Plant Taxonomy and Nomenclature Quiz
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Plant Taxonomy and Nomenclature Quiz

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What did Carolus Linnaeus set out to classify?

  • All known plants and animals according to their genera (correct)
  • Only plants based on leaf characteristics
  • All known species based on their English names
  • All living organisms based on their common names
  • What is the purpose of the binomial system of nomenclature?

  • To assign multiple names to the same species in different languages
  • To consistently distinguish among existing organisms with a single Latin scientific name (correct)
  • To give every individual of a species a unique scientific name
  • To use common names for all living organisms
  • How many English names are commonly given to the widespread weed with the scientific name Plantago?

  • 75
  • 45 (correct)
  • Hundreds
  • 106
  • In which year did Carolus Linnaeus publish the two-volume work entitled Species Plantarum?

    <p>1753</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main feature used by Linnaeus to classify plants?

    <p>Leaf characteristics</p> Signup and view all the answers

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