Plant Kingdom Quiz

What is the primary source of energy for plants?

Sunlight

What pigment do plants use to capture sunlight for photosynthesis?

Chlorophyll

What are the exceptions to predominantly photosynthetic plants?

Parasitic plants

What did the plant kingdom historically encompass?

All living things that were not animals, including algae and fungi Signup and view all the answers

How many known species of plants are there?

About 380,000 Signup and view all the answers

What is the clade that includes the green algae, embryophytes, and other green plants?

Viridiplantae Signup and view all the answers

What is the scientific study of plants known as?

Botany Signup and view all the answers

Who created the basis of the modern system of scientific classification?

Linnaeus Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of all plants are flowering plants?

About 85–90% Signup and view all the answers

What are the two largest trees mentioned in the text?

Sequoia sempervirens and Eucalyptus regnans Signup and view all the answers

When did the ancestors of land plants evolve in water?

1,200 million years ago Signup and view all the answers

What is the estimated number of accepted species of plants?

About 382,000 Signup and view all the answers

Who distinguished different levels of beings in biology based on the presence of a 'sensitive soul' or a 'vegetative soul'?

Aristotle Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the plant kingdom according to Linnaeus?

Vegetabilia Signup and view all the answers

How many micrometres across are desmids?

10 micrometres Signup and view all the answers

What governs the naming of plants?

The International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants and the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants Signup and view all the answers