- 369,000 species of flowering plants (correct)
- 50,000 species of non-flowering plants
- 100,000 species of flowering plants
What did botany originate as in prehistory?
What did botany originate as in prehistory?
- Alchemy with the pursuit of turning plants into gold
- Herbalism with the efforts of early humans to identify plants (correct)
- Pharmacology with the study of plants' medicinal properties
- Astrology with the study of plants' alignment with stars
What is the sphere of interest of the International Botanical Congress?
What is the sphere of interest of the International Botanical Congress?
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What do mycologists and phycologists study respectively?
What do mycologists and phycologists study respectively?
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