Kingdom Plantae Classification Quiz

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Which classification system for flowering plants was proposed by George Bentham and Joseph Dalton Hooker?

Numerical Taxonomy

Phylogenetic classification (correct)

Chemotaxonomy

Cytotaxonomy

What assumption is made in phylogenetic classification systems?

Organisms have similar observable characteristics

Organisms have common ancestors (correct)

Organisms have supporting fossil evidence

Organisms have different taxa

What is Numerical Taxonomy based on?

Cytological information

Fossil evidence

Observable characteristics (correct)

Chemical constituents

What is the advantage of using computers in Numerical Taxonomy?

Easy processing of data Signup and view all the answers

What is Cytotaxonomy based on?

Cytological information Signup and view all the answers

What is Chemotaxonomy based on?

Chemical constituents Signup and view all the answers

Who proposed the phylogenetic classification system for flowering plants?

George Bentham and Joseph Dalton Hooker Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of using information from many other sources in classification?

To resolve difficulties in classification Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of Numerical Taxonomy?

All observable characteristics Signup and view all the answers

What are the two additional methods used by taxonomists these days?

Cytotaxonomy and Chemotaxonomy Signup and view all the answers

Which classification system proposed the Five Kingdom classification?

Whittaker Signup and view all the answers

Which Kingdom has now excluded Fungi, Monera, and Protista?

Plantae Signup and view all the answers

What are cyanobacteria commonly referred to as?

Algae Signup and view all the answers

Which classification systems were based on superficial morphological characters?

Artificial systems Signup and view all the answers

What were the artificial systems of classification based on?

Vegetative characters Signup and view all the answers

What did the artificial systems of classification give equal weightage to?

Vegetative and sexual characteristics Signup and view all the answers

What are the natural classification systems based on?

Natural affinities among organisms Signup and view all the answers

What do natural classification systems consider in addition to external features?

Internal features like ultrastructure, anatomy, embryology, and phytochemistry Signup and view all the answers

What does the chapter describe under Kingdom Plantae?

Algae, Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, and Angiosperms Signup and view all the answers

What did the earlier classifications place in the same kingdom as Plantae?

Fungi, Monera, and Protista Signup and view all the answers