Ch. 1 - The Plant Kingdom

Question 1

plantae

Answer 1

Name of plant kingdom

Question 2

mycota

Answer 2

name of the fungi kingdom

Question 3

adaptations

Answer 3

different physical traits

Question 4

xeromorphic

Answer 4

dry-form

characteristics include smaller thicker leaves and water storage organs

Question 5

climactic zone

Answer 5

a region with similar climactic characteristics
they have a characteristic vegetation type

Question 6

biome

Answer 6

large area occupying a given climactic zone with a characteristic vegetation and associated animal species

Question 7

why are plants important

Answer 7

they turn inorganic elements into organic compounds
they are the start of the energy flow through an ecosystem

Question 8

uses for plants

Answer 8

edible
industrial
medicinal
aesthetic
oils

Question 9

taxonomy

Answer 9

organizational system for descriptive characterization of plants based on their structure and reproductive process

Question 10

mesic

Answer 10

moderate mositure

Question 11

xeric

Answer 11

little moisture

Question 12

phylogenetic characteristics

Answer 12

how plants look

Question 13

environmental characteristics

Answer 13

where plants grow

Question 14

morphology

Answer 14

science of the form of and structure of animals and plants

Question 15

nomenclature

Answer 15

system of assigning names to plants

Question 16

Carl Linnaeus

Answer 16

(1707-1778)
devised a system of categorizing plants based on their reproductive parts
we use his system now

Question 17

flowers

Answer 17

reproductive organ of a plant
barely affected by environmental change
essential for plant ID

Question 18

Order of Divisions

Answer 18

D.K.P.C.O.F.G.S.(F.V.)
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
(Form
Variety/Cultivar)

Question 19

Spermatophytes

Answer 19

Phylum - plants that bear seeds containing an embryo that germinates under favorable conditions

Question 20

embryo

Answer 20

dormant plant (found in the seed)