Scientific Classification and Nomenclature Flashcards
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What does the Plant Variety Protection Act allow breeders to do?

  • Recover costs of research and development (correct)
  • Patenting of asexually reproduced cultivars
  • Market plants without restrictions
  • Create hybrid plants

    • The Plant Variety Protection Act includes the patenting of asexually reproduced cultivars.

    False

    What main role do producers play in an ecosystem?

    They produce energy through photosynthesis.

    What is a decomposer?

    <p>Any organism that feeds on dead organisms or waste.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following are characteristics of weeds?

    <p>Adaptation for seed dispersal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Weeds depend on humans for propagation.

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

    Which of the following are advantages of weeds?

    <p>Soil stabilization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Weeds can increase crop yields.

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

    Why are native plants considered better for the environment?

    <p>They are low maintenance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are invasive plants?

    <p>Plants introduced to an environment where they did not evolve.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following are characteristics of monocots?

    <p>Embryo with single cotyledon</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a characteristic of dicots?

    <p>Major leaf veins reticulated</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are vascular plants?

    <p>Plants that have a vascular system for transporting water and nutrients.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are angiosperms?

    <p>Plants that produce seeds encased in fruit.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is used to classify plants?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does leaf venation describe?

    <p>The pattern in which leaf veins are organized.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the leaf margin refer to?

    <p>The edges of a leaf.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can cause biennial plants to complete their life cycle in one year?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is cladistics?

    <p>A form of classification based on the branching pattern of evolution.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most general taxon used in classifying organisms?

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

    What are the two categories that Kingdom Monera can be divided into?

    <p>Archaebacteria and eubacteria.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Individuals in the Plantae kingdom are multicellular and most do not move.

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

    What is a species in botanical terms?

    <p>Groupings of plants which consistently produce plants of the same types.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following describe botanical nomenclature?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Monera contains multicellular organisms.

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

    Which of the following contain multicellular organisms?

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

    What does an organ system consist of?

    <p>Root and shoot system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following are considered plant organs?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Flowers are considered plant organs.

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

    What are Parenchyma cells likely to remain?

    <p>Totipotent.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes Collenchyma cells?

    <p>They contain thicker primary cell walls with uneven thickness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following are characteristics of plants?

    <p>Provide food, air, and habitat</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can weeds be accurately described?

    <p>Plants that are competitive</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What makes up about 80 percent of all plants?

    <p>Vascular plants.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is another name for a non-vascular plant?

    <p>Bryophyte.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Plant Variety Protection Act

    • Allows breeders to recoup research costs through exclusive marketing rights.
    • Requires that plant varieties be uniform, stable, and distinct.
    • Grants exclusive marketing rights for new plant cultivars within the U.S.

    Exclusions of the Plant Variety Protection Act

    • Does not permit patenting of asexually reproduced cultivars.

    Ecosystem Roles

    • Plants primarily act as producers within ecosystems.

    Decomposers

    • Organisms that primarily consume dead organisms or organic waste.

    Weed Characteristics

    • Rapid population establishment.
    • High seed production rates with seed dormancy.
    • Adaptations that enhance seed dispersal.

    Non-Characteristics of Weeds

    • Weeds do not depend on humans for propagation.

    Advantages of Weeds

    • Provide habitat and food sources for wildlife.
    • Contribute to soil stabilization.
    • Enhance the organic matter content of soil.

    Non-Advantages of Weeds

    • Weeds do not increase crop yields.

    Benefits of Native Plants

    • Require low maintenance due to adaptation to their ecosystems.
    • Do not typically need additional fertilizers or pesticides.
    • Offer food and habitat support for wildlife.

    Invasive Plants

    • Non-native species that adapt quickly to new environments without prior evolution in that area.

    Monocot Characteristics

    • Flower parts are organized in multiples of three.
    • Have an embryo with a single cotyledon.
    • Pollen structure features a single furrow or pore.

    Dicot Characteristics

    • Major leaf veins exhibit a reticulated pattern.

    Vascular and Non-Vascular Plants

    • Vascular plants include gymnosperms.
    • Non-vascular plants are referred to as bryophytes.

    Classification Criteria

    • Plants are classified based on leaves, flowers, and seeds.

    Leaf Structures

    • Leaf venation refers to the arrangement of leaf veins.
    • Leaf margin describes the edges of leaves.

    Biennial Plants

    • May complete their life cycle in one year due to variations in temperature, climatic changes, or drought conditions.

    Cladistics

    • Classification method based on evolutionary branching patterns.

    Taxonomy in Classification

    • The kingdom is the most general taxonomic category.

    Kingdom Monera

    • Divides into two categories: archaebacteria and eubacteria.

    Plantae Characteristics

    • Organisms in the plantae kingdom are multicellular and generally non-motile.

    Species Definition

    • Groups of plants that reliably produce individuals of the same type.

    Botanical Nomenclature

    • Utilizes a binomial naming system, identifying plants by genus and species, always presented in italics or underlined.

    Organisms Containing Multicellularity

    • Multicellular organisms are classified under the kingdoms Plantae, Fungi, and Animalia.

    Organ Systems

    • Comprises root and shoot systems, facilitating responses to environmental changes and processing large material volumes.

    Plant Organs

    • Stems, leaves, and roots are recognized as plant organs, whereas flowers are not categorized as such.

    Plant Cell Types

    • Parenchyma cells retain totipotency, while collenchyma cells are characterized by unevenly thickened primary cell walls.

    Plant Functions

    • Regulate the water cycle, serve medicinal purposes, and provide food, air, and habitat.

    Weeds Description

    • Weeds are plants that grow out of place, often competitive and can serve as hosts for crop diseases.

    Vascular Plants

    • Represent approximately 80% of all plant species.

    Bryophytes

    • Another designation for non-vascular plants.

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