Botany Flashcards
Plant anatomy
Structure
Plant genetics
Heredity
Ecology
Distribution of plants through the world & why certain plants grow in certain places
Palaeobotany
Evolution & fossil remains
Evolution and fossil remains
Palaeobotany
Plant physiology
Metabolism
Plant pathology
The study of plant diseases
Present technology used in different sub disciplines in plant science
Plant biotechnology
Plant morphology
Structure and life cycles
Plant systematics also known as ______
Taxonomy
Taxonomy is __________
Plant systematics
Plant systematics also known as ______
Is _______
Taxonomy
Deals with identification - naming and classifying the living organisms
Can we live without plants?
Why?
Note down your points
1- produce oxygen
2- produce most chemically store energy we consume (food and burn for fuel)
3- convert CO2 gas into sugars (photosynthesis)
4- produce assortment of useful chemicals
Plants are useful as they convert CO2 gas into _____ through the process of __________
Sugars
Photosynthesis
Plants produce an amazing assortment of useful chemicals like:
_______,______,
_______,_______
1) vitamin A
2) Vitamin C
3) Caffeine
4) Morphine
Why do we study plants?
1) to conserve endangered plants and threatened environments
2) to learn more about the natural word
3)to better harness the abilities of plants
We study plants to bigger harness the abilities of plants to provide us with _______, ______ and ________
Food
Medicine
Energy
Plant biotechnology
Present technology used in different sub disciplines in plant science
Plants are the link between the sun and all other living things
T or F.
True ✅
There is a huge variety of plants in the world
✅
Plants live in almost every habitat
✅
Plants live in every single habitat
❌
In almost every habitat
Plants can survive the harshest environments
✅
Plants maintain the balance of ____________
Atmospheric gases
Plants regulate the water content of the soil
✅
Plants provide habitats for other organisms
✅
Plants provide _______ for other living organisms
Habitats
Plants give us beautiful artistic moments
✅
Plants turn the sun’s energy into _____
This is called ______
Food (I would say also sugars)
So sugars and food
Photosynthesis
What do we need plant for?
Just list points
1- for food
2-for medicine
3-for raw materials
Cereals such as _____, _____, and ____ form the ____________________________
rice
maize
Wheat
Staple food of most countries
_________ and ________ add variety to our diets.
Vegetables
Fruits
Vegetables and fruits add variety to our ______
Diets
___, ____, ____, ___, ____, ____, are all plants
Herbs, spices, sugar, tea, coffee and nuts
Chocolate is from plants
✅ or ❌
✅
We needs plants for medicines and it was known about since __________
2000BC
We need plant for medicines and is used for ______, ______, _____ and _________, and _______________
Pain relief, reducing fever, sedation and upset stomach, and curing infections
We need plant for medicines since many are used for ____________
Treating cancer
عافانا الله وإياكم
It is thought that at least ________ may contain _________ which can help to ________
2000 plants
Chemicals
Treat cancer عافانا الله وإياكم
for raw materials
________ for clothes and linens
cotton
________ for wood and paper
trees
for raw materials
________ for hemp and rope
Jute
______ for alginates
seaweed
for _______
seaweed for ________
Raw materials
alginates
for raw materials we also have
_______
______
______
______ etc.
ink
paint
plastics
perfume
_________ have the greatest variety of plants on earth
Tropical rainforests
_______ loss is disastrous
Tropical rainforest
Their loss is disastrous
This is referring to _____________
Tropical rainforests
for every type of ______ that becomes extinct,
a wide variety of _________________________ are also ______________
plant
other dependent organisms
endangered
for every _________ of plant that becomes _________, _______ species of ___________ also die out,
upsetting _________________________________
species
extinct
four
animal
the balance of life on earth
Binomial nomenclature
also known as
___________ or __________
(Binominal)
nomenclature
or
binary
nomenclature
Vicia Faba is an example of
____________________________
Binomial nomenclature
Zea maize is an example of
__________________________
Binomial Nomenclature
Binomial Nomenclature means
________________ or “________________________”
Two - part name
system of two - part names
Binomial nomenclature
The first part of the name identifies the ________ to which ___________________________
genus
the species belongs
The second part of the name identifies the _______ within the __________
species
genus
Binomial nomenclature is a formal system. ( ).
True
Binomial nomenclature is a ___________ of _____________ by giving each a name composed of ____________
both of which use ____________, although they can be ___________, such a name is called a _____________
a formal system
naming species
two parts
Latin grammatical forms
based on words from other languages
binomial name
in binomial nomenclature both of the names use ___________________________________ although they can be ______________
Latin grammatical forms
based on words from other languages
In modern usage, the _____ letter of the _________ of the name, the _______, is always __________
while that of the _____________ is not, even when derived from a _______ such as ___________ or _____________
First letter
First part
genus
capitalized
second part
noun
the name of a person or
place
The second part of a binomial name, when derived from a noun such as the name of a person or place, is capitalized.
T or F?
False!!
is not
even when derived from a noun such as the name of a person or place
Similarly, both parts are ________ when a binomial name occurs in normal text
italics
The binomial name of annual phlox ( named after botanist ________________) is now written as _________________
Thomas Drummond
Phlox drummondii
Phlox drummondii is named after a _________ who is known as ______________
botanist
Thomas Drummond
In order to study the _______ of different organisms living on earth, scientists have _______ and _________ them based on their __________ and ____________
billions
sorted
classified
similarities and differences
The system of classification is also called ___________ and usually features both _________ and ___________ names for different ____________
taxonomy
English
Latin
Divisions
It is always best to specify the exact plant you want by the ___________________
scientific name
