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What is the primary source of energy for plants?
What is the primary source of energy for plants?
Sunlight
What pigment do plants use to capture sunlight for photosynthesis?
What pigment do plants use to capture sunlight for photosynthesis?
Chlorophyll
What are the exceptions to predominantly photosynthetic plants?
What are the exceptions to predominantly photosynthetic plants?
Parasitic plants
What did the plant kingdom historically encompass?
What did the plant kingdom historically encompass?
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How many known species of plants are there?
How many known species of plants are there?
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What is the clade that includes the green algae, embryophytes, and other green plants?
What is the clade that includes the green algae, embryophytes, and other green plants?
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What is the scientific study of plants known as?
What is the scientific study of plants known as?
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Who created the basis of the modern system of scientific classification?
Who created the basis of the modern system of scientific classification?
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What percentage of all plants are flowering plants?
What percentage of all plants are flowering plants?
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What are the two largest trees mentioned in the text?
What are the two largest trees mentioned in the text?
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When did the ancestors of land plants evolve in water?
When did the ancestors of land plants evolve in water?
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What is the estimated number of accepted species of plants?
What is the estimated number of accepted species of plants?
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Who distinguished different levels of beings in biology based on the presence of a 'sensitive soul' or a 'vegetative soul'?
Who distinguished different levels of beings in biology based on the presence of a 'sensitive soul' or a 'vegetative soul'?
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What was the name of the plant kingdom according to Linnaeus?
What was the name of the plant kingdom according to Linnaeus?
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How many micrometres across are desmids?
How many micrometres across are desmids?
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What governs the naming of plants?
What governs the naming of plants?
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