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Where is the majority of nutrients found in the tropics?
Where is the majority of nutrients found in the tropics?
- Biomass
- Ecosystem
- Soil (correct)
- Atmosphere
What is the term used to refer to any taxonomic rank?
What is the term used to refer to any taxonomic rank?
- Hierarchy
- Taxon (correct)
- Rank
- Classification
What is the process of placing plants, animals, and objects into groups for better understanding called?
What is the process of placing plants, animals, and objects into groups for better understanding called?
- Identification
- Nomenclature
- Description
- Classification (correct)
Which of the following is not a direct component of biological classification?
Which of the following is not a direct component of biological classification?
What is the best description of the term 'Rank' in taxonomy?
What is the best description of the term 'Rank' in taxonomy?
Which concept involves identifying and extensively studying organisms?
Which concept involves identifying and extensively studying organisms?
What is the main goal of classification in biological sciences?
What is the main goal of classification in biological sciences?
What is a common misconception about the term 'nomenclature'?
What is a common misconception about the term 'nomenclature'?
Which term describes identical names based on different types, only one of which can be legitimate?
Which term describes identical names based on different types, only one of which can be legitimate?
What is the term for a name that is applied more extensively in a country speaking a common language?
What is the term for a name that is applied more extensively in a country speaking a common language?
Which part of the plant stem primarily produces tissue at the cortex and the pith?
Which part of the plant stem primarily produces tissue at the cortex and the pith?
What kind of access is encouraged for the course materials provided by Filipino foresters?
What kind of access is encouraged for the course materials provided by Filipino foresters?
Which of the following is NOT a legitimate type of plant naming convention?
Which of the following is NOT a legitimate type of plant naming convention?
Which term is used to describe a name that refers to a broader category rather than a specific entity?
Which term is used to describe a name that refers to a broader category rather than a specific entity?
What purpose do the course materials serve for graduates and licensure examinees?
What purpose do the course materials serve for graduates and licensure examinees?
Which of these names would you not expect to find in the context of scientific naming?
Which of these names would you not expect to find in the context of scientific naming?
What is the insect order of Ips calligraphus, known as a wood-boring pest of pine trees?
What is the insect order of Ips calligraphus, known as a wood-boring pest of pine trees?
What type of development does the Mahogany Shoot Borer, Hypsipyla robusta, undergo?
What type of development does the Mahogany Shoot Borer, Hypsipyla robusta, undergo?
Which insect order is identified by having hindwings that are reduced or knob-like, referred to as 'haltere'?
Which insect order is identified by having hindwings that are reduced or knob-like, referred to as 'haltere'?
What is a key feature of the organization of the materials provided for licensure examinees in forestry?
What is a key feature of the organization of the materials provided for licensure examinees in forestry?
Which of the following does NOT pertain to the insect order of Ips calligraphus?
Which of the following does NOT pertain to the insect order of Ips calligraphus?
Which type of insect development involves all stages including egg, larva, pupa, and adult?
Which type of insect development involves all stages including egg, larva, pupa, and adult?
The insect order that typically causes the most economic damage to forestry through boring into wood is?
The insect order that typically causes the most economic damage to forestry through boring into wood is?
In which insect order is the Mahogany Shoot Borer classified?
In which insect order is the Mahogany Shoot Borer classified?
What type of plant tissue is characterized by thick walls and is impregnated with suberin-fatty materials?
What type of plant tissue is characterized by thick walls and is impregnated with suberin-fatty materials?
Which type of cells are described as isodiametric in shape with plenty of intercellular space?
Which type of cells are described as isodiametric in shape with plenty of intercellular space?
What is the name of the fruit that forms from a single flower with multiple ovaries and has a common receptacle?
What is the name of the fruit that forms from a single flower with multiple ovaries and has a common receptacle?
Which plant tissue primarily conducts water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant?
Which plant tissue primarily conducts water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant?
Which cells provide flexible support to young plant stems and leaves, allowing for growth?
Which cells provide flexible support to young plant stems and leaves, allowing for growth?
What type of plant tissue is known for providing structural support in mature plants and is often dead at maturity?
What type of plant tissue is known for providing structural support in mature plants and is often dead at maturity?
Which kind of fruit is formed from multiple flowers that can each produce their own ovaries?
Which kind of fruit is formed from multiple flowers that can each produce their own ovaries?
Which plant tissue type is primarily involved in the storage and metabolism of nutrients and is often the most abundant in plants?
Which plant tissue type is primarily involved in the storage and metabolism of nutrients and is often the most abundant in plants?
Which type of fruit is characterized by a hard outer wall consisting of the receptacle and exocarp?
Which type of fruit is characterized by a hard outer wall consisting of the receptacle and exocarp?
What is the correct standardized ending for the rank of Order in plant taxonomy?
What is the correct standardized ending for the rank of Order in plant taxonomy?
What term describes the assignment of plants to groups within a hierarchy of rank/category?
What term describes the assignment of plants to groups within a hierarchy of rank/category?
Which of the following fruit types does NOT belong to the group that has a hard outer wall?
Which of the following fruit types does NOT belong to the group that has a hard outer wall?
In botanical nomenclature, which suffix is associated with the family rank?
In botanical nomenclature, which suffix is associated with the family rank?
Which one of the following is a method used to identify plant classification?
Which one of the following is a method used to identify plant classification?
Which of the following does NOT accurately describe a pome fruit?
Which of the following does NOT accurately describe a pome fruit?
What is the primary purpose of the material available for Filipino foresters?
What is the primary purpose of the material available for Filipino foresters?
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Study Notes
Insect Orders
- Ips calligraphus, a wood-boring pest of pine trees belongs to the Coleoptera order.
- Hypsipyla robusta, the Mahogany Shoot Borer, undergoes Holometabola development.
- Endopterygote insects with reduced or knob-like hindwings are Diptera.
Forest Ecology & Nutrient Cycle
- In tropical ecosystems, the majority of nutrients are found in soil.
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
- A Taxon is a technical term referring to any taxonomic rank.
- Classification is the process of organizing plants, animals, and objects into groups for understanding and study.
- A Homonym is any of two or more identical names based on different types, only one of which can be legitimate.
- An Official Common Name is a name extensively applied in a country speaking a common language.
Plant Anatomy & Morphology
- Procambium is the primary tissue of the stem that produces tissue at the cortex and the pith.
- Cork is a stem layer composed of cells with thick walls impregnated by suberin-fatty materials.
- Parenchyma cells are isodiametric in shape with plenty of intercellular space.
- Aggregate fruits are formed from a single flower with several ovaries, with a common receptacle forming one mass of fruit.
- A Pepo is a berry with a slightly hard outer wall consisting of the receptacle and exocarp.
- The standard ending for the rank of Order is -ales.
- Classification is the assignment of plants to groups within a system of hierarchy of rank/category.
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